| | Event type
Sprint (Freestyle), Women
| Date | 8 February 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Zhangjiakou Nordic Centre and Biathlon Centre, Chongli District, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province | |
| Participants | 90 from 34 countries | |
| Format | Final standings based on time achieved in last round competed in. | |
| Details | Course Length: 1,176 m Height Differential: 27 m Maximum Climb: 25 m Total Climbing: 43 m | |
Jonna Sundling and Maja Dahlqvist, both first-time Olympians, finished 1-2 for Sweden in the women’s freestyle sprint final. Sundling secured gold having earlier won the world title quite comfortably, by almost three seconds, despite Dahlqvist winning three of the four sprints contested the season’s World Cup. Bronze in Beijing went to Jessie Diggins from the USA.
Sundling dominated the event, clocking the best time in the qualification, and then winning her quarter-final as well as her semi-final. Dahlqvist only qualified as the fastest lucky loser in the first semi-final behind Sundling and the Swiss skier Nadine Fähndrich. In the slower second semi-final, only Emma Ribom, also from Sweden, and Jessie Diggins advanced to the final. The last Norwegian, 2018 silver medalist Maiken Caspersen Falla, missed the final after a fourth place in the second semi.
The final consisted of three Swedes, two Americans (Diggins and Rosie Brennan), and one Swiss. Sundling led from the start followed by her two team-mates. With 500 m to the finish, it was a 1-2-3 for Sweden, when Ribom lost her momentum and could not keep up with the pace. Sundling increased her lead and won by a margin rarely seen in world class sprint events. Dahlqvist just managed to hold Diggins at bay for the silver medal.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Qualifying | QF | SF | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Jonna Sundling |  SWE | 3:09.03 (1) | 3:15.48 (1 h1) | 3:11.94 (1 h1) | 3:09.68 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | – | Maja Dahlqvist | SWE | 3:18.05 (6) | 3:21.03 (1 h2) | +1.00 (3 h1) | +2.88 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | – | Jessie Diggins |  USA | 3:17.72 (5) | 3:16.30 (1 h4) | +0.41 (2 h2) | +3.16 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | – | Rosie Brennan | USA | 3:14.83 (2) | +2.42 (2 h1) | +1.35 (4 h1) | +4.49 (4) | |||
| 5 | – | Nadine Fähndrich |  SUI | 3:15.65 (3) | 3:16.51 (1 h3) | +0.67 (2 h1) | +7.21 (5) | |||
| 6 | – | Emma Ribom | SWE | 3:19.99 (11) | +2.14 (2 h4) | 3:15.22 (1 h2) | +11.11 (6) | |||
| 7 | – | Veronika Stepanova |  ROC | 3:20.41 (12) | 3:18.09 (1 h5) | +1.00 (3 h2) | – | |||
| 8 | – | Maiken Caspersen Falla |  NOR | 3:20.86 (16) | +0.37 (2 h3) | +1.19 (4 h2) | – | |||
| 9 | – | Tiril Udnes Weng | NOR | 3:18.17 (7) | +0.28 (2 h2) | +2.35 (5 h1) | – | |||
| 10 | – | Victoria Carl |  GER | 3:19.89 (10) | +1.75 (3 h3) | +1.61 (5 h2) | – | |||
