The Women's sprint at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 was held on 24 February 2011. Sprint qualifying at 13:00 CET with finals at 15:00 CET. The defending world champion

Cross-country skiing at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009

At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec, Czech Republic, twelve cross-country skiing events were held with six for men and six for women. The format of the program has been unchanged since the 2005 World Championships in Oberstdorf, Germany...

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Italy

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Arianna Follis

Arianna Follis is an Italian cross country skier who started competing in 1995. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km at Turin in 2006....

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Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's sprint

The Men's sprint cross-country skiing competition in the classical technique at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada was held on 17 February at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia....

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Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

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Marit Bjørgen

Marit Bjørgen is a Norwegian cross country skier and triple olympic champion from Midtre Gauldal, Norway. Bjørgen is the most successful sprinter in Cross-Country World Cup history, with twenty-four victories. She is ranked first in the all-time Cross-Country World Cup rankings with forty-eight...

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Qualification

Rank	Bib	Athlete	Country	Time	Deficit	Note
1	30	Marit Bjørgen Marit Bjørgen Marit Bjørgen is a Norwegian cross country skier and triple olympic champion from Midtre Gauldal, Norway. Bjørgen is the most successful sprinter in Cross-Country World Cup history, with twenty-four victories. She is ranked first in the all-time Cross-Country World Cup rankings with forty-eight...		3:03.89		Q
2	36	Charlotte Kalla Charlotte Kalla Charlotte Kalla is a Swedish cross-country skier who has been competing since 2004. She won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec...		3:05.39	+1.50	Q
3	19	Maiken Caspersen Falla Maiken Caspersen Falla Maiken Caspersen Falla is a Norwegian cross-country skier who has competed since 2007. She finished 20th in the individual sprint event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver....		3:05.64	+1.75	Q
4	34	Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen		3:07.31	+3.42	Q
5	29	Katja Višnar Katja Visnar Katja Višnar is a cross-country skier from Bled, Slovenia who has competed since 2001. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished 11th in the team sprint, 15th in the 4 x 5 km relay, and 16th in the individual sprint events....		3:07.64	+3.75	Q
6	32	Krista Lähteenmäki Krista Lähteenmäki Krista Lähteenmäki is a Finnish cross country skier who has competed since 2007. At the 2010 Winter Olympics, she finished 26th in the 30 km and 53rd in the 10 km event....		3:07.90	+4.01	Q
7	18	Hanna Falk Hanna Falk Hanna Falk is a Swedish cross country skier from Ulricehamn who has competed since 2006. She finished 29th in the individual sprint event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver....		3:07.97	+4.08	Q
8	37	Laure Barthélémy Laure Barthélémy Laure Barthélémy is a French cross country skier who has competed since 2005.Barthélémy also competed in one Winter Olympics, earning her best finish of fifth in the team sprint event with Karine Laurent Philippot at Vancouver in 2010...		3:08.53	+4.64	Q
9	25	Kikkan Randall Kikkan Randall Kikkan Randall is an American cross-country skier from Anchorage, Alaska. She is the niece of former cross-country skiing Olympians Betsy Haines and her brother, Chris Haines...		3:09.75	+5.86	Q
