Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics was held at the Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex near Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. The twelve events took place between 8–23 February 2014.

Competition schedule

The following is the competition schedule for all twelve events.

All times are (UTC+4). Date Time Event 8 February 14:00 Women's skiathlon 9 February 14:00 Men's skiathlon11 February 14:00 Individual sprint free men/women qualifying16:00 Individual sprint free men/women finals 13 February 14:00 Women's 10 km classical 14 February 14:00 Men's 15 km classical 15 February 14:00 4 x 5 km relay women 16 February 14:00 4 x 10 km relay men19 February 13:15 Team sprint classical men/women qualifying15:45 Team sprint classical men/women finals 22 February 13:30 Women's 30 km mass start free 23 February 11:00 Men's 50 km mass start free

Medal summary Medal table

Men's events 15 km classical 38:29.7 38:58.2 39:08.5 30 km skiathlon 1:08:15.4 1:08:15.8 1:08:16.8 50 km freestyle 1:46:55.2 1:46:55.9 1:46:56.0 4 × 10 km relay Lars NelsonDaniel RichardssonJohan OlssonMarcus Hellner 1:28:42.0Dmitry YaparovAlexander BessmertnykhAlexander LegkovMaxim Vylegzhanin 1:29:09.3Jean-Marc GaillardMaurice ManificatRobin DuvillardIvan Perrillat Boiteux 1:29:13.9 Sprint 3:38.4 3:39.6 3:55.2 Team sprint Iivo NiskanenSami Jauhojärvi 23:14.89Maxim VylegzhaninNikita Kriukov23:15.86 Emil JönssonTeodor Peterson 23:30.01 In November 2017, Alexander Legkov and Maxim Vylegzhanin of Russia were disqualified by IOC and stripped of their gold and silver medal,IOC sanctions two Russian athletes as part of Oswald Commission findingsIOC sanctions four Russian athletes as part of Oswald Commission findings but Court of Arbitration for Sport nullified the disqualifications and returned the medals to the Russian athletes on 1 February 2018. In November 2017, Alexander Legkov and Maxim Vylegzhanin of Russia were disqualified by IOC and the Russian team was stripped of its silver medal, but Court of Arbitration for Sport nullified the disqualifications and returned the medal to the Russian team on 1 February 2018. In November 2017, Maxim Vylegzhanin of Russia was disqualified by IOC and the Russian team was stripped of its silver medal, but Court of Arbitration for Sport nullified the disqualification and returned the medal to the Russian team on 1 February 2018.

Women's events 10 km classical 28:17.8 28:36.2 28:46.1 15 km skiathlon 38:33.6 38:35.4 38:46.8 30 km freestyle 1:11:05.2 1:11:07.8 1:11:28.8 4 × 5 km relay Ida IngemarsdotterEmma WikénAnna HaagCharlotte Kalla 53:02.7Anne KyllönenAino-Kaisa SaarinenKerttu NiskanenKrista Lähteenmäki 53:03.2 Nicole FesselStefanie BöhlerClaudia NystadDenise Herrmann 53:03.6 Sprint 2:35.49 2:35.87 2:35.89 Team sprint Ingvild Flugstad ØstbergMarit Bjørgen 16:04.05Aino-Kaisa SaarinenKerttu Niskanen 16:13.14Ida IngemarsdotterStina Nilsson 16:23.82

Qualification

A maximum of 310 quota spots were available to athletes to compete at the games. A maximum of 20 athletes could be entered by a National Olympic Committee, with a maximum of 12 men or 12 women. There were two qualification standards for the games: an A standard and a B standard.

Participating nations 310 athletes from 54 nations participated, with number of athletes in parentheses. Chile made its Olympic debut in the sport. Dominica, qualified for the Winter Olympics for the first time, and its two athletes competed in cross-country skiing. India's athlete was planned to compete as an Independent Olympic Participants, as the Indian Olympic Association was suspended by the International Olympic Committee, but the suspension had since been lifted.

References

External links Official Results Book – Cross-Country Skiing