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Sprint (Freestyle), Men

Date	8 February 2022
Status	Olympic
Location	Zhangjiakou Nordic Centre and Biathlon Centre, Chongli District, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province
Participants	88 from 44 countries
Format	Final standings based on time achieved in last round competed in.
Details	Course Length: 1,381 m Height Differential: 27 m Maximum Climb: 25 m Total Climbing: 53 m

After the classical style in 2018, the sprint was now run in the freestyle technique. On the demanding course, which was 80 meters longer than in PyeongChang, the Norwegian Johannes Høsflot Klæbo repeated his victory from four years ago. The top favorite prevailed against the Italian Federico Pellegrino, who also won his second consecutive silver. Bronze went to Russian athlete Aleksandr Terentyev. Another of the favorites, 2018 bronze medalist Aleksandr Bolshunov, skipped the race in order to concentrate on the longer events.

For top star Klæbo, who had suffered a bitter defeat in the skiathlon with a 40th place, it was the fourth gold medal of his career. He also became the first runner to win consecutive Olympic sprint titles.

The fastest skier in qualification was Lucas Chanavat from France, who was later eliminated in the semi-final. Both, Pellegrino and Klæbo, won their quarter-finals and qualified 1-2 in the same semi-final. Terentyev finished first in the second semi-final. The other three finalists were Joni Mäki (Finland), Artyom Maltsev (ROC), and Oskar Svensson (Sweden).

