Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's 15 kilometre pursuit

The women's 7.5 kilometre + 7.5 kilometre double pursuit cross-country skiing competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada was held on 19 February at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia at 13:00 PST.[1]

Women's 15 kilometre pursuit
at the XXI Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for cross country
VenueWhistler Olympic Park
Dates19 February
Competitors68 from 25 nations
Winning time39:58.1
Medalists
Marit Bjørgen  Norway
Anna Haag  Sweden
Justyna Kowalczyk  Poland

The 15 km double pursuit format has been competed at the world championship level since 2005 and at the Winter Olympic level since 2006. Estonia's Kristina Šmigun-Vähi was the defending Olympic champion.[2] Poland's Justyna Kowalczyk was the defending world champion.[3] Kowalczyk also won the test event that took place at the Olympic venue on 17 January 2009.[4] The last World Cup event prior to the 2010 Games in this format took place on 23 January 2010 in Rybinsk, Russia and was won by Kowalczyk.[5]

The pursuit consisted of a 7.5 kilometre section raced in the classical style, followed by a 7.5 kilometre portion raced freestyle. In between the sections, each skier takes time (approximately 30 seconds) to change skis and poles in a pit stop.

Results

Leaders after the classical portion were Finland's Saarinen (who finished fifth), Bjørgen, and Kowalczyk. Pit stop leaders were tied for first with Saarinen and Italy's Follis (who finished ninth), and Finland's Roponen (who finished 15th). Kowalczyk edged out Størmer Steira in a photo finish in the bronze. For Størmer Steira, it became the fourth fourth-place finish in the Olympics (following three fourth places in 2006), and she again failed to win a medal. (She became on Olympic champion in the relay several days later). Defending Olympic champion Smigun-Vähi dropped out during the classical portion of the event.[6]

