Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's team sprint
| Women's team sprint at the XX Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
| File:Cross country skiing pictogram.svg 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 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Virpi Kuitunen |
17:16.8 | Q |
| 2 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | Sara Renner Beckie Scott |
17:19.3 | Q |
| 3 | File:Flag of Italy (2003–2006).svg Italy | Arianna Follis Gabriella Paruzzi |
17:32.6 | Q |
| 4 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | Madoka Natsumi Nobuko Fukuda |
17:33.1 | Q |
| 5 | File:Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg Kazakhstan | Oxana Yatskaya Elena Kolomina |
17:36.3 | Q |
| 6 | File:Flag of France.svg France | Élodie Bourgeois Pin Aurélie Perrillat |
17:54.5 | |
| 7 | File:Civil Ensign of Slovenia.svg Slovenia | Vesna Fabjan Maja Benedičič |
18:53.5 | |
| 8 | File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine | Maryna Malets-Lisohor Tetyana Zavalij |
19:14.3 |
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- Semifinal 2
| Rank | Country | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | Ella Gjømle Marit Bjørgen |
17:14.4 | Q |
| 2 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | Olga Rocheva Alyona Sidko |
17:32.3 | Q |
| 3 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | Anna Dahlberg Lina Andersson |
17:33.5 | Q |
| 4 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle Viola Bauer |
17:34.7 | Q |
| 5 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Wendy Kay Wagner Kikkan Randall |
17:51.4 | Q |
| 6 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic | Helena Erbenová Kamila Rajdlová |
18:11.6 | |
| 7 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | Wang Chunli Jiang Chunli |
18:18.4 | |
| 8 | File:Flag of Estonia.svg 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 | Deficit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Gold medal icon.svg | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | Anna Dahlberg Lina Andersson |
16:36.9 | — |
| File:Silver medal icon.svg | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | Sara Renner Beckie Scott |
16:37.5 | +0.6 |
| File:Bronze medal icon.svg | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Virpi Kuitunen |
16:39.2 | +2.3 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | Ella Gjømle Marit Bjørgen |
16:48.1 | +11.2 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle Viola Bauer |
17:03.5 | +26.6 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | Olga Rocheva Alyona Sidko |
17:08.5 | +31.6 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Italy (2003–2006).svg Italy | Arianna Follis Gabriella Paruzzi |
17:24.8 | +47.9 |
| 8 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | Madoka Natsumi Nobuko Fukuda |
17:27.6 | +50.7 |
| 9 | File:Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg Kazakhstan | Oxana Yatskaya Elena Kolomina |
17:42.8 | +1:05.9 |
| 10 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Wendy Kay Wagner Kikkan Randall |
18:06.9 | +1:30.0 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "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.