Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's team sprint
The women's team sprint cross-country skiing competition in the classical technique at the 2014 Sochi Olympics took place on 19 February at Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex.
Results
The races were started at 14:05.In November 2017, Yuliya Ivanova was disqualified from the event meaning that the whole Russian team was also disqualified.
Semifinals
Rank | Heat | Bib | Country | Athletes | Time | Note |
1 | 1 | 1 | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg Marit Bjørgen | 16:43.45 | Q | |
2 | 1 | 3 | Ida Ingemarsdotter Stina Nilsson | 16:48.76 | Q | |
3 | 1 | 2 | Sophie Caldwell Kikkan Randall | 16:51.36 | LL | |
4 | 1 | 7 | Bettina Gruber Seraina Boner | 17:02.14 | LL | |
5 | 1 | 6 | Perianne Jones Daria Gaiazova | 17:09.13 | ||
6 | 1 | 5 | Aurore Jéan Célia Aymonier | 17:10.07 | ||
7 | 1 | 4 | Ilaria Debertolis Gaia Vuerich | 17:35.98 | ||
8 | 1 | 8 | Man Dandan Li Hongxue | 17:40.90 | ||
9 | 1 | 9 | Yelena Kolomina Anastassiya Slonova | 17:49.66 | ||
1 | 2 | 11 | Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Kerttu Niskanen | 16:42.15 | Q | |
2 | 2 | 13 | Sylwia Jaśkowiec Justyna Kowalczyk | 16:49.43 | Q | |
DSQ | 2 | 14 | Anastasia Dotsenko Yuliya Ivanova | 16:49.61 | LL | |
4 | 2 | 12 | Stefanie Böhler Denise Herrmann | 16:58.98 | LL | |
5 | 2 | 15 | Kateřina Smutná Teresa Stadlober | 16:59.50 | LL | |
6 | 2 | 10 | Alenka Čebašek Katja Višnar | 17:00.32 | LL | |
7 | 2 | 16 | Alena Procházková Daniela Kotschová | 18:51.94 | ||
2 | 17 | Marina Lisogor Kateryna Serdyuk | DNS |
On 19 February Ukrainian athletes asked for and were refused permission by the International Olympic Committee to wear black arm bands to honor those killed in the violent clashes Ukrainian's capital Kiev the previous day. According to press reports Lisogor and Serdyuk had refused to start because they had been denied to wear black arm bands. The National Olympic Committee of Ukraine claimed Serdyuk was injured.