RankBibNameCountry7.5 km CRankPitstop7.5 km FRankFinish TimeDeficit
6Marit Bjørgen Norway21:00.8225.818:31.5139:58.1
11Anna Haag Sweden21:04.5424.718:37.8240:07.0+8.9
1Justyna Kowalczyk Poland21:02.2323.218:42.0440:07.4+9.3
44Kristin Størmer Steira Norway21:05.1522.718:39.7340:07.5+9.4
52Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Finland21:00.7121.919:18.0740:40.6+42.5
623Therese Johaug Norway21:06.1726.919:17.0540:50.0+51.9
79Marianna Longa Italy21:05.5623.119:33.61441:02.2+1:04.1
83Charlotte Kalla Sweden21:26.4924.619:27.51141:18.5+1:20.4
97Arianna Follis Italy21:26.0821.919:33.71541:21.6+1:23.5
1028Sara Renner Canada21:28.11025.519:44.32141:37.9+1:39.8
1115Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle Germany21:38.31226.719:32.91341:37.9+1:39.8
1214Olga Zavyalova Russia21:35.71126.619:36.01641:38.3+1:40.2
135Irina Khazova Russia22:07.01828.919:20.2941:56.1+1:58.0
1413Valentina Shevchenko Ukraine22:06.61724.519:27.61241:58.7+2:00.6
158Riitta-Liisa Roponen Finland22:20.43122.219:17.6642:00.2+2:02.1
1636Silvia Rupil Italy22:18.22824.019:19.4842:01.6+2:03.5
1761Barbara Jezeršek Slovenia22:16.22624.119:36.71742:17.0+2:18.9
1821Sabina Valbusa Italy22:11.02226.819:41.61942:19.4+2:21.3
1926Karine Laurent Philippot France22:11.52324.519:45.22242:21.2+2:23.1
2027Masako Ishida Japan21:57.81424.720:01.83142:24.3+2:26.2
2120Riikka Sarasoja Finland22:20.83224.619:39.01842:24.4+2:26.3
2240Nicole Fessel Germany22:30.33628.319:26.51042:25.1+2:27.0
2325Kamila Rajdlová Czech Republic22:06.01626.819:53.72542:26.5+2:28.4
2419Katrin Zeller Germany21:51.91327.720:07.33442:26.9+2:28.8
2518Svetlana Malahova-Shishkina Kazakhstan22:19.22925.619:42.32042:27.1+2:29.0
2617Olga Rocheva Russia22:07.51929.119:53.92642:30.5+2:32.4
2735Laura Orgue Spain22:15.22526.519:56.62842:38.3+2:40.2
2822Elena Kolomina Kazakhstan22:22.53427.919:58.02942:48.4+2:50.3
2931Kateřina Smutná Austria22:19.73028.020:02.63242:50.3+2:52.2
3024Pirjo Muranen Finland22:10.42125.720:14.44042:50.5+2:52.4
3141Tatjana Zavalij Ukraine22:21.23330.419:59.13042:50.7+2:52.6
3237Aurore Cuinet France21:59.81542.920:09.03542:51.7+2:53.6
3338Oxana Jatskaja Kazakhstan22:10.12029.020:13.93742:53.0+2:54.9
3446Sylwia Jaśkowiec Poland22:30.03528.619:56.22742:54.8+2:56.7
3552Kornelia Marek Poland22:17.72725.220:14.03942:56.9+2:58.8
3629Stefanie Böhler Germany22:12.02426.220:39.74543:17.9+3:19.8
3734Li Hongxue China22:44.13926.320:13.93743:24.3+3:26.2
3844Morgan Arritola United States23:06.64328.819:50.52443:25.9+3:27.8
3932Alena Sannikova Belarus22:34.53727.120:32.14343:33.7+3:35.6
4012Yevgeniya Medvedeva Russia23:27.94925.820:05.93343:59.6+4:01.5
4154Madeleine Williams Canada23:09.34429.220:32.74444:11.2+4:13.1
4248Ida Ingemarsdotter Sweden22:43.33824.421:08.85344:16.5+4:18.4
4359Caitlin Compton United States24:01.25635.319:46.82344:23.3+4:25.2
4447Tatjana Mannima Estonia23:01.94228.720:53.64844:24.2+4:26.1
4543Cécile Storti France23:41.75430.020:12.63644:24.3+4:26.2
4658Vita Jakimchuk Ukraine23:30.25024.920:29.74244:24.8+4:26.7
4750Daria Gaiazova Canada23:00.64030.121:05.25144:35.9+4:37.8
4853Marina Matrossova Kazakhstan23:13.04630.920:52.34644:36.2+4:38.1
4960Emilie Vina France23:01.14127.321:16.65644:45.0+4:46.9
5045Ekaterina Rudakova Belarus24:01.85726.120:22.64144:50.5+4:52.4
5139Eva Nývltová Czech Republic23:23.94829.120:59.84944:52.8+4:54.7
5262Paulina Maciuszek Poland23:23.04733.421:00.25044:56.6+4:58.5
5330Britta Johansson Norgren Sweden23:46.65527.021:12.15445:25.7+5:27.6
5449Nastassia Dubarezava Belarus23:35.45229.621:22.95745:27.9+5:29.8
5557Monika Gyorgy Romania24:18.95926.220:52.44745:37.5+5:39.4
5651Holly Brooks United States23:38.25328.721:31.95845:38.8+5:40.7
5764Perianne Jones Canada23:30.65127.021:51.15945:48.7+5:50.6
5842Liz Stephen United States24:21.36027.221:05.35245:53.8+5:55.7
5967Lee Chae-Won South Korea25:48.96229.921:15.85547:34.6+7:36.5
6065Anja Eržen Slovenia24:18.55830.023:34.46248:22.9+8:24.8
6168Kelime Çetinkaya Turkey25:12.76129.323:04.06048:46.0+8:47.9
6266Antonia Grigorova Bulgaria25:59.76326.323:05.56149:31.5+9:33.4
56Maryna Antsybor Ukraine23:11.14529.7DNF
10Vibeke Skofterud NorwayDNF
16Kristina Šmigun-Vähi EstoniaDNF
55Kaija Udras EstoniaDNF
33Ivana Janečková Czech RepublicDNS
63Katherine Calder New ZealandDNS

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