| Women's sprint at the 2015 UEC European Track Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Velodrome Suisse, Grenchen | |||||||||
| Date | 16 October | |||||||||
| Competitors | 20 from 12 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Sprint | men | women |
| Team sprint | men | women |
| Team pursuit | men | women |
| Keirin | men | women |
| Omnium | men | women |
| Time trial | men | women |
| Individual pursuit | men | women |
| Points race | men | women |
| Scratch | men | women |
| Elimination race | men | women |
| Madison | men | |
The Women's sprint was held on 16 October 2015.
The top 18 qualify for the match rounds. [1]
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elis Ligtlee |  Netherlands | 10.742 | Q |
| 2 | Kristina Vogel |  Germany | 10.828 | Q |
| 3 | Anastasiia Voinova |  Russia | 10.914 | Q |
| 4 | Katy Marchant |  Great Britain | 10.941 | Q |
| 5 | Virginie Cueff |  France | 10.949 | Q |
| 6 | Simona Krupeckaitė |  Lithuania | 11.081 | Q |
| 7 | Laurine van Riessen | Netherlands | 11.145 | Q |
| 8 | Jessica Varnish | Great Britain | 11.165 | Q |
| 9 | Helena Casas |  Spain | 11.198 | Q |
| 10 | Tania Calvo | Spain | 11.224 | Q |
| 11 | Tatiana Kiseleva | Russia | 11.269 | Q |
| 12 | Olga Ismayilova |  Azerbaijan | 11.282 | Q |
| 13 | Katarzyna Kirschenstein |  Poland | 11.426 | Q |
| 14 | Olena Starikova |  Ukraine | 11.431 | Q |
| 15 | Liubov Basova | Ukraine | 11.447 | Q |
| 16 | Miglė Marozaitė | Lithuania | 11.449 | Q |
| 17 | Nicky Degrendele |  Belgium | 11.511 | Q |
| 18 | Urszula Los | Poland | 11.862 | Q |
| 19 | Maila Andreotti |  Italy | 11.948 | |
| — | Miriam Welte | Germany | DNS |
Winners proceed directly to the 1/8 finals; losers proceed to the repechage. [2]
| Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Gap | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Elis Ligtlee | Netherlands | Q | |
| 1 | 2 | Urszula Los | Poland | +0.660 | |
| 2 | 1 | Kristina Vogel | Germany | Q | |
| 2 | 2 | Nicky Degrendele | Belgium | +0.191 | |
| 3 | 1 | Anastasiia Voinova | Russia | Q | |
| 3 | 2 | Miglė Marozaitė | Lithuania | +0.210 | |
| 4 | 1 | Katy Marchant | Great Britain | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | Liubov Basova | Ukraine | +0.142 | |
| 5 | 1 | Virginie Cueff | France | Q | |
| 5 | 2 | Olena Starikova | Ukraine | +0.510 | |
| 6 | 1 | Simona Krupeckaitė | Lithuania | Q | |
| 6 | 2 | Katarzyna Kirschenstein | Poland | +0.130 | |
| 7 | 1 | Laurine van Riessen | Netherlands | Q | |
| 7 | 2 | Olga Ismayilova | Azerbaijan | +0.127 | |
| 8 | 1 | Jessica Varnish | Great Britain | Q | |
| 8 | 2 | Tatiana Kiseleva | Russia | +0.002 | |
| 9 | 1 | Helena Casas | Spain | Q | |
| 9 | 2 | Tania Calvo | Spain | +0.001 |
Winners proceed to the 1/8 finals. [3]
| Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Gap | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tania Calvo | Spain | Q | |
| 1 | 2 | Katarzyna Kirschenstein | Poland | +0.576 | |
| 1 | 3 | Urszula Los | Poland | +0.727 | |
| 2 | 1 | Olena Starikova | Ukraine | Q | |
| 2 | 2 | Olga Ismayilova | Azerbaijan | +0.013 | |
| 2 | 3 | Nicky Degrendele | Belgium | +0.085 | |
| 3 | 1 | Liubov Basova | Ukraine | Q | |
| 3 | 2 | Tatiana Kiseleva | Russia | +0.044 | |
| 3 | 3 | Miglė Marozaitė | Lithuania | +0.239 |
Winners proceed directly to the quarter-finals; losers proceed to the repechage. [4]
| Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Gap | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Elis Ligtlee | Netherlands | Q | |
