| | Event type
Sprint (Freestyle), Men
| Date | 11 February 2014 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Kompleks Dlya Sorevnovaniy Po Lyzhnym Gonkam i Biatlonu Laura, Mountain Cluster, Krasnaya Polyana | |
| Participants | 86 from 40 countries | |
| Format | Final standings based on time achieved in last round competed in. | |
| Details | Course Length: 1,800 m Height Differential: 35 m Maximum Climb: 32 m Total Climbing: 62 m | |
In an event renowned for clashes affecting the final outcome, this was no exception. In the qualification round, Norwegian sprint specialist Ola Vigen Hattestad was the fastest skier, and proceeded to win both his quarter-final and semi-final heats skiing from the front. The most prominent drop-outs in the earlier rounds were Italy’s Federico Pellegrino, skiathlon gold medallist Dario Cologna from Switzerland and Norway’s 2010 multiple medalist Petter Northug, Jr., who made another disappointing appearance after a virus infection earlier in the year.
In the final, Hattestad followed his usual tactics, leading from an early stage, followed closely by Sweden’s Teodor Peterson. The second Swede, Emil Jönsson was already lagging far behind after an early fall, when three other leading skiers Marcus Hellner, also from Sweden, Norway’s Anders Gløersen, and the Russian home crowd favorite, Sergey Ustyugov were involved in a collision. Gløersen fell on a downhill curve, bringing down with him Ustyugov and Hellner. In the race for gold and silver, Hattestad stayed out of trouble and beat Peterson from the front position by 1.22 sec. Behind them, the already written off Jönsson took advantage of the crashes, and crossed the finish line 20 seconds behind the winner to claim an unexpected bronze.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Qualifying | QF | SF | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Ola Vigen Hattestad |  NOR | 3:28.35 (1) | 3:37.99 (1 h1) | 3:36.33 (1 h1) | 3:38.39 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | – | Teodor Peterson |  SWE | 3:31.43 (6) | 3:33.34 (2 h3) | 3:36.48 (2 h1) | 3:39.61 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | – | Emil Jönsson | SWE | 3:30.77 (5) | 3:33.20 (1 h3) | 3:37.43 (2 h2) | 3:58.13 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | – | Anders Gløersen | NOR | 3:30.41 (4) | 3:36.28 (1 h2) | 3:36.95 (3 h1) | 4:02.05 (4) | |||
| 5 | – | Sergey Ustyugov |  RUS | 3:30.26 (2) | 3:36.14 (1 h4) | 3:37.37 (1 h2) | 4:32.48 (5) | |||
| 6 | – | Marcus Hellner | SWE | 3:35.38 (15) | 3:33.62 (3 h3) | 3:36.98 (4 h1) | 5:24.31 (6) | |||
| 7 | – | Bernhard Tritscher |  AUT | 3:32.60 (8) | 3:44.01 (2 h5) | 3:37.64 (3 h2) | – | |||
| 8 | 8 | Eirik Brandsdal | NOR | 3:32.53 (7) | 3:36.59 (2 h2) | 3:37.09 (5 h1) | – | |||
| 9 | 18 | Aleksey Petukhov | RUS | 3:32.67 (9) | 3:36.39 (2 h4) | 3:37.89 (4 h2) | – | 1 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Petter Northug | NOR | 3:35.44 (16) | 3:36.70 (4 h3) | 3:54.28 (5 h2) | – | |||
