The women’s sprint competition in cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held on 8 February, at the Kuyangshu Nordic Center and Biathlon Center in Zhangjiakou.[1] Jonna Sundling of Sweden became the Olympic champion. Her compatriot, Maja Dahlqvist, won the silver medal, and Jessie Diggins of the United States the bronze.[2][3] For Sundling and Dahlquist, this was the first Olympic medal, and for Diggins, the first individual Olympic medal.
| Women’s sprint at the XXIV Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Kuyangshu Nordic Center and Biathlon Center, Zhangjiakou | ||||||||||||
| Date | 8 February 2022 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 91 from 34 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Summary
editThe 2018 champion, Stina Nilsson, switched to biathlon and was not available to defend her title. The silver medalist, Maiken Caspersen Falla, and the bronze medalist, Yuliya Stupak, qualified for the Olympics. The overall leader of the 2021–22 FIS Cross-Country World Cup before the Olympics was Natalya Nepryayeva, and the sprint leader was Dahlqvist. Sundling was the 2021 World Champion in individual sprint.
The medals for the competition were presented by Pál Schmitt, IOC Member, Olympian, and 1 Gold, 2 Gold, Hungary; and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Mats Årjes, FIG Council Member; Sweden.
Qualification
editResults
editQualifying
editThe qualifying was held at 16:00.[4]
Quarterfinals
edit- Quarterfinal 1
| Rank | Seed | Athlete | Country | Time | Deficit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jonna Sundling |  Sweden | 3:15.48 | Q | |
| 2 | 2 | Rosie Brennan |  United States | 3:17.90 | +2.42 | Q |
| 3 | 26 | Anamarija Lampič |  Slovenia | 3:18.60 | +3.12 | LL |
| 4 | 4 | Yuliya Stupak |  ROC | 3:18.65 | +3.17 | |
| 5 | 28 | Dahria Beatty |  Canada | 3:18.73 | +3.25 | |
| 6 | 30 | Caterina Ganz |  Italy | 3:24.04 | +8.56 |
- Quarterfinal 2
| Rank | Seed | Athlete | Country | Time | Deficit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Maja Dahlqvist | Sweden | 3:21.03 | Q | |
| 2 | 7 | Tiril Udnes Weng |  Norway | 3:21.31 | +0.28 | Q |
| 3 | 20 | Natalya Nepryayeva | ROC | 3:21.34 | +0.31 | |
| 4 | 22 | Tereza Beranová |  Czech Republic | 3:22.59 | +1.56 | |
| 5 | 27 | Laurien van der Graaff |  Switzerland | 3:24.32 | +3.29 | |
| 6 | 25 | Greta Laurent | Italy | 3:26.96 | +5.93 |
- Quarterfinal 3
| Rank | Seed | Athlete | Country | Time | Deficit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Nadine Fähndrich | Switzerland | 3:16.51 | Q | |
| 2 | 16 | Maiken Caspersen Falla | Norway | 3:16.88 | +0.37 | Q |
| 3 | 10 | Victoria Carl |  Germany | 3:18.26 | +1.75 | LL |
| 4 | 9 | Anna Dyvik | Sweden | 3:19.00 | +2.49 | |
| 5 | 24 | Katri Lylynperä |  Finland | 3:24.29 | +7.78 | |
| 6 | 29 | Lucia Scardoni | Italy | 3:27.07 | +10.56 |
- Quarterfinal 4
| Rank | Seed | Athlete | Country | Time | Deficit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Jessie Diggins | United States | 3:16.30 | Q | |
| 2 | 11 | Emma Ribom | Sweden | 3:18.44 | +2.14 | Q |
| 3 | 21 | Pia Fink | Germany | 3:19.72 | +3.42 | |
| 4 | 15 | Kateřina Janatová | Czech Republic | 3:20.12 | +3.82 | |
| 5 | 23 | Lotta Udnes Weng | Norway | 3:21.21 | +4.91 | |
| 6 | 18 | Jasmi Joensuu | Finland | 3:49.93 | +33.63 |
- Quarterfinal 5
| Rank | Seed | Athlete | Country | Time | Deficit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Veronika Stepanova | ROC | 3:18.09 | Q | |
| 2 | 8 | Sofie Krehl | Germany | 3:18.37 | +0.28 | Q |
| 3 | 17 | Alina Meier | Switzerland | 3:21.12 | +3.03 | |
| 4 | 14 | Julia Kern | United States | 3:21.68 | +3.59 | |
| 5 | 19 | Mathilde Myhrvold | Norway | 3:24.62 | +6.53 | |
| 6 | 13 | Jasmin Kähärä | Finland | 3:30.52 | +12.43 |
Semifinals
edit- Semifinal 1
| Rank | Seed | Athlete | Country | Time | Deficit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jonna Sundling | Sweden | 3:11.94 | Q | |
| 2 | 3 | Nadine Fähndrich | Switzerland | 3:12.61 | +0.67 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Maja Dahlqvist | Sweden | 3:12.94 | +1.00 | LL |
| 4 | 2 | Rosie Brennan | United States | 3:13.29 | +1.35 | LL |
| 5 | 7 | Tiril Udnes Weng | Norway | 3:14.29 | +2.35 | |
| 6 | 26 | Anamarija Lampič | Slovenia | 3:19.26 | +7.32 |
- Semifinal 2
| Rank | Seed | Athlete | Country | Time | Deficit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Emma Ribom | Sweden | 3:15.22 | Q | |
| 2 | 5 | Jessie Diggins | United States | 3:15.63 | +0.41 | Q |
| 3 | 12 | Veronika Stepanova | ROC | 3:16.22 | +1.00 | |
| 4 | 16 | Maiken Caspersen Falla | Norway | 3:16.41 | +1.19 | |
| 5 | 10 | Victoria Carl | Germany | 3:16.83 | +1.61 | |
| 6 | 8 | Sofie Krehl | Germany | 3:21.32 | +6.10 |
Final
editThe final was held at 19:59.[5]
| Rank | Seed | Athlete | Country | Time | Deficit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 1 | Jonna Sundling | Sweden | 3:09.68 | ||
 | 6 | Maja Dahlqvist | Sweden | 3:12.56 | +2.88 | |
 | 5 | Jessie Diggins | United States | 3:12.84 | +3.16 | |
| 4 | 2 | Rosie Brennan | United States | 3:14.17 | +4.49 | |
| 5 | 3 | Nadine Fähndrich | Switzerland | 3:16.89 | +7.21 | |
| 6 | 11 | Emma Ribom | Sweden | 3:20.79 | +11.11 |
References
edit- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-02-04. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Winter Olympics 2022 - Jonna Sundling adds Olympic gold to world title with dominant performance in women's free sprint". TNT Sports. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
- ↑ "Norway's Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, Sweden's Jonna Sundling win cross country sprint golds at Beijing Winter Olympics". ESPN. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
- ↑ "Qualification results" (PDF). Data.fis-ski.com. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ↑ "Final results" (PDF). Data.fis-ski.com. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2026.