Cross-country skiing at the XXIV Olympic Winter Games | |
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Venue | Kuyangshu Nordic Center and Biathlon Center |
Dates | 5–20 February |
No. of events | 12 (6 men, 6 women) |
Competitors | 296 from 52 nations |
Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics | ||
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Qualification | ||
Distance | ||
Classical | men | women |
Skiathlon | men | women |
Freestyle | men | women |
Relay | men | women |
Sprint | ||
Individual | men | women |
Team | men | women |
Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held at the Kuyangshu Nordic Center and Biathlon Center in Zhangjiakou, China. [1]
A total of 296 quota spots (148 per gender) were distributed to the sport, a decline of 14 from the 2018 Winter Olympics. [2] A total of 12 events were contested, six each for men and women. [3]
A maximum of 296 quota spots will be available to athletes to compete at the games. A maximum of 16 athletes can be entered by a National Olympic Committee, with a maximum of 8 men or 8 women. Nations that have an athlete achieve less than 300 FIS points in the 2021 World Championships, or the under 23 World Championships, gain entry for at least one competitor, of that gender, into the 2022 games. [4]
The following was the competition schedule for all twelve events. [5]
All times are (UTC+8).
Date | Time | Event |
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5 February | 15:45 | Women's skiathlon |
6 February | 15:00 | Men's skiathlon |
8 February | 16:00 | Men's & women's individual sprint freestyle |
10 February | 15:00 | Women's 10 km classical |
11 February | 15:00 | Men's 15 km classical |
12 February | 15:30 | Women's 4 × 5 km relay |
13 February | 15:00 | Men's 4 × 10 km relay |
16 February | 17:00 | Women's and men's team sprint classical |
19 February | 15:00 | Men's 50 km mass start freestyle |
20 February | 11:00 | Women's 30 km mass start freestyle |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Norway | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
2 | ROC | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
3 | Finland | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
4 | Sweden | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
5 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
6 | United States | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
7 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
8 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (9 entries) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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15 kilometre classical | Iivo Niskanen Finland | 37:54.8 | Alexander Bolshunov ROC | 38:18.0 | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Norway | 38:32.3 |
30 kilometre skiathlon | Alexander Bolshunov ROC | 1:16:09.8 | Denis Spitsov ROC | 1:17:20.8 | Iivo Niskanen Finland | 1:18:10.0 |
50 kilometre freestyle [a] | Alexander Bolshunov ROC | 1:11:32.7 | Ivan Yakimushkin ROC | 1:11:38.2 | Simen Hegstad Krüger Norway | 1:11:39.7 |
4 × 10 kilometre relay | ROC Aleksey Chervotkin Alexander Bolshunov Denis Spitsov Sergey Ustiugov | 1:54:50.7 | Norway Emil Iversen Pål Golberg Hans Christer Holund Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | 1:55:57.9 | France Richard Jouve Hugo Lapalus Clément Parisse Maurice Manificat | 1:56:07.1 |
Sprint freestyle | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Norway | 2:58.06 | Federico Pellegrino Italy | 2:58.32 | Alexander Terentyev ROC | 2:59.37 |
Team sprint classical | Norway Erik Valnes Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | 19:22.99 | Finland Iivo Niskanen Joni Mäki | 19:25.45 | ROC Alexander Bolshunov Alexander Terentyev | 19:27.28 |
aThis event was shortened to 28.4 km due to high winds and freezing temperatures.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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10 kilometre classical | Therese Johaug Norway | 28:06.3 | Kerttu Niskanen Finland | 28:06.7 | Krista Pärmäkoski Finland | 28:37.8 |
15 kilometre skiathlon | Therese Johaug Norway | 44:13.7 | Natalya Nepryayeva ROC | 44:43.9 | Teresa Stadlober Austria | 44:44.2 |
30 kilometre freestyle | Therese Johaug Norway | 1:24:54.0 | Jessie Diggins United States | 1:26:37.3 | Kerttu Niskanen Finland | 1:27:27.3 |
4 × 5 kilometre relay | ROC Yuliya Stupak Natalya Nepryayeva Tatiana Sorina Veronika Stepanova | 53:41.0 | Germany Katherine Sauerbrey Katharina Hennig Victoria Carl Sofie Krehl | 53:59.2 | Sweden Maja Dahlqvist Ebba Andersson Frida Karlsson Jonna Sundling | 54:01.7 |
Sprint freestyle | Jonna Sundling Sweden | 3:09.68 | Maja Dahlqvist Sweden | 3:12.56 | Jessie Diggins United States | 3:12.84 |
Team sprint classical | Germany Katharina Hennig Victoria Carl | 22:09.85 | Sweden Maja Dahlqvist Jonna Sundling | 22:10.02 | ROC Yuliya Stupak Natalya Nepryayeva | 22:10.56 |
A total of 296 athletes from 53 nations (including the ROC) were scheduled to participate, [6] with the numbers of athletes are shown in parentheses.
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Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held at the National Biathlon Centre, in the Zhangjiakou cluster of competition venues, 180 kilometres (110 mi) north of Beijing, at an elevation of 1,665 metres (5,463 ft), from 5 to 18 February 2022.
Freestyle skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics were held at the Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou and Big Air Shougang in Beijing, China. The events were held between 3 and 19 February 2022. A total of 13 freestyle skiing events were held.
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The men's big air competition in snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held on 14 February (qualification) and 15 February (final), at the Big Air Shougang in Beijing. Su Yiming of China won the event, his first Olympic gold medal. Mons Røisland of Norway won silver, his first Olympic medal, and Max Parrot of Canada won bronze.
The women's big air competition in snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held on 14 February (qualification) and 15 February (final), at the Big Air Shougang in Beijing. Anna Gasser of Austria won the event, successfully defending her 2018 title. Zoi Sadowski-Synnott of New Zealand won the silver medal, and Kokomo Murase of Japan bronze, her first Olympic medal.
The women's halfpipe competition in snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held on 9 February (qualification) and 10 February (final), at the Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou. Chloe Kim of the United States won the event, defending her 2018 title. Queralt Castellet of Spain won the silver medal and Sena Tomita of Japan the bronze, the first Olympic medals for both of them.
The women's parallel giant slalom competition in snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held on 8 February, at the Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou. Ester Ledecká of the Czech Republic won the event, defending her 2018 title. Daniela Ulbing of Austria won the silver medal, and Glorija Kotnik of Slovenia the bronze medal. For Ulbing and Kttnik, these were the first Olympic medals.
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