Klæbo and Pellegrino controlled the field from the start. After the last climb, only the three eventual medalists were still together. But on the home stretch, the third placed Terentyev had no chance to catch the leading two. On the final run-in, it was just Klæbo and Pellegrino, with Klæbo outpacing the Italian by 0.26.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Qualifying	QF	SF	Final
1	–	Johannes Høsflot Klæbo	NOR	2:46.74 (3)	2:51.57 (1 h1)	+0.06 (2 h1)	2:58.06 (1)	Gold
2	–	Federico Pellegrino	ITA	2:49.55 (6)	2:53.08 (1 h2)	2:52.17 (1 h1)	+0.26 (2)	Silver
3	–	Aleksandr Terentyev	ROC	2:50.92 (12)	+0.34 (2 h5)	2:50.67 (1 h2)	+1.31 (3)	Bronze
4	–	Joni Mäki	FIN	2:52.83 (23)	2:57.59 (1 h5)	+0.43 (2 h2)	+2.12 (4)
5	–	Artyom Maltsev	ROC	2:50.90 (10)	+1.06 (2 h4)	+0.83 (3 h2)	+3.59 (5)
6	–	Oskar Svensson	SWE	2:52.07 (17)	+0.69 (3 h1)	+0.55 (4 h2)	+6.17 (6)
7	–	Richard Jouve	FRA	2:47.93 (4)	2:57.92 (1 h3)	+0.14 (3 h1)	–
8	–	Sergey Ustyugov	ROC	2:46.51 (2)	+0.37 (2 h1)	+0.18 (4 h1)	–
9	–	Lucas Chanavat	FRA	2:45.03 (1)	+0.35 (2 h2)	+0.75 (5 h1)	–
10	–	Håvard Solås Taugbøl	NOR	2:49.93 (7)	+0.01 (2 h3)	+1.79 (5 h2)	–
11	–	Erik Valnes	NOR	2:51.56 (15)	2:49.31 (1 h4)	+22.61 (6 h2)	–
12	–	Ben Ogden	USA	2:52.21 (19)	+1.43 (4 h1)	+1.24 (6 h1)	–
13	–	Johan Häggström	SWE	2:50.61 (8)	+0.09 (3 h3)	–	–
14	–	Lauri Vuorinen	FIN	2:50.91 (11)	+5.33 (3 h4)	–	–
15	–	J. C. Schoonmaker	USA	2:51.15 (13)	+0.54 (3 h5)	–	–
16	–	Marcus Grate	SWE	2:52.14 (18)	+0.63 (3 h2)	–	–
17	–	Kevin Bolger	USA	2:52.50 (22)	+0.62 (4 h3)	–	–
18	–	Valerio Grond	SUI	2:53.17 (24)	+1.04 (4 h2)	–	–
19	–	Maciej Staręga	POL	2:53.61 (26)	+0.97 (4 h5)	–	–
20	–	Raimo Vīgants	LAT	2:53.98 (28)	+17.32 (4 h4)	–	–
21	–	Pål Golberg	NOR	2:51.52 (14)	+25.50 (5 h4)	–	–
22	–	Jovian Hediger	SUI	2:52.47 (20)	+1.28 (5 h5)	–	–
23	–	Michal Novák	CZE	2:52.49 (21)	+2.28 (5 h2)	–	–
24	–	Anton Persson	SWE	2:53.71 (27)	+1.78 (5 h1)	–	–
25	–	Luke Jager	USA	2:54.44 (30)	+1.22 (5 h3)	–	–
26	–	Ondřej Černý	CZE	2:50.65 (9)	+13.03 (6 h5)	–	–
27	–	Renaud Jay	FRA	2:51.86 (16)	+44.23 (6 h1)	–	–
28	–	Davide Graz	ITA	2:53.58 (25)	+3.01 (6 h2)	–	–
29	–	Luděk Šeller	CZE	2:54.09 (29)	+3.91 (6 h3)	–	–
30	–	Wang Qiang	CHN	2:48.91 (5)	RAL (6 h4)	–	–
31	–	Roman Schaad	SUI	2:54.57 (31)	–	–	–
32	–	Hiroyuki Miyazawa	JPN	2:54.64 (32)	–	–	–
33	–	Jan Pechoušek	CZE	2:55.03 (33)	–	–	–
34	–	Graham Ritchie	CAN	2:55.04 (34)	–	–	–
35	–	Francesco De Fabiani	ITA	2:55.56 (35)	–	–	–
36	–	Andrew Young	GBR	2:55.60 (36)	–	–	–
37	–	Jaume Pueyo	ESP	2:55.76 (37)	–	–	–
38	–	Janosch Brugger	GER	2:56.01 (38)	–	–	–
39	–	Michael Föttinger	AUT	2:56.58 (39)	–	–	–
40	–	James Clugnet	GBR	2:56.72 (40)	–	–	–
41	–	Henri Roos	EST	2:57.15 (41)	–	–	–
42	–	Vili Črv	SLO	2:57.39 (42)	–	–	–
43	–	Benjamin Moser	AUT	2:58.07 (43)	–	–	–
44	–	Miha Šimenc	SLO	2:58.14 (44)	–	–	–
45	–	Marko Kilp	EST	2:58.95 (45)	–	–	–
46	–	Ruslan Perekhoda	UKR	2:59.34 (46)	–	–	–
47	–	Raul Mihai Popa	ROU	2:59.85 (47)	–	–	–
48	–	Martin Himma	EST	3:00.07 (48)	–	–	–
49	–	Modestas Vaičiulis	LTU	3:01.28 (49)	–	–	–
50	–	Phil Bellingham	AUS	3:01.57 (50)	–	–	–
51	–	Maicol Rastelli	ITA	3:02.04 (51)	–	–	–
52	–	Mark Chanloung	THA	3:02.12 (52)	–	–	–
53	–	Yahor Shpuntau	BLR	3:02.17 (53)	–	–	–
54	–	Olivier Léveillé	CAN	3:02.26 (54)	–	–	–
55	–	Lars Vik	AUS	3:02.52 (55)	–	–	–
56	–	Antoine Cyr	CAN	3:02.59 (56)	–	–	–
57	–	Haruki Yamashita	JPN	3:02.60 (57)	–	–	–
58	–	Kamil Bury	POL	3:02.73 (58)	–	–	–
59	–	Strahinja Erić	BIH	3:03.05 (59)	–	–	–
60	–	Ciren Zhandui	CHN	3:03.22 (60)	–	–	–
61	–	Hugo Hinckfuss	AUS	3:04.44 (61)	–	–	–
62	–	Yevgeny Velichko	KAZ	3:04.52 (62)	–	–	–
63	–	Seve de Campo	AUS	3:04.81 (63)	–	–	–
64	–	Oleksiy Krasovskyi	UKR	3:05.52 (64)	–	–	–
65	–	Miha Licef	SLO	3:05.98 (65)	–	–	–
66	–	Vitaly Pukhkalo	KAZ	3:06.31 (66)	–	–	–
67	–	Shang Jincai	CHN	3:06.52 (67)	–	–	–
68	–	Tautvydas Strolia	LTU	3:06.76 (68)	–	–	–
69	–	Marko Skender	CRO	3:06.86 (69)	–	–	–
70	–	Roberts Slotiņš	LAT	3:07.41 (70)	–	–	–
71	–	Manex Silva	BRA	3:08.64 (71)	–	–	–
72	–	Ádám Kónya	HUN	3:09.43 (72)	–	–	–
73	–	Samuel Ikpefan	NGR	3:09.57 (73)	–	–	–
74	–	Janez Lampič	SLO	3:09.95 (74)	–	–	–
75	–	Franco dal Farra	ARG	3:09.95 (75)	–	–	–
76	–	Thibaut De Marre	BEL	3:10.66 (76)	–	–	–
77	–	Batmönkhiin Achbadrakh	MGL	3:11.60 (77)	–	–	–
78	–	Isak Stianson Pedersen	ISL	3:11.95 (78)	–	–	–
79	–	Liu Rongsheng	CHN	3:12.14 (79)	–	–	–
80	–	Emre Fırat	TUR	3:15.96 (80)	–	–	–
81	–	Jeong Jong-Won	KOR	3:16.15 (81)	–	–	–
82	–	Kim Min-U	KOR	3:19.76 (82)	–	–	–
83	–	Apostolos Angelis	GRE	3:20.87 (83)	–	–	–
84	–	Aleksandar Grbović	MNE	3:24.12 (84)	–	–	–
85	–	Yonathan Fernández	CHI	3:26.12 (85)	–	–	–
86	–	Stavre Jada	MKD	3:29.13 (86)	–	–	–
87	–	Elie Tawk	LBN	3:47.73 (87)	–	–	–
88	–	Carlos Quintana	COL	4:08.66 (88)	–	–	–
DNS	–	Aliaksandr Voranau	BLR	–	–	–	–		DNS
DNS	–	Aleksandr Bolshunov	ROC	–	–	–	–		DNS

