Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Women's sprint


The Women's sprint cross-country skiing competition at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States, was held on 19 February at Soldier Hollow.
Fifty-eight skiers competed in the qualifying round, of which the 16 fastest competitors advanced to the final rounds. The 16 competitors who advanced from the qualification were divided into 4 quarterfinal heats of 4 skiers each. The two best competitors in each quarterfinal advanced to the semifinal. The two best competitors in each semifinal advanced to the A Final competing for gold, silver, bronze and fourth place. The two lowest ranked competitors in the semifinal were placed in the B Final, competing for ranks from 5th to 8th position.

Results

Qualifying

58 competitors started the qualification race.
RankBibAthleteCountryTimeDeficitNote
110Katerina Neumannova3:12.76—Q
213Yuliya Chepalova3:13.03+0.27Q
32Evi Sachenbacher3:13.81+1.05Q
416Anita Moen3:14.13+1.37Q
56Beckie Scott3:14.62+1.86Q
619Elina Pienimäki3:14.79+2.03Q
718Andreja Mali3:15.75+2.99Q
84Gabriella Paruzzi3:16.11+3.35Q
93Claudia Künzel3:16.41+3.65Q
107Manuela Henkel3:16.89+4.13Q
119Maj Helen Sorkmo3:17.10+4.34Q
1227Yelena Burukhina3:17.26+4.50Q
1323Anke Reschwamm Schulze3:17.45+4.69Q
1426Sara Renner3:18.07+5.31Q
155Lyubov Yegorova3:18.46+5.70Q
1630Madoka Natsumi3:18.78+6.02Q
1721Sabina Valbusa3:19.22+6.46
1815Kati Sundqvist3:19.23+6.47
1920Hilde G. Pedersen3:19.79+7.03
201Nina Gavrilyuk3:20.02+7.26
2112Vibeke Skofterud3:20.21+7.45
228Magda Genuin3:20.28+7.52
2325Kaisa Varis3:20.52+7.76
2435Viktoria Lopatina3:20.59+7.83
2514Kristina Smigun3:20.94+8.18
2611Karin Moroder3:21.92+9.16
2724Andrea Huber3:22.18+9.42
2817Lina Andersson3:22.65+9.89
2932Iryna Terelia3:23.47+10.71
3051Jaime Fortier3:23.98+11.22
3129Milaine Thériault3:24.41+11.65
3233Natasa Lacen3:24.90+12.14
3322Anna Dahlberg3:25.32+12.56
3431Teja Gregorin3:25.64+12.88
3534Elin Ek3:25.93+13.17
3628Riitta-Liisa Lassila3:27.16+14.40
3744Anna-Carin Olofsson3:28.07+15.31
3839Tessa Benoit3:28.35+15.59
3938Nobuko Fukuda3:28.38+15.62
4049Hou Yuxia3:28.71+15.95
4140Vita Jakimchuk3:28.94+16.18
4236Helena Balatkova3:29.23+16.47
4353Ilona Bublova3:29.35+16.59
4441Kikkan Randall3:30.27+17.51
4543Natalia Sviridova-K.3:31.83+19.07
4642Aelin Peterson3:34.05+21.29
4747Tomomi Otaka3:34.14+21.38
4848Irina Terentjeva3:34.18+21.42
4845Kristina Joder3:34.18+21.42
5046Luan Zhengrong3:35.21+22.45
5137Natalya Issachenko3:39.09+26.33
5252Lee Chun Ja3:41.06+28.30
5355Daria Starostina3:41.69+28.93
5450Zsofia Gottschall3:42.98+30.22
5556Elena Gorohova3:43.82+31.06
5658Kelime Cetinkaya4:00.50+47.74
5757Katerina Balkaba4:06.99+54.23
5854Margarit Nikolyan4:13.5+1:00.79

Finals

The 16 competitors who advanced to the final rounds received new bibs which indicated their ranking in the qualification.
RankBibNameCountryTimeRound
2Yuliya Chepalova03:10.6A Final
3Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle03:12.2A Final
4Anita Moen03:12.7A Final
9Claudia Nystad03:13.3A Final
5Beckie Scott03:24.9B Final
11Maj Helen Sorkmo03:25.5B Final
7Andreja Mali03:25.9B Final
8Gabriella Paruzzi03:26.1B Final
14Sara RennerSemifinal
1013Anke Reschwamm SchulzeQuarterfinal
1115Lyubov YegorovaQuarterfinal
1216Madoka NatsumiQuarterfinal
131Katerina NeumannováQuarterfinal
146Elina PienimäkiQuarterfinal
1510Manuela HenkelQuarterfinal
1612Elena BurukhinaQuarterfinal
17Sabina ValbusaQualification
18Kati SundqvistQualification
19Hilde G. PedersenQualification
20Nina GavriljukQualification
21Vibeke SkofterudQualification
22Magda GenuinQualification
23Kaisa VarisQualification
24Viktoria LopatinaQualification
25Kristina SmigunQualification
26Karin MoroderQualification
27Andrea HuberQualification
28Lina AnderssonQualification
29Irina TereliaQualification
30Jaime FortierQualification
31Milaine ThériaultQualification
32Natasa LacenQualification
33Anna DahlbergQualification
34Teja GregorinQualification
35Elin EkQualification
36Riitta-Liisa RoponenQualification
37Anna-Carin OlofssonQualification
38Tessa BenoitQualification
39Nobuko FukudaQualification
40Hou YuxiaQualification
41Vita JakimchukQualification
42Helena ErbenovaQualification
43Ilona BublovaQualification
44Kikkan RandallQualification
45Natalia Sviridova-K.Qualification
46Aelin PetersonQualification
47Tomomi OtakaQualification
48Irina TerentjevaQualification
48Kristina JoderQualification
50Luan ZhengrongQualification
51Natalya IssachenkoQualification
52Lee Chun JaQualification
53Daria StarostinaQualification
54Zsofia GottschallQualification
55Elena GorohovaQualification
56Kelime CetinkayaQualification
57Katerina BalkabaQualification
58Margarit NikolyanQualification