Olympic Winter Games 2018 / cross-country skiing - 15 km skiathlon (women)

sport	Cross-country skiing
discipline	15 km skiathlon
gender	Women
Attendees	61 from 23 countries
Competition location	Alpensia Cross-Country Skiing Center
Competition phase	February 10, 2018
Medalists Charlotte Kalla Marit Bjørgen Krista Pärmäkoski

Cross-country skiing competitions at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games
competition	Women	Men
Single sprint	Classic	Classic
Team sprint	Freestyle	Freestyle
Free style	10 km	15 km
Skiathlon	15 km	30 km
Mass start	30 km	50 km
Season	4 × 5 km	4 × 10 km

The women's cross-country skiing 15 km at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games took place on February 10, 2018. The venue was the Alpensia Cross-Country Skiing Center . The winner was Charlotte Kalla from Sweden , followed by Marit Bjørgen from Norway and Krista Pärmäkoski from Finland .

After changing skis, a top group formed with a good dozen cross-country skiers. After eleven kilometers, this group consisted of only nine starters. The eventual winner Kalla tried to escape three kilometers from the finish. However, none of the top nine could follow her. After 40: 44.9 minutes she reached the goal. In the battle for the bronze medal, Pärmäkoski was able to prevail just ahead of Kalla's compatriot Ebba Andersson .

Data

• Date: February 10, 2018, 4:15 p.m.
• Route length: 2 × 3.871 km (K) / 2 × 3.775 km (F)
• Height 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

