Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's team sprint
| Women's team sprint at the XX Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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 Pictogram for cross country | ||||||||||
| Venue | Pragelato | |||||||||
| Dates | February 14 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 32 from 16 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 16:36.9 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics | ||
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| Distance | ||
| 10 km | women | |
| 15 km | men | women |
| 30 km | men | women |
| 50 km | men | |
| 4 × 5 km relay | women | |
| 4 × 10 km relay | men | |
| Sprint | ||
| Individual | men | women |
| Team | men | women |
The Women's team sprint cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 14 February, at Pragelato. This was the first time the team sprint was contested in the Winter Olympics. Each race featured teams of two, with each skier completing 3 laps of a 1145 metre course.
This event had been held once previously at the World Championships, but then as a free technique event, which Hilde G. Pedersen and Marit Bjørgen won for Norway. The last classical style team sprint in the World Cup was held in Canmore on 18 December 2005 and won by Germany, with Manuela Henkel and Viola Bauer.
Results
Semifinals
Eight teams were entered in the two semifinals, with the top five in each advancing to the final.[1]
- Semifinal 1
| Rank | Country | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Finland |
Aino Kaisa Saarinen Virpi Kuitunen |
17:16.8 | Q |
| 2 |  Canada |
Sara Renner Beckie Scott |
17:19.3 | Q |
| 3 |  Italy |
Arianna Follis Gabriella Paruzzi |
17:32.6 | Q |
| 4 |  Japan |
Madoka Natsumi Nobuko Fukuda |
17:33.1 | Q |
| 5 |  Kazakhstan |
Oxana Jatskaja Elena Kolomina |
17:36.3 | Q |
| 6 |  France |
Elodie Bourgeois Pin Aurelie Perrillat |
17:54.5 | |
| 7 |  Slovenia |
Vesna Fabjan Maja Benedicic |
18:53.5 | |
| 8 |  Ukraine |
Marina Malets Lisogor Tatjana Zavalij |
19:14.3 |
- Semifinal 2
| Rank | Country | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Norway |
Ella Gjømle Marit Bjørgen |
17:14.4 | Q |
| 2 |  Russia |
Olga Moskalenko-Rotcheva Alena Sidko |
17:32.3 | Q |
| 3 |  Sweden |
Anna Dahlberg Lina Andersson |
17:33.5 | Q |
| 4 |  Germany |
Evi Sachenbacher Stehle Viola Bauer |
17:34.7 | Q |
| 5 |  United States |
Wendy Kay Wagner Kikkan Randall |
17:51.4 | Q |
| 6 |  Czech Republic |
Helena Balatkova Erbenova Kamila Rajdlova |
18:11.6 | |
| 7 |  China |
Wang Chunli Jiang Chunli |
18:18.4 | |
| 8 |  Estonia |
Piret Pormeister Kaili Sirge |
19:13.6 |
Final
The top three teams clearly separated themselves, with Sweden pulling away in the final metres to finish ahead of Canada and win the gold.[1]
| Rank | Country | Athletes | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
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Sweden |
Anna Dahlberg Lina Andersson |
16:36.9 |
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Canada |
Sara Renner Beckie Scott |
16:37.5 |
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Finland |
Aino Kaisa Saarinen Virpi Kuitunen |
16:39.2 |
| 4 | Norway |
Ella Gjømle Marit Bjørgen |
16:48.1 |
| 5 | Germany |
Evi Sachenbacher Stehle Viola Bauer |
17:03.5 |
| 6 | Russia |
Olga Moskalenko-Rotcheva Alena Sidko |
17:08.5 |
| 7 | Italy |
Arianna Follis Gabriella Paruzzi |
17:24.8 |
| 8 | Japan |
Madoka Natsumi Nobuko Fukuda |
17:27.6 |
| 9 | Kazakhstan |
Oxana Jatskaja Elena Kolomina |
17:42.8 |
| 10 | United States |
Wendy Kay Wagner Kikkan Randall |
18:06.9 |
References
- ^ a b "Torino 2006 Official Report - Cross Country Skiing" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved Jun 17, 2009.[permanent dead link]