| 1 | 2 | Liubov Basova | Ukraine | +0.220 | |
| 2 | 1 | Kristina Vogel | Germany | Q | |
| 2 | 2 | Olena Starikova | Ukraine | +1.324 | |
| 3 | 1 | Anastasiia Voinova | Russia | Q | |
| 3 | 2 | Tania Calvo | Spain | +0.353 | |
| 4 | 1 | Katy Marchant | Great Britain | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | Helena Casas | Spain | +0.108 | |
| 5 | 1 | Virginie Cueff | France | Q | |
| 5 | 2 | Jessica Varnish | Great Britain | +0.300 | |
| 6 | 1 | Simona Krupeckaitė | Lithuania | Q | |
| 6 | 2 | Laurine van Riessen | Netherlands | +0.053 |
Winners proceed to the quarter-finals; losers proceed to the race for places 9-12. [5]
| Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Gap | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Helena Casas | Spain | Q | |
| 1 | 2 | Liubov Basova | Ukraine | +0.057 | |
| 1 | 3 | Laurine van Riessen | Netherlands | +0.169 | |
| 2 | 1 | Tania Calvo | Spain | Q | |
| 2 | 2 | Olena Starikova | Ukraine | +0.056 | |
| 2 | 3 | Jessica Varnish | Great Britain | +0.170 |
This ranking final determines the allocation of places 9-12. [6]
| Rank | Name | Nation | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Laurine van Riessen | Netherlands | |
| 10 | Jessica Varnish | Great Britain | +0.144 |
| 11 | Liubov Basova | Ukraine | +0.270 |
| 12 | Olena Starikova | Ukraine | +0.534 |
One-on-one matches are extended to a 'best of three' format hereon. Winners proceed to the semi-finals; losers proceed to the race for places 5-8. [7]
| Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Decider | Notes |
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| 1 | 1 | Elis Ligtlee | Netherlands | X | X | Q | |
| 1 | 2 | Tania Calvo | Spain | +0.112 | +0.313 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Kristina Vogel | Germany | X | X | Q | |
| 2 | 2 | Helena Casas | Spain | +0.137 | +0.639 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Anastasiia Voinova | Russia | +0.183 | X | X | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Simona Krupeckaitė | Lithuania | X | +0.268 | +0.069 | |
| 4 | 1 | Virginie Cueff | France | +0.021 | X | X | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Katy Marchant | Great Britain | X | +0.024 | +0.049 |
This ranking final determines the allocation of places 5-8. [8]
| Rank | Name | Nation | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Simona Krupeckaitė | Lithuania | |
| 6 | Tania Calvo | Spain | +0.085 |
| 7 | Katy Marchant | Great Britain | +0.095 |
| 8 | Helena Casas | Spain | +0.174 |
Winners proceed to the gold medal final; losers proceed to the bronze medal final. [9]
| Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Decider | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Elis Ligtlee | Netherlands | X | X | Q | |
| 1 | 2 | Virginie Cueff | France | +0.007 | +0.502 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Anastasiia Voinova | Russia | X | X | Q | |
| 2 | 2 | Kristina Vogel | Germany | REL | +0.053 |
The final classification is determined in the medal finals. [10]
| Rank | Name | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Decider |
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| Bronze medal final | |||||
 | Kristina Vogel | Germany | X | X | |
| 4 | Virginie Cueff | France | +0.129 | +0.125 | |
| Gold medal final | |||||
 | Elis Ligtlee | Netherlands | X | X | |
 | Anastasiia Voinova | Russia | +0.283 | +0.124 | |
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