Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Cross-country skiing at the XXII Olympic Winter Games
Venue	Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia
Dates	8–23 February 2014
No. of events	12
Competitors	310 from 54 nations
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Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics was held at the Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex near Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. The twelve events took place between 8–23 February 2014. ^[1]

Competition schedule

The Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex during the 2014 Winter Olympics

The following is the competition schedule for all twelve events. ^[2]

All times are (UTC+4).

Date	Time	Event
8 February	14:00	Women's skiathlon
9 February	14:00	Men's skiathlon
11 February	14:00	Individual sprint free men/women qualifying
	16:00	Individual sprint free men/women finals
13 February	14:00	Women's 10 km classical
14 February	14:00	Men's 15 km classical
15 February	14:00	4 x 5 km relay women
16 February	14:00	4 x 10 km relay men
19 February	13:15	Team sprint classical men/women qualifying
	15:45	Team sprint classical men/women finals
22 February	13:30	Women's 30 km mass start free
23 February	11:00	Men's 50 km mass start free

Medal summary

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Russia)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Norway  (NOR)	5	2	4	11
2	Sweden  (SWE)	2	5	4	11
3	Switzerland  (SUI)	2	0	0	2
4	Russia  (RUS)*	1	3	1	5
5	Finland  (FIN)	1	2	0	3
6	Poland  (POL)	1	0	0	1
7	France  (FRA)	0	0	1	1
	Germany  (GER)	0	0	1	1
	Slovenia  (SLO)	0	0	1	1
Totals (9 entries)		12	12	12	36

Men's events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
15 km classical details	Dario Cologna   Switzerland	38:29.7	Johan Olsson   Sweden	38:58.2	Daniel Richardsson   Sweden	39:08.5
30 km skiathlon details	Dario Cologna   Switzerland	1:08:15.4	Marcus Hellner   Sweden	1:08:15.8	Martin Johnsrud Sundby   Norway	1:08:16.8
50 km freestyle details [a]	Alexander Legkov   Russia	1:46:55.2	Maxim Vylegzhanin   Russia	1:46:55.9	Ilia Chernousov   Russia	1:46:56.0
4 × 10 km relay details [b]	Sweden  (SWE) Lars Nelson Daniel Richardsson Johan Olsson Marcus Hellner	1:28:42.0	Russia  (RUS) Dmitry Yaparov Alexander Bessmertnykh Alexander Legkov Maxim Vylegzhanin	1:29:09.3	France  (FRA) Jean-Marc Gaillard Maurice Manificat Robin Duvillard Ivan Perrillat Boiteux	1:29:13.9
Sprint details	Ola Vigen Hattestad   Norway	3:38.4	Teodor Peterson   Sweden	3:39.6	Emil Jönsson   Sweden	3:55.2
Team sprint details [c]	Finland Iivo Niskanen Sami Jauhojärvi	23:14.89	Russia Maxim Vylegzhanin Nikita Kriukov	23:15.86	Sweden Emil Jönsson Teodor Peterson	23:30.01

• ^{men's 50 km} In November 2017, Alexander Legkov and Maxim Vylegzhanin of Russia were disqualified by IOC and stripped of their gold and silver medal, ^{[3] [4]} but Court of Arbitration for Sport nullified the disqualifications and returned the medals to the Russian athletes on 1 February 2018. ^[5]
• ^{men's 4 × 10 km} In November 2017, Alexander Legkov and Maxim Vylegzhanin of Russia were disqualified by IOC and the Russian team was stripped of its silver medal, ^{[3] [4]} but Court of Arbitration for Sport nullified the disqualifications and returned the medal to the Russian team on 1 February 2018. ^[5]
• ^{men's team sprint} In November 2017, Maxim Vylegzhanin of Russia was disqualified by IOC and the Russian team was stripped of its silver medal, ^[4] but Court of Arbitration for Sport nullified the disqualification and returned the medal to the Russian team on 1 February 2018. ^[5]

