Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's team sprint

The women's team sprint cross-country skiing competition in the classical technique at the 2014 Sochi Olympics took place on 19 February at Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex.[1]

Women's team sprint
at the XXII Olympic Winter Games
VenueLaura Biathlon & Ski Complex
Dates19 February
Competitors34 from 17 nations
Winning time16:04.05
Medalists
Marit Bjørgen
Ingvild Flugstad Østberg
 Norway
Aino-Kaisa Saarinen
Kerttu Niskanen
 Finland
Ida Ingemarsdotter
Stina Nilsson
 Sweden

Results

The races were started at 14:05.[2]

In November 2017, Yuliya Ivanova was disqualified from the event meaning that the whole Russian team was also disqualified.[3]

Semifinals

RankHeatBibCountryAthletesTimeNote
111 NorwayIngvild Flugstad Østberg
Marit Bjørgen
16:43.45Q
213 SwedenIda Ingemarsdotter
Stina Nilsson
16:48.76Q
312 United StatesSophie Caldwell
Kikkan Randall
16:51.36LL
417 SwitzerlandBettina Gruber
Seraina Boner
17:02.14LL
516 CanadaPerianne Jones
Daria Gaiazova
17:09.13
615 FranceAurore Jéan
Célia Aymonier
17:10.07
714 ItalyIlaria Debertolis
Gaia Vuerich
17:35.98
818 ChinaMan Dandan
Li Hongxue
17:40.90
919 KazakhstanYelena Kolomina
Anastassiya Slonova
17:49.66
1211 FinlandAino-Kaisa Saarinen
Kerttu Niskanen
16:42.15Q
2213 PolandSylwia Jaśkowiec
Justyna Kowalczyk
16:49.43Q
DSQ214 RussiaAnastasia Dotsenko
Yuliya Ivanova
16:49.61LL
4212 GermanyStefanie Böhler
Denise Herrmann
16:58.98LL
5215 AustriaKateřina Smutná
Teresa Stadlober
16:59.50LL
6210 SloveniaAlenka Čebašek
Katja Višnar
17:00.32LL
7216 SlovakiaAlena Procházková
Daniela Kotschová
18:51.94
217 UkraineMarina Lisogor
Kateryna Serdyuk
DNS

On 19 February Ukrainian athletes asked for and were refused permission by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to wear black arm bands to honor those killed in the violent clashes Ukrainian's capital Kiev the previous day.[4] According to press reports Lisogor and Serdyuk had refused to start because they had been denied to wear black arm bands.[5] The National Olympic Committee of Ukraine claimed Serdyuk was injured.[6]

Final

RankBibCountryAthletesTimeDeficit
1 NorwayIngvild Flugstad Østberg
Marit Bjørgen
16:04.05
11 FinlandAino-Kaisa Saarinen
Kerttu Niskanen
16:13.14+09.09
3 SwedenIda Ingemarsdotter
Stina Nilsson
16:23.82+19.77
412 GermanyStefanie Böhler
Denise Herrmann
16:24.97+20.94
513 PolandSylwia Jaśkowiec
Justyna Kowalczyk
16:35.54+31.49
DSQ14 RussiaAnastasia Dotsenko
Yuliya Ivanova
16:44.91+40.86
67 SwitzerlandBettina Gruber
Seraina Boner
16:45.47+41.42
72 United StatesSophie Caldwell
Kikkan Randall
16:48.08+44.03
815 AustriaKateřina Smutná
Teresa Stadlober
16:49.16+45.11
910 SloveniaAlenka Čebašek
Katja Višnar
16:57.98+53.93

Medal ceremony

At the medal ceremony in Sochi on 20 February, the day after the race, all medals were awarded by IOC member H.R.H. Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark and flowers to all medalists were awarded by Mats Årjes, FIS council member.

References

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