10	27	Magda Genuin Magda Genuin Magda Genuin is an Italian cross country skier who has been competing since 1997. She finished sixth in the 4 x 5 km relay at the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo and earned her best individual finish of 12th in the 10 km event at those same championships.Genuin's best individual...		3:09.91	+6.02	Q
11	16	Arianna Follis Arianna Follis Arianna Follis is an Italian cross country skier who started competing in 1995. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km at Turin in 2006....		3:10.41	+6.52	Q
12	24	Celine Brun-Lie Celine Brun-Lie Celine Marie Knudtzon Brun-Lie is a Norwegian cross-country skier.She won a bronze medal at the 2006 Junior World Ski Championships, recorded a fourth place at the 2007 Junior World Ski Championships and won a gold medal in relay at the 2008 Junior World Ski Championships. She made her World Cup...		3:10.45	+6.56	Q
13	35	Justyna Kowalczyk Justyna Kowalczyk Justyna Kowalczyk is a Polish cross country skier who has been competing since 2000.Kowalczyk is an Olympic Champion, a double World Champion and a triple winner of the FIS Cross-Country World Cup...		3:10.49	+6.60	Q
14	23	Petra Majdič Petra Majdic Petra Majdič is a Slovenian former cross-country skier. Her best results came in classic style races. She won twenty-four World Cup races, twenty in sprint races, but she also won a marathon in Trondheim in 2009...		3:11.13	+7.24	Q
14	20	Vesna Fabjan Vesna Fabjan Vesna Fabjan is a Slovenian cross country skier who has competed since 2001. Competing in two Winter Olympics, her best finish was 11th in the team sprint at Vancouver in 2010 while her best individual finish was 23rd in the individual sprint event at those same games.Fabjan's best finish at the...		3:11.13	+7.24	Q
16	43	Nicole Fessel Nicole Fessel Nicole Fessel is a German cross country skier who has competed since 2000. Her best World Cup finish was second twice...		3:11.37	+7.48	Q
17	55	Silvana Bucher Silvana Bucher Silvana Bucher is a Swiss cross country skier who has competed since 2001. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished 18th in the team sprint event....		3:12.24	+8.35	Q
18	50	Natalja Iljina		3:12.27	+8.38	Q
19	48	Alenka Čebašek		3:12.88	+8.99	Q
20	39	Denise Herrmann		3:13.32	+9.43	Q
21	40	Riikka Sarasoja Riikka Sarasoja Riikka Sarasoja is a Finnish cross country skier who has competed since 2001. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished eighth in the team sprint, 13th in the 30 km, 21st in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit, and 31st in the 10 km events.At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009...		3:13.49	+9.60	Q
22	17	Ida Ingemarsdotter Ida Ingemarsdotter Ida Maria Erika Ingemarsdotter is a Swedish cross country skier who has been competing since 2003. She finished eighth in the individual sprint at the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo....		3:13.50	+9.61	Q
23	44	Chandra Crawford Chandra Crawford Chandra Crawford is a Canadian cross-country skier who has competed since 2001 at the age of 16. Prior to this, she was a biathlete for five years. She was born in Canmore, Alberta, Canada....		3:13.90	+10.01	Q
24	9	Perianne Jones Perianne Jones Perianne Jones is a Canadian cross-country skier who has competed since 2002.She competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver in the women's individual sprint classic and 15km pursuit competitions...		3:13.95	+10.06	Q
25	22	Alena Procházková Alena Procházková Alena Procházková is a Slovak cross country skier who has competed since 2002. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of 18th in the individual sprint event at Vancouver in 2010....		3:14.64	+10.75	Q
26	21	Anastasia Dotsenko		3:15.03	+11.14	Q
27	33	Daria Gaiazova Daria Gaiazova Daria Gaiazova is a Canadian cross-country skier.Competing since 2001, she finished seventh in the team sprint, 16th in the 4 x 5 km relay, 22nd in the individual sprint, and 42nd in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit events...		3:15.10	+11.21	Q
28	15	Sadie Bjornsen		3:15.19	+11.30	Q
29	7	Jessica Diggins		3:15.24	+11.35	Q
30	31	Hanna Brodin		3:15.54	+11.65	Q