| 11 | 6 | Federico Pellegrino |  ITA | 3:30.38 (3) | 3:43.97 (1 h5) | 3:55.99 (6 h2) | – | |||
| 12 | 22 | Anton Gafarov | RUS | 3:36.10 (20) | 3:38.52 (2 h1) | 6:25.95 (6 h1) | – | |||
| 13 | 13 | Nikita Kryukov | RUS | 3:34.04 (11) | 3:39.10 (3 h1) | – | – | |||
| 14 | 28 | Renaud Jay |  FRA | 3:35.16 (14) | 3:37.00 (3 h2) | – | – | |||
| 15 | 44 | David Hofer | ITA | 3:35.68 (18) | 3:44.87 (3 h5) | – | – | |||
| 16 | 36 | Cyril Miranda | FRA | 3:36.59 (22) | 3:37.57 (3 h4) | – | – | |||
| 17 | 17 | Calle Halfvarsson | SWE | 3:33.11 (10) | 3:39.13 (4 h1) | – | – | |||
| 18 | 11 | Andy Newell |  USA | 3:35.52 (17) | 3:37.12 (4 h2) | – | – | |||
| 19 | 14 | Alex Harvey |  CAN | 3:36.08 (19) | 3:37.89 (4 h4) | – | – | |||
| 20 | 19 | Tim Tscharnke |  GER | 3:37.75 (28) | 3:46.81 (4 h5) | – | – | |||
| 21 | 4 | Martti Jylhä |  FIN | 3:34.49 (12) | 3:37.98 (5 h4) | – | – | |||
| 22 | 2 | Jöri Kindschi |  SUI | 3:36.89 (23) | 3:47.94 (5 h5) | – | – | |||
| 23 | 30 | Harald Wurm | AUT | 3:37.18 (24) | 3:38.32 (5 h2) | – | – | |||
| 24 | 37 | Ville Nousiainen | FIN | 3:37.52 (25) | 3:40.84 (5 h3) | – | – | |||
| 25 | 25 | Nikolay Chebotko |  KAZ | 3:37.88 (30) | 3:39.66 (5 h1) | – | – | |||
| 26 | 38 | Dario Cologna | SUI | 3:35.03 (13) | 4:39.69 (6 h5) | – | – | |||
| 27 | 15 | Simi Hamilton | USA | 3:36.12 (21) | 3:39.83 (6 h1) | – | – | |||
| 28 | 39 | Sun Qinghai |  CHN | 3:37.71 (26) | 3:47.26 (6 h3) | – | – | |||
| 29 | 27 | Andrew Musgrave |  GBR | 3:37.75 (27) | 3:48.69 (6 h2) | – | – | |||
| 30 | 35 | Cyril Gaillard | FRA | 3:37.86 (29) | 3:40.77 (6 h4) | – | – | |||
| 31 | 12 | Josef Wenzl | GER | 3:38.10 (31) | – | – | – | |||
| 32 | 61 | Thomas Bing | GER | 3:38.30 (32) | – | – | – | |||
| 33 | 52 | Roman Ragozin | KAZ | 3:38.56 (33) | – | – | – | |||
| 34 | 24 | Anssi Pentsinen | FIN | 3:38.66 (34) | – | – | – | |||
| 35 | 16 | Sebastian Eisenlauer | GER | 3:39.00 (35) | – | – | – | |||
| 36 | 32 | Len Väljas | CAN | 3:39.87 (36) | – | – | – | |||
| 37 | 42 | Torin Koos | USA | 3:40.27 (37) | – | – | – | |||
| 38 | 48 | Dietmar Nöckler | ITA | 3:40.27 (38) | – | – | – | |||
| 39 | 54 | Erik Bjornsen | USA | 3:40.39 (39) | – | – | – | |||
| 40 | 31 | Baptiste Gros | FRA | 3:40.54 (40) | – | – | – | |||
| 41 | 50 | Dušan Kožíšek |  CZE | 3:40.56 (41) | – | – | – | |||
| 42 | 49 | Andrew Young | GBR | 3:40.68 (42) | – | – | – | |||
| 43 | 43 | Juho Mikkonen | FIN | 3:40.72 (43) | – | – | – | |||
| 44 | 41 | Enrico Nizzi | ITA | 3:40.89 (44) | – | – | – | |||
| 45 | 33 | Yuichi Onda |  JPN | 3:40.98 (45) | – | – | – | |||
| 46 | 55 | Max Hauke | AUT | 3:41.55 (46) | – | – | – | |||
| 47 | 7 | Jovian Hediger | SUI | 3:42.34 (47) | – | – | – | |||
| 48 | 58 | Mikhail Siamionau |  BLR | 3:42.93 (48) | – | – | – | |||
| 49 | 29 | Aleš Razým | CZE | 3:43.24 (49) | – | – | – | |||
| 50 | 62 | Ruslan Perekhoda |  UKR | 3:43.61 (50) | – | – | – | |||