Women's events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
10 km classical details	Justyna Kowalczyk   Poland	28:17.8	Charlotte Kalla   Sweden	28:36.2	Therese Johaug   Norway	28:46.1
15 km skiathlon details	Marit Bjørgen   Norway	38:33.6	Charlotte Kalla   Sweden	38:35.4	Heidi Weng   Norway	38:46.8
30 km freestyle details	Marit Bjørgen   Norway	1:11:05.2	Therese Johaug   Norway	1:11:07.8	Kristin Størmer Steira   Norway	1:11:28.8
4 × 5 km relay details	Sweden  (SWE) Ida Ingemarsdotter Emma Wikén Anna Haag Charlotte Kalla	53:02.7	Finland  (FIN) Anne Kyllönen Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Kerttu Niskanen Krista Lähteenmäki	53:03.2	Germany  (GER) Nicole Fessel Stefanie Böhler Claudia Nystad Denise Herrmann	53:03.6
Sprint details	Maiken Caspersen Falla   Norway	2:35.49	Ingvild Flugstad Østberg   Norway	2:35.87	Vesna Fabjan   Slovenia	2:35.89
Team sprint details	Norway  (NOR) Ingvild Flugstad Østberg Marit Bjørgen	16:04.05	Finland  (FIN) Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Kerttu Niskanen	16:13.14	Sweden  (SWE) Ida Ingemarsdotter Stina Nilsson	16:23.82

Qualification

Further information: Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Qualification

A maximum of 310 quota spots were available to athletes to compete at the games. A maximum of 20 athletes could be entered by a National Olympic Committee, with a maximum of 12 men or 12 women. There were two qualification standards for the games: an A standard and a B standard. ^[6]

Participating nations

310 athletes from 54 nations participated, with number of athletes in parentheses. Chile made its Olympic debut in the sport. Dominica, qualified for the Winter Olympics for the first time, ^[7] and its two athletes competed in cross-country skiing. India's athlete was planned to compete as an Independent Olympic Participants, as the Indian Olympic Association was suspended by the International Olympic Committee, ^[8] but the suspension had since been lifted. ^[9]

•   Argentina  (1)
•   Armenia  (3)
•   Australia  (4)
•   Austria  (8)
•   Belarus  (6)
•   Bermuda  (1)
•   Bosnia and Herzegovina  (2)
•   Brazil  (2)
•   Bulgaria  (4)
•   Canada  (13)
•   Chile  (1)
•   China  (4)
•   Croatia  (2)
•   Czech Republic  (10)
•   Denmark  (1)
•   Dominica  (2)
•   Estonia  (7)
•   Finland  (17)
•   France  (15)
•   Germany  (18)
•   Great Britain  (4)
•   Greece  (2)
•   Hungary  (2)
•   Iceland  (1)
•   India  (1)
•   Iran  (2)
•   Ireland  (1)
•   Italy  (16)
•   Japan  (6)
•   Kazakhstan  (11)
•   Latvia  (3)
•   Liechtenstein  (1)
•   Lithuania  (2)
•   Luxembourg  (1)
•   Macedonia  (2)
•   Moldova  (2)
•   Mongolia  (2)
•   Nepal  (1)
•   Norway  (20)
•   Peru  (1)
•   Poland  (10)
•   Romania  (3)
•   Russia  (20)
•   Serbia  (3)
•   Slovakia  (4)
•   Slovenia  (5)
•   South Korea  (2)
•   Spain  (3)
•   Sweden  (19)
•   Switzerland  (14)
•   Togo  (1)
•   Turkey  (2)
•   Ukraine  (8)
•   United States  (14)

References

1. "Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center". SOOC. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
2. "Cross-country Skiing Schedule and Results". SOOC. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
3. IOC sanctions two Russian athletes as part of Oswald Commission findings
4. IOC sanctions four Russian athletes as part of Oswald Commission findings
5. "MEDIA RELEASE. ANTI-DOPING – SOCHI 2014. The Court of Arbitration for Sport" (PDF). Retrieved 9 February 2018.
6. "Qualification Systems for XXII Olympic Winter Games, Sochi 2014" (PDF). International Ski Federation. December 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
7. Zaccardi, Nick (23 January 2014). "Staten Island man, 46, and wife will ski for Dominica at Sochi Olympics". NBC Sports . Retrieved 23 January 2014.
8. "Shiva Kesavan hopes India's suspension lifted before Sochi Olympics". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Associated Press. 18 December 2013. Archived from the original on January 29, 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
9. "International Olympic Committee reinstates India at Sochi after ban". CNN. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2014.

External links

• Official Results Book – Cross-Country Skiing
• Cross Country Skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics at SR/Olympics (archived)