31	47	Aurore Jean		3:15.61	+11.72
32	38	Natalya Korostelyova		3:15.83	+11.94
33	45	Anne Kyllönen		3:16.45	+12.56
34	49	Triin Ojaste Triin Ojaste Triin Ojaste is an Estonian cross-country skier who has competed since 2007. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished 16th in the team sprint and 37th in the individual sprint event....		3:16.70	+12.81
35	10	Gaia Vuerich		3:16.89	+13.00
36	41	Katerina Smutna Katerina Smutna Katerina Smutna is a former Czech national ski team member and currently an Austrian cross country skier. She grew up in Jablonec and after attempts with modern gymnastics became a member of ski club in the same town...		3:17.19	+13.30
37	26	Madoka Natsumi Madoka Natsumi Madoka Natsumi is a Japanese cross country skier who has competed since 1995. She earned the best individual finish of the host nation Japan at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 in Sapporo with a fifth place finish in the women's sprint event which was also her best individual finish at...		3:17.89	+14.00
38	28	Pirjo Muranen		3:18.21	+14.32
39	54	Elena Soboleva		3:19.55	+15.66
40	11	Elena Kolomina Elena Kolomina Elena Kolomina is a Kazakhstani cross country skier who has been competing since 1998. She finished fifth in the team sprint at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 in Sapporo and had her best individual finish of 21st in the sprint event at the 2001 championships in Lahti.Kolomina's best...		3:20.17	+16.28
41	8	Oxana Yatskaya		3:20.31	+16.42
42	51	Lucia Anger		3:20.55	+16.66
43	46	Laurien Van Der Graf		3:20.66	+16.77
44	6	Esther Bottomley Esther Bottomley Esther Bottomley is an Australian cross country skier who has competed since 2000. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of 50th in the individual sprint event at Vancouver in 2010....		3:21.86	+17.97
45	53	Ida Sargent		3:22.32	+18.43
46	12	Elisa Brocard Elisa Brocard Elisa Brocard is an Italian cross country skier who has competed since 2001. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished 43rd in the individual sprint event....		3:22.52	+18.63
47	2	Ewelina Marcisz		3:22.54	+18.65
48	57	Tatjana Roshina Tatjana Roshina Tatjana Roshina is a Kazakhstani cross country skier who has been competing since 2004. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished tenth in the 4 x 5 km relay and 36th in the 10 km event....		3:22.85	+18.96
49	3	Agnieszka Szymańczak		3:23.48	+19.59
50	14	Émilie Vina Émilie Vina Émilie Vina is a French cross-country skier who has competed since 2000. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of ninth in the 4 x 5 km relay at Turin in 2006 and had her best individual finish of 47th in the indiivdual sprint event at those same games.Vina's best finish at...		3:23.97	+20.08
51	56	Kateryna Grygorenko Kateryna Grygorenko Kateryna Gygorenko is a Ukrainian cross country skier who has competed since 2004. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of eighth in the 4 x 5 km relay at Turin in 2006 and earned her best individual finish of 27th in the 30 km event at Vancouver four years...		3:24.63	+20.74
52	60	Paulina Maciuszek Paulina Maciuszek Paulina Maciuszek is a Polish cross country skier who has been competing since 2004. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished sixth in the 4 x 5 km relay, 29th in the 30 km, 45th in the 10 km, and 52nd in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit events.At the FIS Nordic World Ski...		3:25.30	+21.41
53	59	Rosamund Musgrave		3:26.34	+22.45
54	1	Anastasia Slonova		3:26.51	+22.62
55	52	Eva Nývltová Eva Nývltová Eva Nývltová; born 6 February 1986 in Trutnov, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech cross country skier who has competed at top-level since 2005. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of 13th in the 4 x 5 km relay at Vancouver in 2010 while earning her best individual finish of 33rd in...		3:27.05	+23.16
56	4	Piret Pormeister		3:27.34	+23.45
