Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's team sprint explained

The women's team sprint cross-country skiing competition in the classical technique at the 2014 Sochi Olympics took place on 19 February at Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex.^[1]

Results

The races were started at 14:05.^[2]

In November 2017, Yuliya Ivanova was disqualified from the event meaning that the whole Russian team was also disqualified.^[3]

Semifinals

Rank	Heat	Bib	Country	Athletes	Time	Note
1	1	1			16:43.45	Q
2	1	3			16:48.76	Q
3	1	2			16:51.36	LL
4	1	7			17:02.14	LL
5	1	6			17:09.13
6	1	5			17:10.07
7	1	4			17:35.98
8	1	8			17:40.90
9	1	9			17:49.66
1	2	11			16:42.15	Q
2	2	13			16:49.43	Q
DSQ	2	14			16:49.61	LL
4	2	12			16:58.98	LL
5	2	15		Kateřina Smutná Teresa Stadlober	16:59.50	LL
6	2	10			17:00.32	LL
7	2	16			18:51.94
	2	17			DNS

On 19 February Ukrainian athletes asked for and were refused permission by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to wear black arm bands to honor those killed in the violent clashes in Kyiv the previous day.^[4] According to press reports Lisohor and Serdyuk had refused to start because they had been denied to wear black arm bands.^[5] The National Olympic Committee of Ukraine claimed Serdyuk was injured.^[6]

Final

Rank	Bib	Country	Athletes	Time	Deficit
	1			16:04.05	—
	11			16:13.14	+09.09
	3			16:23.82	+19.77
	12			16:24.97	+20.94
	13			16:35.54	+31.49
DSQ	14			16:44.91	+40.86
	7			16:45.47	+41.42
	2			16:48.08	+44.03
	15		Kateřina Smutná Teresa Stadlober	16:49.16	+45.11
	10			16:57.98	+53.93

Medal ceremony

At the medal ceremony in Sochi on 20 February, the day after the race, all medals were awarded by IOC member H.R.H. Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark and flowers to all medalists were awarded by Mats Årjes, FIS council member.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cross-country Skiing Schedule and Results . . 11 January 2014 . 20 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140320035515/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/cross-country-schedule-and-results . dead .
2. Web site: Final Results . 2014-02-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140227063917/http://data.fis-ski.com/pdf/2014/CC/3063/2014CC3063RL.pdf . 2014-02-27 . dead .
3. Web site: IOC sanctions four Russian athletes and closes one case as part of Oswald Commission findings. 14 July 2021.
4. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-idUSBREA1G0GL20140219 Hockey heartache for hosts, Ukraine violence shocks Games
5. Ukrainians in Sochi did not come to Sprint, because they were forbidden mourning ribbons, Ukrayinska Pravda (19 February 2014)
6. Ukrainian skier did not come to start in Sochi, the NOC said, but not because of Maidan, Ukrayinska Pravda (19 February 2014)