Results

space	Athlete	country	7.5 km classic		Change (s)	7.5 km freestyle		Total (h)
			Time (min)	rank		Time (min)	rank
01	Charlotte Kalla	Sweden	21: 23.4	02	31.8	18: 49.7	01	40: 44.9
02	Marit Bjørgen	Norway	21: 23.1	01	31.0	18: 58.6	02	40: 52.7
03	Krista Pärmäkoski	Finland	21: 27.9	10	27.9	18: 59.2	03	40: 55.0
04th	Ebba Andersson	Sweden	21: 25.4	05	30.6	18: 59.8	04th	40: 55.8
05	Jessica Diggins	United States	21: 29.4	13	27.9	19: 02.3	05	40: 59.6
06th	Nathalie von Siebenthal	Switzerland	21: 27.1	08th	30.3	19: 05.1	06th	41: 02.5
07th	Teresa Stadlober	Austria	21: 25.8	06th	30.4	19: 15.3	07th	41: 11.5
08th	Natalja Neprjajewa	Olympic athletes from Russia	21: 28.2	11	28.1	19: 21.6	08th	41: 17.9
09	Heidi Weng	Norway	21: 23.8	03	28.1	19: 33.7	09	41: 25.6
10	Stina Nilsson	Sweden	21: 27.5	09	31.6	19: 34.7	10	41: 33.8
11	Ingvild Flugstad Østberg	Norway	21: 24.3	04th	28.5	19: 50.4	14th	41: 43.2
12	Anastasija Sedova	Olympic athletes from Russia	21: 43.8	19th	30.7	19: 43.2	12	41: 57.7
13	Anouk Faivre-Picon	France	21: 45.5	20th	31.0	19: 47.3	13	42: 03.8
14th	Masako Ishida	Japan	21: 39.2	15th	30.5	19: 54.4	17th	42: 04.1
15th	Ragnhild Haga	Norway	21: 40.2	16	33.7	19: 53.7	16	42: 07.6
16	Kerttu Niskanen	Finland	21: 26.6	07th	32.0	20: 16.6	23	42: 15.2
17th	Justyna Kowalczyk	Poland	21: 28.8	12	32.3	20: 29.7	25th	42: 30.8
18th	Yulia Belorukova	Olympic athletes from Russia	22: 02.5	22nd	32.6	20: 15.9	22nd	42: 51.0
19th	Laura Mononen	Finland	21: 48.3	21st	33.1	20: 31.6	26th	42: 53.0
20th	Victoria Carl	Germany	21: 43.6	18th	29.9	20: 40.9	32	42: 54.4
21st	Alissa Shambalova	Olympic athletes from Russia	22: 34.9	28	32.3	19: 51.9	15th	42: 59.1
22nd	Katharina Hennig	Germany	21: 40.9	17th	30.4	20: 48.9	36	43: 00.2
23	Aurore Jéan	France	22: 20.6	26th	34.6	20: 05.6	19th	43: 00.8
24	Johanna Matintalo	Finland	21: 32.9	14th	29.4	21: 00.1	40	43: 02.4
25th	Stefanie Boehler	Germany	22: 19.6	25th	33.2	20: 09.8	20th	43: 02.6
26th	Elisa Brocard	Italy	22: 34.5	27	30.3	20: 12.8	21st	43: 17.6
27	Nadine Fähndrich	Switzerland	22: 03.9	23	31.9	21: 14.6	45	43: 50.4
28	Petra Nováková	Czech Republic	23: 25.9	38	32.8	19: 56.9	18th	43: 55.6
29	Coraline Thomas Hugue	France	23: 43.8	49	31.2	19: 41.2	11	43: 56.2
30th	Sylwia Jaśkowiec	Poland	22: 51.2	31	31.3	20: 33.8	29	43: 56.3
31	Ewelina Marcisz	Poland	22: 50.4	29	31.5	20: 34.8	30th	43: 56.7
32	Anna Haag	Sweden	22: 14.1	24	34.0	21: 13.7	44	44: 01.8
33	Cendrine Browne	Canada	23: 04.6	35	33.1	20: 24.2	24	44: 01.9
34	Caitlin Patterson	United States	23: 07.1	36	34.9	20: 32.9	27	44: 14.9
35	Sara Pellegrini	Italy	23: 03.7	33	31.9	20: 40.7	31	44: 16.3
36	Anna Shevchenko	Kazakhstan	22: 52.3	32	32.9	20: 59.9	39	44: 25.1
37	Anna Comarella	Italy	22: 50.7	30th	29.1	21: 06.1	41	44: 25.9
38	Kateřina Beroušková	Czech Republic	23: 03.9	34	32.5	20: 56.3	38	44: 32.7
39	Barbara Jezeršek	Australia	23: 34.0	43	31.7	20: 33.6	28	44: 39.3
40	Kikkan Randall	United States	23: 29.2	39	35.0	20: 43.0	33	44: 47.2
41	Martyna Galewicz	Poland	23: 31.8	41	34.6	20: 44.9	34	44: 51.3
42	Yulia Tikhonova	Belarus	23: 29.6	40	33.3	20: 54.2	37	44: 57.1
43	Barbora Havlíčková	Czech Republic	23: 52.3	53	31.4	20: 48.4	35	45: 12.1
44	Emily Nishikawa	Canada	23: 36.0	44	32.2	21: 08.4	43	45: 16.6
45	Tetiana Antypenko	Ukraine	23: 32.3	42	34.9	21: 24.0	49	45: 31.2
46	Polina Seronosova	Belarus	23: 09.8	37	31.3	21: 53.8	57	45: 34.9
47	Petra Hynčicová	Czech Republic	23: 42.0	48	37.9	21: 22.5	48	45: 42.4
48	Anne-Marie Comeau	Canada	23: 49.7	51	36.9	21: 16.2	46	45: 42.8
49	Ilaria Debertolis	Italy	23: 38.7	46	41.3	21: 24.6	50	45: 44.6
50	Jessica Yeaton	Australia	23: 45.2	50	39.5	21: 20.1	47	45: 44.8
51	Li Xin	China	23: 51.7	52	38.9	21: 31.3	51	46: 01.9
52	Dahria Beatty	Canada	23: 58.9	54	35.4	21: 43.0	55	46: 17.3
53	Maryna Anzybor	Ukraine	24: 09.3	55	32.4	21: 36.5	52	46: 18.2
54	Jelena Kolomina	Kazakhstan	24: 12.1	56	37.8	21: 38.6	54	46: 28.5
55	Chi Chunxue	China	24: 16.1	57	35.7	21: 47.2	56	46: 39.0
56	Tatjana Mannima	Estonia	24: 29.4	58	35.2	21: 37.1	53	46: 41.7
57	Lee Chae-won	South Korea	25: 05.5	59	32.2	21: 06.8	42	46: 44.5
58	Rosie Brennan	United States	23: 36.7	45	42.7	23: 16.6	60	47: 36.0
59	Manca Slabanja	Slovenia	25: 10.1	61	30.9	22: 16.8	58	47: 57.8
60	Annika Taylor	Great Britain	25: 08.0	60	31.5	22: 29.6	59	48: 09.1
	Valeria Tjuleneva	Kazakhstan	23.41.6	47	42.7	DNF
	Nicole Fessel	Germany	DNS

Web links

• Results in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ sst: Kalla grabs first gold medal. In: Sportschau. ARD, February 10, 2018, accessed on February 25, 2018 .