| 11 | – | Sofie Krehl | GER | 3:18.93 (8) | +0.28 (2 h5) | +6.10 (6 h2) | – | |||
| 12 | – | Anamarija Lampič |  SLO | 3:22.93 (26) | +3.12 (3 h1) | +7.32 (6 h1) | – | |||
| 13 | – | Alina Meier | SUI | 3:20.88 (17) | +3.03 (3 h5) | – | – | |||
| 14 | – | Nataliya Nepryayeva | ROC | 3:21.76 (20) | +0.31 (3 h2) | – | – | |||
| 15 | – | Pia Fink | GER | 3:22.09 (21) | +3.42 (3 h4) | – | – | |||
| 16 | – | Yuliya Stupak | ROC | 3:17.01 (4) | +3.17 (4 h1) | – | – | |||
| 17 | – | Anna Dyvik | SWE | 3:19.15 (9) | +2.49 (4 h3) | – | – | |||
| 18 | – | Julia Kern | USA | 3:20.69 (14) | +3.59 (4 h5) | – | – | |||
| 19 | – | Kateřina Janatová |  CZE | 3:20.80 (15) | +3.82 (4 h4) | – | – | |||
| 20 | – | Tereza Beranová | CZE | 3:22.20 (22) | +1.56 (4 h2) | – | – | |||
| 21 | – | Mathilde Myhrvold | NOR | 3:21.24 (19) | +6.53 (5 h5) | – | – | |||
| 22 | – | Lotta Udnes Weng | NOR | 3:22.26 (23) | +4.91 (5 h4) | – | – | |||
| 23 | – | Katri Lylynperä |  FIN | 3:22.62 (24) | +7.78 (5 h3) | – | – | |||
| 24 | – | Laurien van der Graaff | SUI | 3:23.03 (27) | +3.29 (5 h2) | – | – | |||
| 25 | – | Dahria Beatty |  CAN | 3:23.54 (28) | +3.25 (5 h1) | – | – | |||
| 26 | – | Jasmin Kähärä | FIN | 3:20.43 (13) | +12.43 (6 h5) | – | – | |||
| 27 | – | Jasmi Joensuu | FIN | 3:21.05 (18) | +33.63 (6 h4) | – | – | |||
| 28 | – | Greta Laurent |  ITA | 3:22.84 (25) | +5.93 (6 h2) | – | – | |||
| 29 | – | Lucia Scardoni | ITA | 3:23.61 (29) | +10.56 (6 h3) | – | – | |||
| 30 | – | Caterina Ganz | ITA | 3:24.13 (30) | +8.56 (6 h1) | – | – | |||
| 31 | – | Lena Quintin |  FRA | 3:24.19 (31) | – | – | – | |||
| 32 | – | Patrīcija Eiduka |  LAT | 3:24.32 (32) | – | – | – | |||
| 33 | – | Petra Hynčicová | CZE | 3:24.51 (33) | – | – | – | |||
| 34 | – | Lisa Unterweger |  AUT | 3:24.83 (34) | – | – | – | |||
| 35 | – | Cendrine Browne | CAN | 3:24.85 (35) | – | – | – | |||
| 36 | – | Ma Qinghua |  CHN | 3:25.05 (36) | – | – | – | |||
| 37 | – | Coletta Rydzek | GER | 3:25.09 (37) | – | – | – | |||
| 38 | – | Chi Chunxue | CHN | 3:25.31 (38) | – | – | – | |||
| 39 | – | Izabela Marcisz |  POL | 3:25.62 (39) | – | – | – | |||
| 40 | – | Olivia Bouffard-Nesbitt | CAN | 3:25.92 (40) | – | – | – | |||
| 41 | – | Mariel Pulles |  EST | 3:27.71 (41) | – | – | – | |||
| 42 | – | Monika Skinder | POL | 3:27.93 (42) | – | – | – | |||
| 43 | – | Hannah Halvorsen | USA | 3:29.13 (43) | – | – | – | |||
| 44 | – | Zuzana Holíková | CZE | 3:29.63 (44) | – | – | – | |||
| 45 | – | Khristina Matsokina | ROC | 3:29.64 (45) | – | – | – | |||
| 46 | – | Eva Urevc | SLO | 3:30.43 (46) | – | – | – | |||
| 47 | – | Cristina Pittin | ITA | 3:30.64 (47) | – | – | – | |||
| 48 | – | Kaidy Kaasiku | EST | 3:31.54 (48) | – | – | – | |||
| 49 | – | Anja Weber | SUI | 3:31.60 (49) | – | – | – | |||
| 50 | – | Weronika Kaleta | POL | 3:32.28 (50) | – | – | – | |||
| 51 | – | Nadezhda Stepashkina |  KAZ | 3:32.56 (51) | – | – | – | |||