57	64	Maryna Antsybor Maryna Antsybor Maryna Antsybor is a Ukrainian cross country skier who has competed since 2005. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished 14th in the 4 x 5 km relay, 15th in the team sprint, and 37th in the 10 km events...		3:28.17	+24.28
58	58	Teodora Malcheva Teodora Malcheva Teodora Malcheva is a Bulgarian cross country skier who has competed since 2002. She finished 66th in the 10 km event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver....		3:28.79	+24.90
59	42	Hanna Kolb Hanna Kolb Hanna Kolb is a German cross-country skier who has competed since 2007. She finished 25th in the individual sprint event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.Kolb's best World Cup finish was 11th in a sprint event at Germany in 2009....		3:28.81	+24.92
60	66	Vita Jakimchuk Vita Jakimchuk Vita Jakimchuk is a Ukrainian cross-country skier who has competed since 1998. Competing in three Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of eighth in the 4 x 5 km relay at Turin in 2006 and had her best individual finish of 22nd in the 30 km event at those same games.Jakimchuk's...		3:29.67	+25.78
61	62	Lina Kreivenaitė		3:32.01	+28.12
62	63	Mónika György Monika Gyorgy Monika Gyorgy is a Romanian cross country skier who has competed since 2000. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of 43rd in the 10 km event at Vancouver in 2010....		3:32.20	+28.31
63	71	Niviaq Chemnitz Berthelsen		3:32.56	+28.67
64	68	Ingrida Ardišauskaitė		3:33.54	+29.65
65	13	Kaija Udras Kaija Udras Kaija Udras is an Estonian cross-country skier who has competed since 2005. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished 16th in the team sprint, 31st in the individual sprint, and did not finish the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit events.Urdas competed at the FIS Nordic World...		3:33.88	+29.99
66	5	Katarína Garajová		3:37.08	+30.19
67	67	Zoya Zaviedieieva		3:38.21	+31.32
68	65	Nina Broznić Nina Broznić Nina Broznić is a Croatian cross country skier who has competed since 2007. She finished 52nd in the individual sprint event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver....		3:38.36	+31.47
69	69	Lee Chae-Won Lee Chae-Won Lee Chae-Won is a South Korean cross country skier who has competed since 1999. Competing in three Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of 52nd in the individual sprint event at Salt Lake City in 2002....		3:38.59	+31.70
70	74	Inga Dauškanė		3:39.28	+32.39
71	70	Vedrana Malec		3:41.54	+34.65
72	84	Jaqueline Mourão Jaqueline Mourão Jaqueline Mourão is a Brazilian cross country skier. She has competed since 2006. Participating in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of 67th twice, both in the 10 km events at 2006 and 2010....		3:49.07	+45.18
73	72	Sarah Young		3:50.77	+46.88
74	86	Irina Khodiakova		3:52.24	+48.35
75	79	Vera Viczián Vera Viczián Vera Viczián is a Hungarian cross country skier who has competed since 2003. She finished 75th in the 10 km event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver....		3:54.40	+50.51
76	82	Rosana Kiroska Rosana Kiroska Rosana Kiroska is a Macedonian cross country skier who has competed since 2004. She finished 77th in the 10 km event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver....		3:55.96	+52.07
77	75	Kristine Liepiņa		3:57.70	+53.81
78	77	Ágnes Simon Agnes Simon Agnes Simon is a former female table tennis player from Hungary. In 1957, Simon fled Hungary to Sweden to seek political asylum for the second time. From 1959 to 1960 she competed for Netherlands. Since 1962 she competed for Germany...		4:04.44	+1:00.55
79	81	Natālija Kovaļova		4:08.67	+1:04.78
80	87	Ildikó Papp		4:11.74	+1:07.85
81	83	Viktória Zámbó		4:21.85	+1:17.86
82	73	Syuzanna Varosyan		4:25.77	+1:21.88
83	85	Ana Angelova		4:30.67	+1:26.78
84	76	Valya Varosyan		4:30.74	+1:26.85
85	80	Zane Eglīte		4:37.37	+1:33.48
86	78	Olga Reshetkova Olga Reshetkova Olga Reshetkova is a Kyrgyzstani cross-country skier who has competed since 2002. She finished 54th in the individual sprint event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver....		4:43.84	+1:39.95

