Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Women's sprint

Women's sprint
at the XIX Olympic Winter Games
VenueSoldier Hollow
Dates19 February
Competitors58 from 24 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yuliya Chepalova  Russia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Evi Sachenbacher  Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Anita Moen  Norway
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Cross-country skiing at the
2002 Winter Olympics
Distance
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Sprint
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The Women's sprint cross-country skiing competition at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States, was held on 19 February at Soldier Hollow.

Fifty-eight skiers competed in the qualifying round, of which the 16 fastest competitorai advanced to the final rounds. The 16 competitors who advanced from the qualification were divided into 4 quarterfinal heats of 4 skiers each. The two best competitors in each quarterfinal advanced to the semifinal. The two best competitors in each semifinal advanced to the A Final competing for gold, silver, bronze and fourth place. The two lowest ranked competitors in the semifinal were placed in the B Final, competing for ranks from 5th to 8th position:

Results

Q — qualified for next round

Qualifying

58 competitors started the qualification race.[1] [2]

Rank Bib Athlete Country Time Deficit Note
1 10 Kateřina Neumannová  Czech Republic 3:12.76 Q
2 13 Yuliya Chepalova  Russia 3:13.03 +0.27 Q
3 2 Evi Sachenbacher  Germany 3:13.81 +1.05 Q
4 16 Anita Moen  Norway 3:14.13 +1.37 Q
5 6 Beckie Scott  Canada 3:14.62 +1.86 Q
6 19 Elina Pienimäki  Finland 3:14.79 +2.03 Q
7 18 Andreja Mali  Slovenia 3:15.75 +2.99 Q
8 4 Gabriella Paruzzi  Italy 3:16.11 +3.35 Q
9 3 Claudia Künzel  Germany 3:16.41 +3.65 Q
10 7 Manuela Henkel  Germany 3:16.89 +4.13 Q
11 9 Maj Helen Sorkmo  Norway 3:17.10 +4.34 Q
12 27 Yelena Burukhina  Russia 3:17.26 +4.50 Q
13 23 Anke Reschwamm Schulze  Germany 3:17.45 +4.69 Q
14 26 Sara Renner  Canada 3:18.07 +5.31 Q
15 5 Lyubov Yegorova  Russia 3:18.46 +5.70 Q
16 30 Madoka Natsumi  Japan 3:18.78 +6.02 Q
17 21 Sabina Valbusa  Italy 3:19.22 +6.46
18 15 Kati Sundqvist  Finland 3:19.23 +6.47
19 20 Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen  Norway 3:19.79 +7.03
20 1 Nina Gavrylyuk  Russia 3:20.02 +7.26
21 12 Vibeke Skofterud  Norway 3:20.21 +7.45
22 8 Magda Genuin  Italy 3:20.28 +7.52
23 25 Kaisa Varis  Finland 3:20.52 +7.76
24 35 Viktoria Lopatina  Belarus 3:20.59 +7.83
25 14 Kristina Šmigun  Estonia 3:20.94 +8.18
26 11 Karin Moroder  Italy 3:21.92 +9.16
27 24 Andrea Huber  Switzerland 3:22.18 +9.42
28 17 Lina Andersson  Sweden 3:22.65 +9.89
29 32 Iryna Terelya  Ukraine 3:23.47 +10.71
30 51 Jaime Fortier  Canada 3:23.98 +11.22
31 29 Milaine Thériault  Canada 3:24.41 +11.65
32 33 Natasa Lacen  Slovenia 3:24.90 +12.14
33 22 Anna Dahlberg  Sweden 3:25.32 +12.56
34 31 Teja Gregorin  Slovenia 3:25.64 +12.88
35 34 Elin Ek  Sweden 3:25.93 +13.17
36 28 Riitta-Liisa Lassila  Finland 3:27.16 +14.40
37 44 Anna-Carin Olofsson  Sweden 3:28.07 +15.31
38 39 Tessa Benoit  United States 3:28.35 +15.59
39 38 Nobuko Fukuda  Japan 3:28.38 +15.62
40 49 Hou Yuxia  China 3:28.71 +15.95
41 40 Vita Yakymchuk  Ukraine 3:28.94 +16.18
42 36 Helena Balatková  Czech Republic 3:29.23 +16.47
43 53 Ilona Bublová  Czech Republic 3:29.35 +16.59
44 41 Kikkan Randall  United States 3:30.27 +17.51
45 43 Nataliya Sviridova-Kalinovskaya  Belarus 3:31.83 +19.07
46 42 Aelin Peterson  United States 3:34.05 +21.29
47 47 Tomomi Otaka  Japan 3:34.14 +21.38
48 48 Irina Terentjeva  Lithuania 3:34.18 +21.42
48 45 Kristina Joder  United States 3:34.18 +21.42
50 46 Luan Zhengrong  China 3:35.21 +22.45
51 37 Natalya Isachenko  Kazakhstan 3:39.09 +26.33
52 52 Lee Chun-ja  South Korea 3:41.06 +28.30
53 55 Daria Starostina  Kazakhstan 3:41.69 +28.93
54 50 Zsofia Gottschall  Hungary 3:42.98 +30.22
55 56 Elena Gorohova  Moldova 3:43.82 +31.06
56 58 Kelime Çetinkaya  Turkey 4:00.50 +47.74
57 57 Katerina Balkaba  Greece 4:06.99 +54.23
58 54 Margarit Nikolyan  Armenia 4:13.5 +1:00.79