Qualifying Round

Date	8 February 2022 — 16:50
Format	Top 30 finishers advance to quarter-finals.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Lucas Chanavat	FRA	2:45.03	Q
2	Sergey Ustyugov	ROC	2:46.51	Q
3	Johannes Høsflot Klæbo	NOR	2:46.74	Q
4	Richard Jouve	FRA	2:47.93	Q
5	Wang Qiang	CHN	2:48.91	Q
6	Federico Pellegrino	ITA	2:49.55	Q
7	Håvard Solås Taugbøl	NOR	2:49.93	Q
8	Johan Häggström	SWE	2:50.61	Q
9	Ondřej Černý	CZE	2:50.65	Q
10	Artyom Maltsev	ROC	2:50.90	Q
11	Lauri Vuorinen	FIN	2:50.91	Q
12	Aleksandr Terentyev	ROC	2:50.92	Q
13	J. C. Schoonmaker	USA	2:51.15	Q
14	Pål Golberg	NOR	2:51.52	Q
15	Erik Valnes	NOR	2:51.56	Q
16	Renaud Jay	FRA	2:51.86	Q
17	Oskar Svensson	SWE	2:52.07	Q
18	Marcus Grate	SWE	2:52.14	Q
19	Ben Ogden	USA	2:52.21	Q
20	Jovian Hediger	SUI	2:52.47	Q
21	Michal Novák	CZE	2:52.49	Q
22	Kevin Bolger	USA	2:52.50	Q
23	Joni Mäki	FIN	2:52.83	Q
24	Valerio Grond	SUI	2:53.17	Q
25	Davide Graz	ITA	2:53.58	Q
26	Maciej Staręga	POL	2:53.61	Q
27	Anton Persson	SWE	2:53.71	Q
28	Raimo Vīgants	LAT	2:53.98	Q
29	Luděk Šeller	CZE	2:54.09	Q
30	Luke Jager	USA	2:54.44	Q
31	Roman Schaad	SUI	2:54.57
32	Hiroyuki Miyazawa	JPN	2:54.64
33	Jan Pechoušek	CZE	2:55.03
34	Graham Ritchie	CAN	2:55.04
35	Francesco De Fabiani	ITA	2:55.56
36	Andrew Young	GBR	2:55.60
37	Jaume Pueyo	ESP	2:55.76
38	Janosch Brugger	GER	2:56.01
39	Michael Föttinger	AUT	2:56.58
40	James Clugnet	GBR	2:56.72
41	Henri Roos	EST	2:57.15
42	Vili Črv	SLO	2:57.39
43	Benjamin Moser	AUT	2:58.07
44	Miha Šimenc	SLO	2:58.14
45	Marko Kilp	EST	2:58.95
46	Ruslan Perekhoda	UKR	2:59.34
47	Raul Mihai Popa	ROU	2:59.85
48	Martin Himma	EST	3:00.07
49	Modestas Vaičiulis	LTU	3:01.28
50	Phil Bellingham	AUS	3:01.57
51	Maicol Rastelli	ITA	3:02.04
52	Mark Chanloung	THA	3:02.12
53	Yahor Shpuntau	BLR	3:02.17
54	Olivier Léveillé	CAN	3:02.26
55	Lars Vik	AUS	3:02.52
56	Antoine Cyr	CAN	3:02.59
57	Haruki Yamashita	JPN	3:02.60
58	Kamil Bury	POL	3:02.73
59	Strahinja Erić	BIH	3:03.05
60	Ciren Zhandui	CHN	3:03.22
61	Hugo Hinckfuss	AUS	3:04.44
62	Yevgeny Velichko	KAZ	3:04.52
63	Seve de Campo	AUS	3:04.81
64	Oleksiy Krasovskyi	UKR	3:05.52
65	Miha Licef	SLO	3:05.98
66	Vitaly Pukhkalo	KAZ	3:06.31
67	Shang Jincai	CHN	3:06.52
68	Tautvydas Strolia	LTU	3:06.76
69	Marko Skender	CRO	3:06.86
70	Roberts Slotiņš	LAT	3:07.41
71	Manex Silva	BRA	3:08.64
72	Ádám Kónya	HUN	3:09.43
73	Samuel Ikpefan	NGR	3:09.57
74	Janez Lampič	SLO	3:09.95
75	Franco dal Farra	ARG	3:09.95
76	Thibaut De Marre	BEL	3:10.66
77	Batmönkhiin Achbadrakh	MGL	3:11.60
78	Isak Stianson Pedersen	ISL	3:11.95
79	Liu Rongsheng	CHN	3:12.14
80	Emre Fırat	TUR	3:15.96
81	Jeong Jong-Won	KOR	3:16.15
82	Kim Min-U	KOR	3:19.76
83	Apostolos Angelis	GRE	3:20.87
84	Aleksandar Grbović	MNE	3:24.12
85	Yonathan Fernández	CHI	3:26.12
86	Stavre Jada	MKD	3:29.13
87	Elie Tawk	LBN	3:47.73
88	Carlos Quintana	COL	4:08.66

