Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's sprint

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Women's sprint
at the XX Olympic Winter Games
Venue Pragelato
DatesFebruary 22, 2006
Competitors66 from 28 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Chandra Crawford Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Silver medal icon.svg Claudia Künzel Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg Alyona Sidko Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
  2002
2010  

The Women's sprint cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 22 February, at Pragelato. [1]

Emilie Öhrstig was the defending World Champion, but she won in the classical style, and the last free style sprint in the World Championships (in 2003) was won by Marit Bjørgen. Yuliya Chepalova is defending Olympic champion. The most recent freestyle sprint event in the World Cup, however, was won by the Russian Alyona Sidko at 30 December 2005.

Results

Qualifying

Sixty-six skiers completed the 1.1 kilometre course in the qualifying portion of the event, with the top thirty advancing to the quarterfinals. [2]

RankNameCountryTimeNotes
1 Beckie Scott Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:12.45Q
2 Arianna Follis Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy 2:12.90Q
3 Lina Andersson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2:13.29Q
4 Claudia Künzel Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2:13.64Q
5 Alyona Sidko Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2:14.54Q
6 Petra Majdič Civil Ensign of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 2:14.62Q
7 Virpi Kuitunen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2:14.83Q
8 Chandra Crawford Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:15.06Q
9 Sara Renner Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:15.37Q
10 Kikkan Randall Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:15.63Q
11 Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2:15.75Q
12 Anna Dahlberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2:15.91Q
13 Ella Gjømle Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2:16.02Q
14 Manuela Henkel Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2:16.04Q
15 Madoka Natsumi Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2:16.30Q
16 Viktoria Lopatina Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 2:16.36Q
17 Marit Bjørgen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2:16.38Q
18 Magda Genuin Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy 2:16.41Q
19 Britta Norgren Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2:16.43Q
20 Olga Rocheva Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2:16.43Q
21 Emelie Öhrstig Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2:16.75Q
22 Yuliya Chepalova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2:16.90Q
23 Hilde G. Pedersen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2:17.17Q
24 Kati Venäläinen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2:17.29Q
25 Natalya Matveyeva Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2:17.73Q
26 Laurence Rochat Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 2:17.73Q
27 Alena Procházková Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 2:17.75Q
28 Nobuko Fukuda Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2:17.82Q
29 Olga Vasiljonok Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 2:18.12Q
30 Stefanie Böhler Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2:18.14Q
31 Nicole Fessel Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2:18.35
32 Seraina Mischol Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 2:18.83
33Barbara MorigglFlag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy 2:19.12
34 Aurélie Perrillat Flag of France.svg  France 2:19.28
35 Wendy Kay Wagner Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:19.71
36 Vita Yakymchuk Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2:19.92
37 Irina Terentjeva Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 2:20.08
38 Elena Kolomina Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan 2:20.28
38 Lindsey Williams Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:20.28
40 Vesna Fabjan Civil Ensign of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 2:20.34
41 Tatjana Mannima Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 2:20.44
42 Elina Hietamäki Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2:20.49
43 Maryna Malets-Lisohor Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2:20.79
44 Justyna Kowalczyk Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2:21.19
45Natalya IsachenkoFlag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan 2:21.22
46 Oxana Yatskaya Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan 2:22.12
47 Émilie Vina Flag of France.svg  France 2:22.42
48 Kaili Sirge Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 2:22.42
49 Amanda Ammar Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:22.78
50 Eva Nývltová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 2:22.86
51 Ekaterina Rudakova Bulauka Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 2:23.19
52 Esther Bottomley Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:23.55
53 Katarína Garajová Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 2:23.98
54 Piret Pormeister Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 2:24.67
55 Élodie Bourgeois Pin Flag of France.svg  France 2:24.77
56 Man Dandan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2:25.16
57 Song Bo Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2:27.07
58 Maja Kezele Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  Croatia 2:27.16
59 Mónika György Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 2:27.53
60 Daria Starostina Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan 2:27.58
61 Jia Yuping Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2:30.03
62 Elena Gorohova Flag of Moldova (3-2).svg  Moldova 2:31.61
63 Kelime Aydin Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2:33.33
64 Lee Chae-won Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 2:35.47
65 Liu Liming Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2:35.76
66 Panagiota Tsakiri Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 2:43.28

Quarterfinals

There were five quarterfinal races, each with six skiers. The top two in each heat advanced to the semifinals. [2]