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Quarterfinals

Quarterfinal 1

Rank	Seed	Athlete	Country	Time	Deficit	Note
1	1	Marit Bjørgen Marit Bjørgen Marit Bjørgen is a Norwegian cross country skier and triple olympic champion from Midtre Gauldal, Norway. Bjørgen is the most successful sprinter in Cross-Country World Cup history, with twenty-four victories. She is ranked first in the all-time Cross-Country World Cup rankings with forty-eight...	Norway	3:04.8		Q
2	11	Arianna Follis Arianna Follis Arianna Follis is an Italian cross country skier who started competing in 1995. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km at Turin in 2006....	Italy	3:04.9	+0.1	Q
3	30	Hanna Brodin	Sweden	3:06.1	+1.3	LL
4	10	Magda Genuin Magda Genuin Magda Genuin is an Italian cross country skier who has been competing since 1997. She finished sixth in the 4 x 5 km relay at the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo and earned her best individual finish of 12th in the 10 km event at those same championships.Genuin's best individual...	Italy	3:06.8	+2.0
5	20	Denise Herrmann	Germany	3:08.3	+3.5
6	21	Riikka Sarasoja Riikka Sarasoja Riikka Sarasoja is a Finnish cross country skier who has competed since 2001. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished eighth in the team sprint, 13th in the 30 km, 21st in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit, and 31st in the 10 km events.At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009...	Finland	3:09.5	+4.7

Quarterfinal 2

Rank	Seed	Athlete	Country	Time	Deficit	Note
1	7	Hanna Falk Hanna Falk Hanna Falk is a Swedish cross country skier from Ulricehamn who has competed since 2006. She finished 29th in the individual sprint event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver....	Sweden	3:06.0		Q
2	14	Petra Majdič Petra Majdic Petra Majdič is a Slovenian former cross-country skier. Her best results came in classic style races. She won twenty-four World Cup races, twenty in sprint races, but she also won a marathon in Trondheim in 2009...	Slovenia	3:06.0		Q
3	4	Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen	Norway	3:06.1	+0.1	LL
4	27	Daria Gaiazova Daria Gaiazova Daria Gaiazova is a Canadian cross-country skier.Competing since 2001, she finished seventh in the team sprint, 16th in the 4 x 5 km relay, 22nd in the individual sprint, and 42nd in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit events...	Canada	3:06.4	+0.4
5	17	Silvana Bucher Silvana Bucher Silvana Bucher is a Swiss cross country skier who has competed since 2001. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished 18th in the team sprint event....	Switzerland	3:08.0	+2.0
6	24	Perianne Jones Perianne Jones Perianne Jones is a Canadian cross-country skier who has competed since 2002.She competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver in the women's individual sprint classic and 15km pursuit competitions...	Canada	3:08.1	+2.1

Quarterfinal 3

Rank	Seed	Athlete	Country	Time	Deficit	Note
1	15	Vesna Fabjan Vesna Fabjan Vesna Fabjan is a Slovenian cross country skier who has competed since 2001. Competing in two Winter Olympics, her best finish was 11th in the team sprint at Vancouver in 2010 while her best individual finish was 23rd in the individual sprint event at those same games.Fabjan's best finish at the...	Slovenia	3:06.2		Q
2	25	Alena Procházková Alena Procházková Alena Procházková is a Slovak cross country skier who has competed since 2002. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of 18th in the individual sprint event at Vancouver in 2010....	Slovakia	3:06.5	+0.3	Q
3	16	Nicole Fessel Nicole Fessel Nicole Fessel is a German cross country skier who has competed since 2000. Her best World Cup finish was second twice...	Germany	3:06.5	+0.3
4	6	Krista Lähteenmäki Krista Lähteenmäki Krista Lähteenmäki is a Finnish cross country skier who has competed since 2007. At the 2010 Winter Olympics, she finished 26th in the 30 km and 53rd in the 10 km event....	Finland	3:06.6	+0.4
5	5	Katja Višnar Katja Visnar Katja Višnar is a cross-country skier from Bled, Slovenia who has competed since 2001. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished 11th in the team sprint, 15th in the 4 x 5 km relay, and 16th in the individual sprint events....	Slovenia	3:08.9	+2.7
6	26	Anastasia Dotsenko	Russia	3:11.8	+4.6

