Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's team sprint
| Women's team sprint at the XXII Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex | |||||||||
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| Dates | 19 February | |||||||||
| Competitors | 34 from 17 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 16:04.05 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics | ||||
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| Distance | ||||
| Classical | men | women | ||
| Skiathlon | men | women | ||
| Mass start | men | women | ||
| Relay | men | women | ||
| Sprint | ||||
| Individual | men | women | ||
| Team | men | women | ||
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]
Results
The races were started at 14:05.[2]
Semifinals
| Rank | Heat | Bib | Country | Athletes | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 |  Norway | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg Marit Bjørgen | 16:43.45 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 3 |  Sweden | Ida Ingemarsdotter Stina Nilsson | 16:48.76 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 2 |  United States | Sophie Caldwell Kikkan Randall | 16:51.36 | LL |
| 4 | 1 | 7 |  Switzerland | Bettina Gruber Seraina Boner | 17:02.14 | LL |
| 5 | 1 | 6 |  Canada | Perianne Jones Daria Gaiazova | 17:09.13 | |
| 6 | 1 | 5 |  France | Aurore Jéan Célia Aymonier | 17:10.07 | |
| 7 | 1 | 4 |  Italy | Ilaria Debertolis Gaia Vuerich | 17:35.98 | |
| 8 | 1 | 8 |  China | Man Dandan Li Hongxue | 17:40.90 | |
| 9 | 1 | 9 |  Kazakhstan | Yelena Kolomina Anastassiya Slonova | 17:49.66 | |
| 1 | 2 | 11 |  Finland | Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Kerttu Niskanen | 16:42.15 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 13 |  Poland | Sylwia Jaśkowiec Justyna Kowalczyk | 16:49.43 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 14 |  Russia | Anastasia Dotsenko Julia Ivanova | 16:49.61 | LL |
| 4 | 2 | 12 |  Germany | Stefanie Böhler Denise Herrmann | 16:58.98 | LL |
| 5 | 2 | 15 |  Austria | Katerina Smutna Teresa Stadlober | 16:59.50 | LL |
| 6 | 2 | 10 |  Slovenia | Alenka Čebašek Katja Višnar | 17:00.32 | LL |
| 7 | 2 | 16 |  Slovakia | Alena Procházková Daniela Kotschová | 18:51.94 | |
| 2 | 17 |  Ukraine | Marina 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.[3] According to press reports Lisogor and Serdyuk had refused to start because they had been denied to wear black arm bands.[4] The National Olympic Committee of Ukraine claimed Serdyuk was injured.[5]
Final
| Rank | Bib | Country | Athletes | Time | Deficit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 1 | Norway | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg Marit Bjørgen | 16:04.05 | — |
 | 11 | Finland | Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Kerttu Niskanen | 16:13.14 | +09.09 |
 | 3 | Sweden | Ida Ingemarsdotter Stina Nilsson | 16:23.82 | +19.77 |
| 4 | 12 | Germany | Stefanie Böhler Denise Herrmann | 16:24.97 | +20.94 |
| 5 | 13 | Poland | Sylwia Jaśkowiec Justyna Kowalczyk | 16:35.54 | +31.49 |
| 6 | 14 | Russia | Anastasia Dotsenko Julia Ivanova | 16:44.91 | +40.86 |
| 7 | 7 | Switzerland | Bettina Gruber Seraina Boner | 16:45.47 | +41.42 |
| 8 | 2 | United States | Sophie Caldwell Kikkan Randall | 16:48.08 | +44.03 |
| 9 | 15 | Austria | Katerina Smutna Teresa Stadlober | 16:49.16 | +45.11 |
| 10 | 10 | Slovenia | Alenka 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
- ↑ "Cross-country Skiing Schedule and Results". SOOC. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- ↑ Final Results
- ↑ Hockey heartache for hosts, Ukraine violence shocks Games, Reuters (19 February 2014)
- ↑ (Ukrainian) Ukrainians in Sochi did not come to Sprint, because they were forbidden mourning ribbons, Ukrayinska Pravda (19 February 2014)
- ↑ (Ukrainian) Ukrainian skier did not come to start in Sochi, the NOC said, but not because of Maidan, Ukrayinska Pravda (19 February 2014)