Quarterfinal 1
RankSeedAthleteResultNotes
11Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Beckie Scott  (CAN)2:16.6Q
210Flag of the United States.svg  Kikkan Randall  (USA)2:17.8Q
320Flag of Russia.svg  Olga Rocheva  (RUS)2:18.4
430Flag of Germany.svg  Stefanie Boehler  (GER)2:18.5
521Flag of Sweden.svg  Emelie Öhrstig  (SWE)2:19.9
611Flag of Finland.svg  Aino-Kaisa Saarinen  (FIN)2:20.7
Quarterfinal 2
RankSeedAthleteResultNotes
14Flag of Germany.svg  Claudia Künzel  (GER)2:15.5Q
27Flag of Finland.svg  Virpi Kuitunen  (FIN)2:16.2Q
314Flag of Germany.svg  Manuela Henkel  (GER)2:16.4
417Flag of Norway.svg  Marit Bjørgen  (NOR)2:16.8
527Flag of Slovakia.svg  Alena Procházková  (SVK)2:17.9
624Flag of Finland.svg  Kati Venäläinen  (FIN)2:18.1
Quarterfinal 3
RankSeedAthleteResultNotes
15Flag of Russia.svg  Alyona Sidko  (RUS)2:17.7Q
26Civil Ensign of Slovenia.svg  Petra Majdič  (SLO)2:17.7Q
326Flag of Switzerland.svg  Laurence Rochat  (SUI)2:18.9
415Flag of Japan.svg  Madoka Natsumi  (JPN)2:19.9
516Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Viktoria Lopatina  (BLR)2:24.8
625Flag of Russia.svg  Natalya Matveyeva  (RUS)2:31.4
Quarterfinal 4
RankSeedAthleteResultNotes
112Flag of Sweden.svg  Anna Dahlberg  (SWE)2:14.3Q
22Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Arianna Follis  (ITA)2:14.7Q
319Flag of Sweden.svg  Britta Norgren  (SWE)2:15.0
49Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Sara Renner  (CAN)2:15.6
529Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Olga Vasiljonok  (BLR)2:16.6
622Flag of Russia.svg  Yuliya Chepalova  (RUS)2:16.6
Quarterfinal 5
RankSeedAthleteResultNotes
18Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Chandra Crawford  (CAN)2:14.2Q
213Flag of Norway.svg  Ella Gjømle  (NOR)2:15.7Q
33Flag of Sweden.svg  Lina Andersson  (SWE)2:16.0
418Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Magda Genuin  (ITA)2:17.9
528Flag of Japan.svg  Nobuko Fukuda  (JPN)2:18.2
623Flag of Norway.svg  Hilde G. Pedersen  (NOR)2:19.1

Semifinals

There were two semifinal races, each with five skiers. The top two in each semifinal advanced to the A Final, to compete for the top four places, while the third and fourth-placed finishers advanced to the B Final, for places five through eight. [2]

Semifinal 1
RankSeedAthleteResultNotes
14Flag of Germany.svg  Claudia Künzel  (GER)2:15.5Q
21Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Beckie Scott  (CAN)2:15.8Q
37Flag of Finland.svg  Virpi Kuitunen  (FIN)2:16.3
46Civil Ensign of Slovenia.svg  Petra Majdič  (SLO)2:18.7
510Flag of the United States.svg  Kikkan Randall  (USA)2:19.1
Semifinal 2
RankSeedAthleteResultNotes
18Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Chandra Crawford  (CAN)2:13.4Q
25Flag of Russia.svg  Alyona Sidko  (RUS)2:15.1Q
32Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Arianna Follis  (ITA)2:16.2
413Flag of Norway.svg  Ella Gjømle  (NOR)2:16.4
512Flag of Sweden.svg  Anna Dahlberg  (SWE)2:18.9

Finals

Chandra Crawford finished 0.7 seconds ahead of Claudia Künzel to win the Olympic gold medal in the women's cross-country sprint. [2]

Final A
RankSeedAthleteResult
8Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Chandra Crawford  (CAN)2:12.3
4Flag of Germany.svg  Claudia Künzel  (GER)2:13.0
5Flag of Russia.svg  Alyona Sidko  (RUS)2:13.2
41Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Beckie Scott  (CAN)2:14.7
Final B
RankSeedAthleteResult
57Flag of Finland.svg  Virpi Kuitunen  (FIN)2:18.1
613Flag of Norway.svg  Ella Gjømle  (NOR)2:18.2
72Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Arianna Follis  (ITA)2:20.3
86Civil Ensign of Slovenia.svg  Petra Majdič  (SLO)2:21.5

References

  1. "Cross Country Skiing at the 2006 Turin Winter Games: Women's Sprint". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Torino 2006 Official Report - Cross Country Skiing" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-12. Retrieved Jun 17, 2009.