Quarterfinal 4

Rank	Seed	Athlete	Country	Time	Deficit	Note
1	2	Charlotte Kalla Charlotte Kalla Charlotte Kalla is a Swedish cross-country skier who has been competing since 2004. She won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec...	Sweden	3:06.6		Q
2	22	Ida Ingemarsdotter Ida Ingemarsdotter Ida Maria Erika Ingemarsdotter is a Swedish cross country skier who has been competing since 2003. She finished eighth in the individual sprint at the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo....	Sweden	3:07.3	+0.7	Q
3	12	Celine Brun-Lie Celine Brun-Lie Celine Marie Knudtzon Brun-Lie is a Norwegian cross-country skier.She won a bronze medal at the 2006 Junior World Ski Championships, recorded a fourth place at the 2007 Junior World Ski Championships and won a gold medal in relay at the 2008 Junior World Ski Championships. She made her World Cup...	Norway	3:08.4	+1.8
4	19	Alenka Čebašek	Slovenia	3:08.5	+1.9
5	29	Jessica Diggins	United States	3:10.5	+3.9
6	9	Kikkan Randall Kikkan Randall Kikkan Randall is an American cross-country skier from Anchorage, Alaska. She is the niece of former cross-country skiing Olympians Betsy Haines and her brother, Chris Haines...	United States	3:19.0	+12.4

Quarterfinal 5

Rank	Seed	Athlete	Country	Time	Deficit	Note
1	8	Laure Barthélémy Laure Barthélémy Laure Barthélémy is a French cross country skier who has competed since 2005.Barthélémy also competed in one Winter Olympics, earning her best finish of fifth in the team sprint event with Karine Laurent Philippot at Vancouver in 2010...	Early Modern France	3:06.8		Q
2	13	Justyna Kowalczyk Justyna Kowalczyk Justyna Kowalczyk is a Polish cross country skier who has been competing since 2000.Kowalczyk is an Olympic Champion, a double World Champion and a triple winner of the FIS Cross-Country World Cup...	Poland	3:07.1	+0.3	Q
3	3	Maiken Caspersen Falla Maiken Caspersen Falla Maiken Caspersen Falla is a Norwegian cross-country skier who has competed since 2007. She finished 20th in the individual sprint event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver....	Norway	3:07.3	+0.5
4	18	Natalja Iljina	Russia	3:08.0	+1.2
5	28	Sadie Bjornsen	United States	3:11.1	+4.3
6	23	Chandra Crawford Chandra Crawford Chandra Crawford is a Canadian cross-country skier who has competed since 2001 at the age of 16. Prior to this, she was a biathlete for five years. She was born in Canmore, Alberta, Canada....	Canada	3:17.8	+11.0

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

Rank	Seed	Athlete	Country	Time	Deficit	Note
1	1	Marit Bjørgen Marit Bjørgen Marit Bjørgen is a Norwegian cross country skier and triple olympic champion from Midtre Gauldal, Norway. Bjørgen is the most successful sprinter in Cross-Country World Cup history, with twenty-four victories. She is ranked first in the all-time Cross-Country World Cup rankings with forty-eight...	Norway	3:04.3		Q
2	14	Petra Majdič Petra Majdic Petra Majdič is a Slovenian former cross-country skier. Her best results came in classic style races. She won twenty-four World Cup races, twenty in sprint races, but she also won a marathon in Trondheim in 2009...	Slovenia	3:04.4	+0.1	Q
3	11	Arianna Follis Arianna Follis Arianna Follis is an Italian cross country skier who started competing in 1995. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km at Turin in 2006....	Italy	3:04.6	+0.3	LL
4	25	Alena Procházková Alena Procházková Alena Procházková is a Slovak cross country skier who has competed since 2002. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of 18th in the individual sprint event at Vancouver in 2010....	Slovakia	3:05.8	+1.5	LL
5	4	Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen	Norway	3:06.1	+1.8
6	7	Hanna Falk Hanna Falk Hanna Falk is a Swedish cross country skier from Ulricehamn who has competed since 2006. She finished 29th in the individual sprint event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver....	Sweden	3:12.3	+8.0

