The women's sprint competition in cross-country skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics was held on 10 February, over a course at the Cross country and biathlon center Fabio Canal in Tesero. The Swedish athletes swept the podium, with Linn Svahn becoming the champion, