Olympic Winter Games 2018 / cross-country skiing

Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics
information
venue	Pyeongchang
Competition venue	Alpensia Cross-Country Skiing Center
Nations	65
Athletes	316 (182 , 134 )
date	10-25 February 2018
decisions	12
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Nordic skiing 2018, further disciplines: Nordic combined ski jumping  

At the XXIII. At the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang , twelve cross-country skiing competitions were held (six each for men and women). The venue was the Alpensia Cross-Country Skiing Center , which was renovated in 2009 .

Balance sheet

Medal table

space	country				total
1	Norway	7th	4th	3	14th
2	Sweden	2	3	1	6th
3	Finland	1	1	2	4th
4th	Switzerland	1	-	-	1
	United States	1	-	-	1
6th	Olympic athletes from Russia	-	3	5	8th
7th	Italy	-	1	-	1
8th	France	-	-	2	2

Medalist

Men competitor gold silver bronze Classic sprint Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Federico Pellegrino Alexander Bolshunov Team sprint freestyle Johannes Høsflot Klæbo , Martin Johnsrud Sundby Alexander Bolschunow , Denis Spizow Richard Jouve , Maurice Manificat 15 km freestyle Dario Cologna Simen Hegstad Kruger Denis Spizow 30 km skiathlon Simen Hegstad Kruger Martin Johnsrud Sundby Hans Christer Holund 50 km mass start Iivo Niskanen Alexander Bolshunov Andrei Larkow 4 × 10 km relay Johannes Høsflot Klæbo , Simen Hegstad Krüger , Didrik Tønseth , Martin Johnsrud Sundby Alexander Bolschunow , Andrei Larkow , Denis Spizow , Alexei Chervotkin Adrien Backscheider , Jean-Marc Gaillard , Maurice Manificat , Clément Parisse

Women competitor gold silver bronze Classic sprint Stina Nilsson Maiken Caspersen Falla Yulia Belorukova Team sprint freestyle Jessica Diggins , Kikkan Randall Charlotte Kalla , Stina Nilsson Marit Bjørgen , Maiken Caspersen Falla 10 km freestyle Ragnhild Haga Charlotte Kalla Marit Bjørgen Krista Pärmäkoski 15 km skiathlon Charlotte Kalla Marit Bjørgen Krista Pärmäkoski 30 km mass start Marit Bjørgen Krista Pärmäkoski Stina Nilsson 4 × 5 km relay Marit Bjørgen , Ragnhild Haga , Astrid Jacobsen , Ingvild Flugstad Østberg Ebba Andersson , Anna Haag , Charlotte Kalla , Stina Nilsson Julija Belorukowa , Natalja Neprjajewa , Anna Netschajewskaja , Anastassija Sedowa

Results men

Classic sprint

→ Main article : 2018 Winter Olympics / Cross-Country Skiing - Individual Sprint (Men)

space	country	athlete	Time (min)
1	NOR	Johannes Høsflot Klæbo	3: 05.75 (F)
2	ITA	Federico Pellegrino	3: 07.09 (F)
3	OAR	Alexander Bolshunov	3: 07.11 (F)
4th	NOR	Pål Golberg	3: 09.56 (F)
5	SWE	Oskar Svensson	3: 13.48 (F)
6th	FIN	Ristomatti Hakola	3: 26.47 (F)
7th	CAN	Len Valjas	3: 13.91 (HF)
8th	NOR	Emil Iversen	3: 14.09 (HF)
9	SWE	Teodor Peterson	3: 11.02 (HF)
10	FIN	Martti Jylhä	3: 14.93 (HF)

Date: February 13, 2018, 6:15 p.m. (qualification), 8:25 p.m. (final)
Track length: 1381 m; Difference in altitude: 27 m; Maximum ascent: 25 m; Total ascent: 53 m

80 participants from 39 countries, 79 of them in the evaluation.
Olympic Champion 2014 : Ola Vigen Hattestad World Champion 2017 : Federico Pellegrino

F = final; HF = semifinals

Team sprint freestyle

→ Main article : 2018 Winter Olympics / Cross-Country Skiing - Team Sprint (Men)

space	country	athlete	Time (min)
1	NOR	Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Martin Johnsrud Sundby	15: 56.26
2	OAR	Alexander Bolshunow Denis Spizow	15: 57.97
3	FRA	Richard Jouve Maurice Manificat	15: 58.28
4th	SWE	Calle Halfvarsson Marcus Hellner	15: 59.33
5	ITA	Dietmar Nöckler Federico Pellegrino	16: 14.81
6th	United States	Erik Bjornsen Simeon Hamilton	16: 16.98
7th	CZE	Martin Jakš Aleš Razým	16: 24.83
8th	CAN	Alex Harvey Len Väljas	16: 31.86
9	FIN	Ristomatti Hakola Martti Jylhä	16: 32.30
10	GER	Thomas Bing Sebastian Eisenlauer	16: 42.20

Date: February 21, 2018, 5:50 p.m. (qualification), 7:30 p.m. (final)
Track length: 1381 m; Difference in altitude: 27 m; Maximum ascent: 25 m; Total ascent: 53 m

56 participants from 28 countries, all in the ranking.
Olympic champions 2014 : Sami Jauhojärvi , Iivo Niskanen World champions 2017: Nikita Krjukow , Sergei Ustjugow

15 km freestyle

space	country	athlete	Time (min)
1	SUI	Dario Cologna	33: 43.9
2	NOR	Simen Hegstad Kruger	34: 02.2
3	OAR	Denis Spizow	34: 06.9
4th	NOR	Martin Johnsrud Sundby	34: 08.8
5	FRA	Maurice Manificat	34: 10.9
6th	NOR	Hans Christer Holund	34: 18.4
7th	CAN	Alex Harvey	34: 19.9
8th	SWE	Marcus Hellner	34: 22.6
9	SWE	Calle Halfvarsson	34: 44.5
10	FIN	Matti Heikkinen	34: 45.5

Date: February 16, 2018, 3:00 p.m.
Track length: 2 × 7.616 km; Difference in altitude: 58 m; Maximum ascent: 35 m; Total ascent: 2 × 289 m

119 participants from 62 countries, 116 of them in the rating.
Olympic Champion 2014 : Dario Cologna World Champion 2017 : Iivo Niskanen

30 km skiathlon

→ Main article : 2018 Winter Olympics / Cross-Country Skiing - 30km Skiathlon (Men)

space	country	athlete	Time (min)
1	NOR	Simen Hegstad Kruger	1: 16: 20.0
2	NOR	Martin Johnsrud Sundby	1: 16: 28.0
3	NOR	Hans Christer Holund	1: 16: 29.9
4th	OAR	Denis Spizow	1: 16: 32.7
5	FRA	Maurice Manificat	1: 16: 34.2
6th	SUI	Dario Cologna	1: 16: 45.1
7th	GBR	Andrew Musgrave	1: 16: 45.7
8th	CAN	Alex Harvey	1: 16: 53.4
9	CZE	Martin Jakš	1: 16: 53.8
10	NOR	Johannes Høsflot Klæbo	1: 17: 03.4

Date: February 11, 2018, 3:15 p.m.
Length of the route: 4 × 3.871 km (K) / 4 × 3.775 km (F)
Elevation difference: 58 m (K) / 41 m (F); Maximum ascent: 33 m (K) / 35 m (F); Total ascent: 4 × 138 m (F) / 4 × 151 m (K)

68 participants from 30 countries, 65 of them in the evaluation.
Olympic Champion 2014 : Dario Cologna World Champion 2017 : Sergei Ustyugov

50 km mass start classic

→ Main article : 2018 Winter Olympics / Cross-country skiing - 50 kilometers (men)

space	country	athlete	Time (h)
1	FIN	Iivo Niskanen	2: 08: 22.1
2	OAR	Alexander Bolshunov	2: 08: 40.8
3	OAR	Andrei Larkow	2: 10: 59.6
4th	CAN	Alex Harvey	2: 11: 05.7
5	NOR	Martin Johnsrud Sundby	2: 11: 05.8
6th	NOR	Hans Christer Holund	2: 11: 12.2
7th	SWE	Daniel Richardsson	2: 12: 12.5
8th	CZE	Martin Jakš	2: 12: 32.6
9	SUI	Dario Cologna	2: 12: 43.2
10	NOR	Emil Iversen	2: 12: 59.0

Date: February 24, 2018, 2:00 p.m.
Track length: 6 × 8.430 km; Difference in altitude: 58 m; Maximum ascent: 35 m; Total ascent: 6 × 311 m

69 participants from 31 countries, 60 of them in the evaluation.
Olympic Champion 2014 : Alexander Legkow World Champion 2017 : Alex Harvey

4 × 10 km relay

→ Main article : 2018 Winter Olympics / Cross-country skiing - 4 × 10 km (men)

space	country	athlete	time
1	NOR	Didrik Tønseth Martin Johnsrud Sundby Simen Hegstad Krüger Johannes Høsflot Klæbo	1: 33: 04.9
2	OAR	Andrei Larkow Alexander Bolshunow Alexei Chervotkin Denis Spizow	1: 33: 14.3
3	FRA	Jean-Marc Gaillard Maurice Manificat Clément Parisse Adrien Backscheider	1: 33: 41.8
4th	FIN	Perttu Hyvärinen Iivo Niskanen Matti Heikkinen Lari Lehtonen	1: 34: 45.4
5	SWE	Jens Burman Daniel Richardsson Marcus Hellner Calle Halfvarsson	1: 35: 10.5
6th	GER	Andreas Katz Thomas Bing Lucas Bögl Jonas Dobler	1: 35: 13.1
7th	ITA	Maicol Rastelli Francesco De Fabiani Giandomenico Salvadori Federico Pellegrino	1: 35: 40.1
8th	KAZ	Alexei Poltoranin Jewgeni Velitschko Witali Puchkalo Denis Wolotka	1: 36: 36.3
9	CAN	Len Väljas Graeme Killick Russell Kennedy Knute Johnsgaard	1: 36: 45.9
10	CZE	Aleš Razým Martin Jakš Petr Knop Michal Novák	1: 37: 23.0

Date: February 18, 2018, 3:15 p.m.
Distance per runner: 3 × 3.229 km; Difference in altitude: 41 m; Maximum ascent: 35 m; Total ascent: 3 × 126 m

14 relays at the start, all in the ranking.
Olympic champions 2014 : Sweden Lars Nelson , Daniel Richardsson , Johan Olsson , Marcus Hellner World champions 2017 : Norway Didrik Tønseth , Niklas Dyrhaug , Martin Johnsrud Sundby , Finn Hågen Krogh 
 

Results women

Classic sprint

→ Main article : 2018 Winter Olympics / Cross-Country Skiing - Individual Sprint (Women)

space	country	sportswoman	Time (min)
1	SWE	Stina Nilsson	3: 03.84 (F)
2	NOR	Maiken Caspersen Falla	3: 06.87 (F)
3	OAR	Yulia Belorukova	3: 07.21 (F)
4th	OAR	Natalja Neprjajewa	3: 12.98 (F)
5	SWE	Hanna Falk	3: 15.00 (F)
6th	United States	Jessica Diggins	3: 15.07 (F)
7th	SLO	Anamarija Lampič	3: 13.95 (HF)
8th	United States	Sophie Caldwell	3: 11.32 (HF)
9	FIN	Krista Pärmäkoski	3: 12.04 (HF)
10	SUI	Laurien van der Graaff	3: 15.65 (HF)

Date: February 13, 2018, 5:30 p.m. (qualification), 8:00 p.m. (final)
Distance: 1176 m; Difference in altitude: 27 m; Maximum ascent: 25 m; Total ascent: 43 m

68 participants from 28 countries, all in the ranking.
Olympic Champion 2014 : Maiken Caspersen Falla World Champion 2017 : Maiken Caspersen Falla

F = final; HF = semifinals

Team sprint freestyle

→ Main article : 2018 Winter Olympics / Cross-Country Skiing - Team Sprint (women)

space	country	Sportswomen	Time (min)
1	United States	Jessica Diggins Kikkan Randall	15: 56.47
2	SWE	Charlotte Kalla Stina Nilsson	15: 56.66
3	NOR	Marit Bjørgen Maiken Caspersen Falla	15: 59.44
4th	SUI	Nadine Fähndrich Laurien van der Graaff	16: 17.79
5	FIN	Mari Laukkanen Krista Pärmäkoski	16: 19.18
6th	SLO	Alenka Čebašek Anamarija Lampič	16: 28.24
7th	POLE	Sylwia Jaśkowiec Justyna Kowalczyk	16: 32.48
8th	FRA	Coraline Thomas Hugue Aurore Jéan	16: 32.49
9	OAR	Julija Belorukowa Natalja Neprjajewa	16: 41.76
10	GER	Nicole Fessel Sandra Ringwald	17: 06.57

Date: February 21, 2018, 5:00 p.m. (qualification), 7:00 p.m. (final)
Track length: 1176 m; Difference in altitude: 27 m; Maximum ascent: 25 m; Total ascent: 43 m

42 participants from 21 countries, all in the ranking.
Olympic champions 2014 : Marit Bjørgen , Ingvild Flugstad Østberg World champions 2017 : Heidi Weng , Maiken Caspersen Falla

10 km freestyle

→ Main article : 2018 Winter Olympics / Cross-country skiing - 10 kilometers (women)

space	country	sportswoman	Time (min)
1	NOR	Ragnhild Haga	25: 00.5
2	SWE	Charlotte Kalla	25: 20.8
3	FIN	Krista Pärmäkoski	25: 32.4
3	NOR	Marit Bjørgen	25: 32.4
5	United States	Jessica Diggins	25: 35.7
6th	SUI	Nathalie von Siebenthal	25: 50.3
7th	NOR	Ingvild Flugstad Østberg	26: 06.0
8th	OAR	Anastasija Sedova	26: 07.8
9	AUT	Teresa Stadlober	26: 16.1
10	OAR	Anna Nechayevskaya	26: 24.8

Date: February 15, 2018, 3:30 p.m.
Track length: 2 × 5.071 km; Difference in altitude: 57 m; Maximum ascent: 35 m; Total ascent: 2 × 203 m

90 participants from 40 countries, all in the rating.
Olympic Champion 2014 : Justyna Kowalczyk World Champion 2017 : Marit Bjørgen

15 km skiathlon

→ Main article : 2018 Winter Olympics / Cross-country skiing - 15 km skiathlon (women)

space	country	sportswoman	Time (min)
1	SWE	Charlotte Kalla	40: 44.9
2	NOR	Marit Bjørgen	40: 52.7
3	FIN	Krista Pärmäkoski	40: 55.0
4th	SWE	Ebba Andersson	40: 55.8
5	United States	Jessica Diggins	40: 59.6
6th	SUI	Nathalie von Siebenthal	41: 02.5
7th	AUT	Teresa Stadlober	41: 11.5
8th	OAR	Natalja Neprjajewa	41: 17.9
9	NOR	Heidi Weng	41: 25.6
10	SWE	Stina Nilsson	41: 33.8

Date: February 10, 2018, 4:15 p.m.
Route length: 2 × 3.871 km (K) / 2 × 3.775 km (F)
Elevation difference: 58 m (K) / 41 m (F); Maximum ascent: 33 m (K) / 35 m (F); Total ascent: 2 × 138 m (F) / 2 × 151 m (K)

61 participants from 23 countries, 60 of them in the evaluation.
Olympic Champion 2014 : Marit Bjørgen World Champion 2017 : Marit Bjørgen

30 km mass start classic

→ Main article : 2018 Winter Olympics / Cross-country skiing - 30 kilometers (women)

space	country	Sportswomen	Time (h)
1	NOR	Marit Bjørgen	1: 22: 17.6
2	FIN	Krista Pärmäkoski	1: 24: 07.1
3	SWE	Stina Nilsson	1: 24: 16.5
4th	NOR	Ingvild Flugstad Østberg	1: 24: 18.0
5	SWE	Charlotte Kalla	1: 25: 14.8
6th	FIN	Kerttu Niskanen	1: 25: 19.2
7th	United States	Jessica Diggins	1: 25: 54.8
8th	NOR	Heidi Weng	1: 26: 25.5
9	AUT	Teresa Stadlober	1: 26: 31.7
10	JPN	Masako Ishida	1: 26: 38.4

Date: February 25, 2018, 3:15 p.m.
Track length: 4 × 7.616 km; Difference in altitude: 58 m; Maximum ascent: 35 m; Total ascent: 4 × 289 m

47 participants from 20 countries, 45 of them in the evaluation.
Olympic Champion 2014 : Marit Bjørgen World Champion 2017 : Marit Bjørgen

4 × 5 km relay

→ Main article : 2018 Winter Olympics / Cross-country skiing - 4 × 5 km (women)

space	country	Sportswomen	Time (min)
1	NOR	Ingvild Flugstad Østberg Astrid Jacobsen Ragnhild Haga Marit Bjørgen	51: 24.3
2	SWE	Anna Haag Charlotte Kalla Ebba Andersson Stina Nilsson	51: 26.3
3	OAR	Natalja Neprjajewa Julija Belorukowa Anastassija Sedowa Anna Netschajewskaja	52: 07.6
4th	FIN	Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Kerttu Niskanen Riitta-Liisa Roponen Krista Pärmäkoski	52: 26.9
5	United States	Sophie Caldwell Sadie Bjornsen Kikkan Randall Jessica Diggins	52: 44.8
6th	GER	Stefanie Böhler Katharina Hennig Victoria Carl Sandra Ringwald	53: 13.7
7th	SUI	Laurien van der Graaff Nadine Fähndrich Nathalie von Siebenthal Lydia Hiernickel	53: 15.8
8th	SLO	Anamarija Lampič Katja Višnar Alenka Čebašek Vesna Fabjan	53: 55.7
9	ITA	Anna Comarella Lucia Scardoni Elisa Brocard Ilaria Debertolis	54: 22.0
10	POLE	Ewelina Marcisz Justyna Kowalczyk Martyna Galewicz Sylwia Jaśkowiec	54: 30.9

Date: February 17, 2018, 6:30 p.m.
Length of the route per runner: 2 × 2.532 km; Difference in altitude: 27 m; Maximum ascent: 25 m; Total ascent: 2 × 99 m

14 relays at the start, all in the ranking.
Olympic champions 2014 : Sweden Ida Ingemarsdotter , Emma Wikén , Anna Haag , Charlotte Kalla World champions 2017 : Norway Maiken Caspersen Falla , Heidi Weng , Astrid Jacobsen , Marit Bjørgen 
 

Web links

• Overview of all races in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)