| 52 | – | Jessica Yeaton |  AUS | 3:32.85 (52) | – | – | – | |||
| 53 | – | Vedrana Malec |  CRO | 3:33.12 (53) | – | – | – | |||
| 54 | – | Maryna Antsybor |  UKR | 3:33.80 (54) | – | – | – | |||
| 55 | – | Anita Klemenčič | SLO | 3:34.12 (55) | – | – | – | |||
| 56 | – | Yilamujiang Dinigeer | CHN | 3:34.55 (56) | – | – | – | |||
| 57 | – | Barbora Klementová |  SVK | 3:34.87 (57) | – | – | – | |||
| 58 | – | Laura Leclair | CAN | 3:35.31 (58) | – | – | – | |||
| 59 | – | Anja Mandeljc | SLO | 3:35.90 (59) | – | – | – | |||
| 60 | – | Angelina Shuryga | KAZ | 3:35.93 (60) | – | – | – | |||
| 61 | – | Karen Chanloung |  THA | 3:36.00 (61) | – | – | – | |||
| 62 | – | Keidy Kaasiku | EST | 3:36.82 (62) | – | – | – | |||
| 63 | – | Alena Procházková | SVK | 3:36.84 (63) | – | – | – | |||
| 64 | – | Aveli Uustalu | EST | 3:37.10 (64) | – | – | – | |||
| 65 | – | Casey Wright | AUS | 3:39.22 (65) | – | – | – | |||
| 66 | – | Jialin Bayani | CHN | 3:39.27 (66) | – | – | – | |||
| 67 | – | Kseniya Shalygina | KAZ | 3:41.55 (67) | – | – | – | |||
| 68 | – | Irina Bykova | KAZ | 3:42.70 (68) | – | – | – | |||
| 69 | – | Viktoriya Olekh | UKR | 3:42.78 (69) | – | – | – | |||
| 70 | – | Tena Hadžić | CRO | 3:45.60 (70) | – | – | – | |||
| 71 | – | Kristína Sivoková | SVK | 3:46.25 (71) | – | – | – | |||
| 72 | – | Samanta Krampe | LAT | 3:46.66 (72) | – | – | – | |||
| 73 | – | Kristrún Guðnadóttir |  ISL | 3:49.59 (73) | – | – | – | |||
| 74 | – | Han Da-Som |  KOR | 3:51.34 (74) | – | – | – | |||
| 75 | – | Kitija Auzina | LAT | 3:51.60 (75) | – | – | – | |||
| 76 | – | Lee Ui-Jin | KOR | 3:52.05 (76) | – | – | – | |||
| 77 | – | Timea Lorincz |  ROU | 3:55.15 (77) | – | – | – | |||
| 78 | – | Ariunsanaagiin Enkhtuul |  MGL | 3:58.25 (78) | – | – | – | |||
| 79 | – | Katya Galstyan |  ARM | 4:00.48 (79) | – | – | – | |||
| 80 | – | Estere Volfa | LAT | 4:03.36 (80) | – | – | – | |||
| 81 | – | Eglė Savickaitė |  LTU | 4:03.60 (81) | – | – | – | |||
| 82 | – | Nahiara Díaz |  ARG | 4:05.46 (82) | – | – | – | |||
| 83 | – | Jaque Mourão |  BRA | 4:05.60 (83) | – | – | – | |||
| 84 | – | Ayşenur Duman |  TUR | 4:08.47 (84) | – | – | – | |||
| 85 | – | Ieva Dainytė | LTU | 4:10.99 (85) | – | – | – | |||
| 86 | – | Nefeli Tita |  GRE | 4:14.48 (86) | – | – | – | |||
| 87 | – | Eduarda Ribera | BRA | 4:14.53 (87) | – | – | – | |||
| 88 | – | Maria Ntanou | GRE | 4:19.66 (88) | – | – | – | |||
| 89 | – | Sanja Kusmuk |  BIH | 4:27.99 (89) | – | – | – | |||
| – | Valiantsina Kaminskaya | UKR | [3:44.10] ( | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| – | Lee Chae-Won | KOR | – | – | – | – | DNS |
Qualifying Round
| Date | 8 February 2022 — 16:00 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top 30 finishers advance to quarter-finals. |
Quarter-Finals
| Date | 8 February 2022 — 18:30 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top 2 finishers in each heat, and next two fastest times, advance to semi-finals. |