| 51 | 45 | Raido Ränkel |  EST | 3:43.82 (51) | – | – | – | |||
| 52 | 34 | Peeter Kümmel | EST | 3:44.03 (52) | – | – | – | |||
| 53 | 51 | Jesse Cockney | CAN | 3:44.36 (53) | – | – | – | |||
| 54 | 64 | Martin Møller |  DEN | 3:44.38 (54) | – | – | – | |||
| 55 | 53 | Phil Bellingham |  AUS | 3:45.65 (55) | – | – | – | |||
| 56 | 40 | Devon Kershaw | CAN | 3:45.77 (56) | – | – | – | |||
| 57 | 63 | Sebastian Gazurek |  POL | 3:46.12 (57) | – | – | – | |||
| 58 | 46 | Denis Volotka | KAZ | 3:46.92 (58) | – | – | – | |||
| 59 | 47 | Siim Sellis | EST | 3:48.06 (59) | – | – | – | |||
| 60 | 69 | Imanol Rojo |  ESP | 3:48.44 (60) | – | – | – | |||
| 61 | 65 | Arvis Liepiņš |  LAT | 3:49.28 (61) | – | – | – | |||
| 62 | 77 | Callum Smith | GBR | 3:50.13 (62) | – | – | – | |||
| 63 | 78 | Milanko Petrović |  SRB | 3:50.20 (63) | – | – | – | |||
| 64 | 68 | Andrey Gridin |  BUL | 3:50.57 (64) | – | – | – | |||
| 65 | 71 | Paul Pepene |  ROU | 3:51.54 (65) | – | – | – | |||
| 66 | 57 | Peter Mlynár |  SVK | 3:51.76 (66) | – | – | – | |||
| 67 | 21 | Maciej Staręga | POL | 3:51.84 (67) | – | – | – | |||
| 68 | 74 | Daniel Pripici | ROU | 3:52.68 (68) | – | – | – | |||
| 69 | 75 | Edi Dadić |  CRO | 3:52.89 (69) | – | – | – | |||
| 70 | 73 | Vytautas Strolia |  LTU | 3:55.48 (70) | – | – | – | |||
| 71 | 60 | Jānis Paipals | LAT | 3:56.21 (71) | – | – | – | |||
| 72 | 72 | Sævar Birgisson |  ISL | 3:59.50 (72) | – | – | – | |||
| 73 | 67 | Milán Szabó |  HUN | 3:59.68 (73) | – | – | – | |||
| 74 | 80 | Apostolos Angelis |  GRE | 4:01.87 (74) | – | – | – | |||
| 75 | 79 | Sabahattin Oğlago |  TUR | 4:02.03 (75) | – | – | – | |||
| 76 | 81 | Rejhan Šmrković | SRB | 4:02.28 (76) | – | – | – | |||
| 77 | 83 | Victor Pînzaru |  MDA | 4:04.91 (77) | – | – | – | |||
| 78 | 86 | Darko Damjanovski |  MKD | 4:08.56 (78) | – | – | – | |||
| 79 | 66 | Kari Peters |  LUX | 4:13.08 (79) | – | – | – | |||
| 80 | 82 | Leandro Ribela |  BRA | 4:21.12 (80) | – | – | – | |||
| 81 | 70 | Oleksiy Krasovskyi | UKR | 4:35.08 (81) | – | – | – | |||
| 82 | 85 | Mladen Plakalović |  BIH | 4:40.64 (82) | – | – | – | |||
| 83 | 23 | Roman Schaad | SUI | 4:56.63 (83) | – | – | – | |||
| 84 | 84 | Yonathan Fernández |  CHI | 4:58.63 (84) | – | – | – | |||
| 85 | 76 | Callum Watson | AUS | 5:29.62 (85) | – | – | – | |||
| 59 | Xu Wenlong | CHN | – ( | – | – | – |
Qualifying Round
| Date | 11 February 2014 — 14:25 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top 30 finishers advance to quarter-finals. |
Quarter-Finals
| Date | 11 February 2014 — 16:30 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top 2 finishers in each heat, and next two fastest times, advance to semi-finals. |
Heat #1
| Time | 16:30 |
|---|
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ola Vigen Hattestad | NOR | 3:37.99 | ||
| 2 | 22 | Anton Gafarov | RUS | 3:38.52 | ||
| 3 | 13 | Nikita Kryukov | RUS | 3:39.10 | ||
