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

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Women's sprint
at the XX Olympic Winter Games
VenuePragelato
DatesFebruary 22
Competitors66 from 28 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Chandra Crawford  Canada
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Claudia Künzel  Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Alyona Sidko  Russia
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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

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Qualifying

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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]

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

Quarterfinals

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

Quarterfinal 1
Rank Seed Athlete Result Notes
1 1  Beckie Scott (CAN) 2:16.6 Q
2 10  Kikkan Randall (USA) 2:17.8 Q
3 20  Olga Rocheva (RUS) 2:18.4
4 30  Stefanie Boehler (GER) 2:18.5
5 21  Emelie Öhrstig (SWE) 2:19.9
6 11  Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (FIN) 2:20.7
Quarterfinal 2
Rank Seed Athlete Result Notes
1 4  Claudia Künzel (GER) 2:15.5 Q
2 7  Virpi Kuitunen (FIN) 2:16.2 Q
3 14  Manuela Henkel (GER) 2:16.4
4 17  Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 2:16.8
5 27  Alena Procházková (SVK) 2:17.9
6 24  Kati Venäläinen (FIN) 2:18.1
Quarterfinal 3
Rank Seed Athlete Result Notes
1 5  Alyona Sidko (RUS) 2:17.7 Q
2 6  Petra Majdič (SLO) 2:17.7 Q
3 26  Laurence Rochat (SUI) 2:18.9
4 15  Madoka Natsumi (JPN) 2:19.9
5 16  Viktoria Lopatina (BLR) 2:24.8
6 25  Natalya Matveyeva (RUS) 2:31.4
Quarterfinal 4
Rank Seed Athlete Result Notes
1 12  Anna Dahlberg (SWE) 2:14.3 Q
2 2  Arianna Follis (ITA) 2:14.7 Q
3 19  Britta Norgren (SWE) 2:15.0
4 9  Sara Renner (CAN) 2:15.6
5 29  Olga Vasiljonok (BLR) 2:16.6
6 22  Yuliya Chepalova (RUS) 2:16.6
Quarterfinal 5
Rank Seed Athlete Result Notes
1 8  Chandra Crawford (CAN) 2:14.2 Q
2 13  Ella Gjømle (NOR) 2:15.7 Q
3 3  Lina Andersson (SWE) 2:16.0
4 18  Magda Genuin (ITA) 2:17.9
5 28  Nobuko Fukuda (JPN) 2:18.2
6 23  Hilde G. Pedersen (NOR) 2:19.1

Semifinals

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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
Rank Seed Athlete Result Notes
1 4  Claudia Künzel (GER) 2:15.5 Q
2 1  Beckie Scott (CAN) 2:15.8 Q
3 7  Virpi Kuitunen (FIN) 2:16.3
4 6  Petra Majdič (SLO) 2:18.7
5 10  Kikkan Randall (USA) 2:19.1
Semifinal 2
Rank Seed Athlete Result Notes
1 8  Chandra Crawford (CAN) 2:13.4 Q
2 5  Alyona Sidko (RUS) 2:15.1 Q
3 2  Arianna Follis (ITA) 2:16.2
4 13  Ella Gjømle (NOR) 2:16.4
5 12  Anna Dahlberg (SWE) 2:18.9

Finals

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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
Rank Seed Athlete Result
8  Chandra Crawford (CAN) 2:12.3
4  Claudia Künzel (GER) 2:13.0
5  Alyona Sidko (RUS) 2:13.2
4 1  Beckie Scott (CAN) 2:14.7
Final B
Rank Seed Athlete Result
5 7  Virpi Kuitunen (FIN) 2:18.1
6 13  Ella Gjømle (NOR) 2:18.2
7 2  Arianna Follis (ITA) 2:20.3
8 6  Petra Majdič (SLO) 2:21.5

References

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  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. ^ a b c d "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.