Heat #1
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jonna Sundling | SWE | 3:15.48 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Rosie Brennan | USA | +2.42 | ||
| 3 | 26 | Anamarija Lampič | SLO | +3.12 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Yuliya Stupak | ROC | +3.17 | ||
| 5 | 28 | Dahria Beatty | CAN | +3.25 | ||
| 6 | 30 | Caterina Ganz | ITA | +8.56 |
Heat #2
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Maja Dahlqvist | SWE | 3:21.03 | ||
| 2 | 7 | Tiril Udnes Weng | NOR | +0.28 | ||
| 3 | 20 | Nataliya Nepryayeva | ROC | +0.31 | ||
| 4 | 22 | Tereza Beranová | CZE | +1.56 | ||
| 5 | 27 | Laurien van der Graaff | SUI | +3.29 | ||
| 6 | 25 | Greta Laurent | ITA | +5.93 |
Heat #3
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Nadine Fähndrich | SUI | 3:16.51 | ||
| 2 | 16 | Maiken Caspersen Falla | NOR | +0.37 | ||
| 3 | 10 | Victoria Carl | GER | +1.75 | ||
| 4 | 9 | Anna Dyvik | SWE | +2.49 | ||
| 5 | 24 | Katri Lylynperä | FIN | +7.78 | ||
| 6 | 29 | Lucia Scardoni | ITA | +10.56 |
Heat #4
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Jessie Diggins | USA | 3:16.30 | ||
| 2 | 11 | Emma Ribom | SWE | +2.14 | ||
| 3 | 21 | Pia Fink | GER | +3.42 | ||
| 4 | 15 | Kateřina Janatová | CZE | +3.82 | ||
| 5 | 23 | Lotta Udnes Weng | NOR | +4.91 | ||
| 6 | 18 | Jasmi Joensuu | FIN | +33.63 |
Heat #5
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Veronika Stepanova | ROC | 3:18.09 | ||
| 2 | 8 | Sofie Krehl | GER | +0.28 | ||
| 3 | 17 | Alina Meier | SUI | +3.03 | ||
| 4 | 14 | Julia Kern | USA | +3.59 | ||
| 5 | 19 | Mathilde Myhrvold | NOR | +6.53 | ||
| 6 | 13 | Jasmin Kähärä | FIN | +12.43 |
Semi-Finals
| Date | 8 February 2022 — 19:25 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top 2 finishers in each heat, and next two fastest times, advance to final. |
Heat #1
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jonna Sundling | SWE | 3:11.94 | ||
| 2 | 3 | Nadine Fähndrich | SUI | +0.67 | ||
| 3 | 6 | Maja Dahlqvist | SWE | +1.00 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Rosie Brennan | USA | +1.35 | ||
| 5 | 7 | Tiril Udnes Weng | NOR | +2.35 | ||
| 6 | 26 | Anamarija Lampič | SLO | +7.32 |
Heat #2
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Emma Ribom | SWE | 3:15.22 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Jessie Diggins | USA | +0.41 | ||
| 3 | 12 | Veronika Stepanova | ROC | +1.00 | ||
| 4 | 16 | Maiken Caspersen Falla | NOR | +1.19 | ||
| 5 | 10 | Victoria Carl | GER | +1.61 | ||
| 6 | 8 | Sofie Krehl | GER | +6.10 |
Final Round
| Date | 8 February 2022 — 19:47 |
|---|
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonna Sundling | SWE | 3:09.68 | ||
| 2 | Maja Dahlqvist | SWE | +2.88 | ||
| 3 | Jessie Diggins | USA | +3.16 | ||
| 4 | Rosie Brennan | USA | +4.49 | ||
| 5 | Nadine Fähndrich | SUI | +7.21 | ||
| 6 | Emma Ribom | SWE | +11.11 |