| 4 | 17 | Calle Halfvarsson | SWE | 3:39.13 | ||
| 5 | 25 | Nikolay Chebotko | KAZ | 3:39.66 | ||
| 6 | 15 | Simi Hamilton | USA | 3:39.83 |
Heat #2
| Time | 16:36 |
|---|
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Anders Gløersen | NOR | 3:36.28 | ||
| 2 | 8 | Eirik Brandsdal | NOR | 3:36.59 | ||
| 3 | 28 | Renaud Jay | FRA | 3:37.00 | ||
| 4 | 11 | Andy Newell | USA | 3:37.12 | ||
| 5 | 30 | Harald Wurm | AUT | 3:38.32 | ||
| 6 | 27 | Andrew Musgrave | GBR | 3:48.69 |
Heat #3
| Time | 16:42 |
|---|
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Emil Jönsson | SWE | 3:33.20 | ||
| 2 | 20 | Teodor Peterson | SWE | 3:33.34 | ||
| 3 | 56 | Marcus Hellner | SWE | 3:33.62 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Petter Northug | NOR | 3:36.70 | ||
| 5 | 37 | Ville Nousiainen | FIN | 3:40.84 | ||
| 6 | 39 | Sun Qinghai | CHN | 3:47.26 |
Heat #4
| Time | 16:48 |
|---|
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Sergey Ustyugov | RUS | 3:36.14 | ||
| 2 | 18 | Aleksey Petukhov | RUS | 3:36.39 | ||
| 3 | 36 | Cyril Miranda | FRA | 3:37.57 | ||
| 4 | 14 | Alex Harvey | CAN | 3:37.89 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Martti Jylhä | FIN | 3:37.98 | ||
| 6 | 35 | Cyril Gaillard | FRA | 3:40.77 |
Heat #5
| Time | 16:54 |
|---|
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Federico Pellegrino | ITA | 3:43.97 | ||
| 2 | 26 | Bernhard Tritscher | AUT | 3:44.01 | ||
| 3 | 44 | David Hofer | ITA | 3:44.87 | ||
| 4 | 19 | Tim Tscharnke | GER | 3:46.81 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Jöri Kindschi | SUI | 3:47.94 | ||
| 6 | 38 | Dario Cologna | SUI | 4:39.69 |
Semi-Finals
| Date | 11 February 2014 — 17:14 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top 2 finishers in each heat, and next two fastest times, advance to final. |
Heat #1
| Time | 17:14 |
|---|
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ola Vigen Hattestad | NOR | 3:36.33 | ||
| 2 | 20 | Teodor Peterson | SWE | 3:36.48 | ||
| 3 | 10 | Anders Gløersen | NOR | 3:36.95 | ||
| 4 | 56 | Marcus Hellner | SWE | 3:36.98 | ||
| 5 | 8 | Eirik Brandsdal | NOR | 3:37.09 | ||
| 6 | 22 | Anton Gafarov | RUS | 6:25.95 |
Heat #2
| Time | 17:21 |
|---|
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Sergey Ustyugov | RUS | 3:37.37 | ||
| 2 | 9 | Emil Jönsson | SWE | 3:37.43 | ||
| 3 | 26 | Bernhard Tritscher | AUT | 3:37.64 | ||
| 4 | 18 | Aleksey Petukhov | RUS | 3:37.89 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Petter Northug | NOR | 3:54.28 | ||
| 6 | 6 | Federico Pellegrino | ITA | 3:55.99 |
Final Round
| Date | 11 February 2014 — 17:40 |
|---|
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ola Vigen Hattestad | NOR | 3:38.39 | ||
| 2 | Teodor Peterson | SWE | 3:39.61 | ||
| 3 | Emil Jönsson | SWE | 3:58.13 | ||
| 4 | Anders Gløersen | NOR | 4:02.05 | ||
| 5 | Sergey Ustyugov | RUS | 4:32.48 | ||
| 6 | Marcus Hellner | SWE | 5:24.31 |