Quarter-Finals

Date	8 February 2022 — 18:55
Format	Top 2 finishers in each heat, and next two fastest times, advance to semi-finals.

Heat #1

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	3	Johannes Høsflot Klæbo	NOR	2:51.57	Q
2	2	Sergey Ustyugov	ROC	+0.37	Q
3	17	Oskar Svensson	SWE	+0.69	q
4	19	Ben Ogden	USA	+1.43	q
5	27	Anton Persson	SWE	+1.78
6	16	Renaud Jay	FRA	+44.23

Heat #2

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	6	Federico Pellegrino	ITA	2:53.08	Q
2	1	Lucas Chanavat	FRA	+0.35	Q
3	18	Marcus Grate	SWE	+0.63
4	24	Valerio Grond	SUI	+1.04
5	21	Michal Novák	CZE	+2.28
6	25	Davide Graz	ITA	+3.01

Heat #3

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	4	Richard Jouve	FRA	2:57.92	Q
2	7	Håvard Solås Taugbøl	NOR	+0.01	Q
3	8	Johan Häggström	SWE	+0.09
4	22	Kevin Bolger	USA	+0.62
5	30	Luke Jager	USA	+1.22
6	29	Luděk Šeller	CZE	+3.91

Heat #4

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	15	Erik Valnes	NOR	2:49.31	Q
2	10	Artyom Maltsev	ROC	+1.06	Q
3	11	Lauri Vuorinen	FIN	+5.33
4	28	Raimo Vīgants	LAT	+17.32
5	14	Pål Golberg	NOR	+25.50
6	5	Wang Qiang	CHN	RAL		1

Heat #5

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	23	Joni Mäki	FIN	2:57.59	Q
2	12	Aleksandr Terentyev	ROC	+0.34	Q
3	13	J. C. Schoonmaker	USA	+0.54
4	26	Maciej Staręga	POL	+0.97
5	20	Jovian Hediger	SUI	+1.28
6	9	Ondřej Černý	CZE	+13.03

Semi-Finals

Date	8 February 2022 — 19:35
Format	Top 2 finishers in each heat, and next two fastest times, advance to final.

Heat #1

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	6	Federico Pellegrino	ITA	2:52.17	Q
2	3	Johannes Høsflot Klæbo	NOR	+0.06	Q
3	4	Richard Jouve	FRA	+0.14
4	2	Sergey Ustyugov	ROC	+0.18
5	1	Lucas Chanavat	FRA	+0.75
6	19	Ben Ogden	USA	+1.24

Heat #2

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	12	Aleksandr Terentyev	ROC	2:50.67	Q
2	23	Joni Mäki	FIN	+0.43	Q
3	10	Artyom Maltsev	ROC	+0.83	q
4	17	Oskar Svensson	SWE	+0.55	q
5	7	Håvard Solås Taugbøl	NOR	+1.79
6	15	Erik Valnes	NOR	+22.61

Final Round

Date	8 February 2022 — 20:00

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Johannes Høsflot Klæbo	NOR	2:58.06
2	Federico Pellegrino	ITA	+0.26
3	Aleksandr Terentyev	ROC	+1.31
4	Joni Mäki	FIN	+2.12
5	Artyom Maltsev	ROC	+3.59
6	Oskar Svensson	SWE	+6.17