The women's 4 × 5 kilometre relay cross-country skiing competition at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States, was held on 19 February at Soldier Hollow.
At Nagano in 1998, the Russians won over the Norwegians, and would have been overwhelming favorites at Salt Lake City but this time were forced to scratch due to positive drug tests from Larissa Lazutina and Olga Danilova.
Race summary In Russia's absence, Germany took an early lead in the first leg. Switzerland, Slovenia, and Norway trailed after Germany the first leg. Norway went ahead on the second leg, 2.7 seconds ahead of Germany, as they both distanced themselves from Switzerland, which was third. Norway stayed ahead by the third and final exchange, nine seconds over Germany, and another seven seconds ahead of Switzerland. On the anchor leg, Germany's Evi Sachenbacher caught Norway's anchor, Anita Moen, and pulled ahead 100 metres from the finish line to win the gold medal for Germany. Switzerland won the bronze medal.
Results Each team used four skiers, with each completing racing over the same 5 kilometre circuit. The first two raced in the classical style, and the final pair of skiers raced freestyle.
The race was started at 12:30.Final results Rank Bib Team Time [min:s] Deficit 4 Manuela HenkelViola BauerClaudia KünzelEvi Sachenbacher 49:30.613:01.812:58.011:47.711:43.1 2 Marit BjørgenBente SkariHilde G. PedersenAnita Moen 49:31.913:15.912:41.211:41.011:53.8 7 Andrea HuberLaurence RochatBrigitte Albrecht-LoretanNatascia Leonardi Cortesi 50:03.613:08.213:02.711:43.312:09.4 4 8 Helena BalatkováKamila RajdlováKateřina NeumannováKateřina Hanušová 50:35.213:33.613:24.611:26.412:10.6 +1:04.6 5 13 Yelena KaluginaSvetlana NageykinaVera ZyatikovaNataliya Zyatikova 50:37.913:45.112:47.912:11.111:53.8 +1:07.3 6 3 Marianna LongaGabriella ParuzziSabina ValbusaStefania Belmondo 50:38.614:14.213:13.211:41.311:29.9 +1:08.0 7 15 Kati SundqvistSatu SalonenRiitta-Liisa LassilaKaisa Varis 50:45.513:48.512:44.812:09.312:02.9 +1:14.9 8 6 Sara RennerMilaine ThériaultAmanda FortierBeckie Scott 50:49.613:19.813:39.712:10.711:39.4 +1:19.0 9 10 Petra MajdičTeja GregorinAndreja MaliNataša Lačen 51:19.613:12.714:04.211:50.512:12.2 +1:49.0 10 12 Kanoko GotoMadoka NatsumiNobuko FukudaSumiko Yokoyama 51:35.713:35.713:22.912:27.412:09.7 +2:05.1 11 14 Svetlana DeshevykhYelena AntonovaOksana YatskayaSvetlana Shishkina 51:52.213:53.913:23.212:04.012:31.1 +2:21.6 12 5 Lina AnderssonElin EkJenny OlssonAnna Dahlberg 52:40.414:09.613:37.012:11.512:42.3 +3:09.8 13 11 Wendy WagnerNina KemppelBarbara JonesAelin Peterson 53:23.414:03.413:49.912:35.212:54.9 +3:52.8 1 Olga DanilovaLarisa LazutinaNina GavrylyukYuliya Chepalova Did not start 9 Olena RodinaValentyna ShevchenkoOlena ZubrilovaIryna Terelya
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