Quarterfinal

The 16 competitors who advanced to the final rounds received new bibs which indicated their ranking in the qualification.[3][4]

Quarterfinal 1
Rank Seed Athlete Country Time Deficit Note
1 9 Claudia Künzel  Germany 3:15.1 — Q
2 8 Gabriella Paruzzi  Italy 3:16.2 +1.1 Q
3 16 Madoka Natsumi  Japan 3:17.5 +2.4
4 1 Kateřina Neumannová  Czech Republic 3:18.9 +3.8
Quarterfinal 2
Rank Seed Athlete Country Time Deficit Note
1 5 Beckie Scott  Canada 3:15.8 — Q
2 4 Anita Moen  Norway 3:15.9 +0.1 Q
3 13 Anke Reschwam Schulze  Germany 3:15.9 +0.1
4 12 Yelena Burukhina  Russia 3:19.3 +3.5
Quarterfinal 3
Rank Seed Athlete Country Time Deficit Note
1 7 Andreja Mali  Slovenia 3:14.8 — Q
2 2 Yuliya Chepalova  Russia 3:14.9 +0.1 Q
3 15 Lyubov Yegorova  Russia 3:16.0 +1.2
4 10 Manuela Henkel  Germany 3:16.3 +1.5
Quarterfinal 4
Rank Seed Athlete Country Time Deficit Note
1 3 Evi Sachenbacher  Germany 3:40.2 — Q
2 14 Sara Renner  Canada 3:42.4 +2.2 Q
3 11 Maj Helen Sorkmo  Norway 3:44.2 +4.0 ADV
4 6 Elina Pienimäki  Finland 4:01.5 +21.3

Semifinalai

Semifinal 1
Rank Seed Athlete Country Time Deficit Note
1 4 Anita Moen  Norway 3:23.8 — QA
2 9 Claudia Künzel  Germany 3:24.5 +0.7 QA
3 8 Gabriella Paruzzi  Italy 3:25.3 +1.5 QB
4 5 Beckie Scott  Canada 3:25.4 +1.6 QB
Semifinal 2
Rank Seed Athlete Country Time Deficit Note
1 2 Yuliya Chepalova  Russia 3:18.2 — QA
2 3 Evi Sachenbacher  Germany 3:18.5 +0.3 QA
3 11 Maj Helen Sorkmo  Norway 3:19.4 +1.2 QB
4 7 Andreja Mali  Slovenia 3:19.8 +1.6 QB
5 14 Sara Renner  Canada 3:20.0 +1.8

Finalai

Final B
Rank Seed Athlete Country Time Deficit Note
5 5 Beckie Scott  Canada 3:24.9 —
6 11 Maj Helen Sorkmo  Norway 3:25.5 +0.6
7 7 Andreja Mali  Slovenia 3:25.9 +1.0
8 8 Gabriella Paruzzi  Italy 3:26.1 +1.2
Final A
Rank Seed Athlete Country Time Deficit Note
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 Yuliya Chepalova  Russia 3:10.6 —
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3 Evi Sachenbacher  Germany 3:12.2 +1.6
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 Anita Moen  Norway 3:12.7 +2.1
4 9 Claudia Künzel  Germany 3:13.3 +2.7

References

  1. ^ "OFFICIAL RESULTS FIS - Ladies' SP 1.5 km F Qual". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  2. ^ "RESULT - QUALIFICATION / RÉSULTATS - QUALIFICATIONS WOMEN'S SPRINT" (PDF). International Ski Federation. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  3. ^ "RESULTS / RÉSULTATS WOMEN'S SPRINT" (PDF). International Ski Federation. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  4. ^ Results - olympic.org