Semifinal 2

Rank	Seed	Athlete	Country	Time	Deficit	Note
1	15	Vesna Fabjan Vesna Fabjan Vesna Fabjan is a Slovenian cross country skier who has competed since 2001. Competing in two Winter Olympics, her best finish was 11th in the team sprint at Vancouver in 2010 while her best individual finish was 23rd in the individual sprint event at those same games.Fabjan's best finish at the...	Slovenia	3:05.9		Q
2	13	Justyna Kowalczyk Justyna Kowalczyk Justyna Kowalczyk is a Polish cross country skier who has been competing since 2000.Kowalczyk is an Olympic Champion, a double World Champion and a triple winner of the FIS Cross-Country World Cup...	Poland	3:06.2	+0.3	Q
3	8	Laure Barthélémy Laure Barthélémy Laure Barthélémy is a French cross country skier who has competed since 2005.Barthélémy also competed in one Winter Olympics, earning her best finish of fifth in the team sprint event with Karine Laurent Philippot at Vancouver in 2010...	Early Modern France	3:06.7	+0.8
4	2	Charlotte Kalla Charlotte Kalla Charlotte Kalla is a Swedish cross-country skier who has been competing since 2004. She won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec...	Sweden	3:06.8	+0.9
5	30	Hanna Brodin	Sweden	3:07.3	+1.4
6	22	Ida Ingemarsdotter Ida Ingemarsdotter Ida Maria Erika Ingemarsdotter is a Swedish cross country skier who has been competing since 2003. She finished eighth in the individual sprint at the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo....	Sweden	3:08.0	+2.1

Finals

Rank	Seed	Athlete	Country	Time	Deficit	Note
	1	Marit Bjørgen Marit Bjørgen Marit Bjørgen is a Norwegian cross country skier and triple olympic champion from Midtre Gauldal, Norway. Bjørgen is the most successful sprinter in Cross-Country World Cup history, with twenty-four victories. She is ranked first in the all-time Cross-Country World Cup rankings with forty-eight...	Norway	3:03.9
	11	Arianna Follis Arianna Follis Arianna Follis is an Italian cross country skier who started competing in 1995. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km at Turin in 2006....	Italy	3:04.1	+0.2
	14	Petra Majdič Petra Majdic Petra Majdič is a Slovenian former cross-country skier. Her best results came in classic style races. She won twenty-four World Cup races, twenty in sprint races, but she also won a marathon in Trondheim in 2009...	Slovenia	3:04.4	+0.5
	15	Vesna Fabjan Vesna Fabjan Vesna Fabjan is a Slovenian cross country skier who has competed since 2001. Competing in two Winter Olympics, her best finish was 11th in the team sprint at Vancouver in 2010 while her best individual finish was 23rd in the individual sprint event at those same games.Fabjan's best finish at the...	Slovenia	3:04.4	+0.5
	13	Justyna Kowalczyk Justyna Kowalczyk Justyna Kowalczyk is a Polish cross country skier who has been competing since 2000.Kowalczyk is an Olympic Champion, a double World Champion and a triple winner of the FIS Cross-Country World Cup...	Poland	3:05.7	+1.8
	25	Alena Procházková Alena Procházková Alena Procházková is a Slovak cross country skier who has competed since 2002. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of 18th in the individual sprint event at Vancouver in 2010....	Slovakia	3:15.4	+11.5

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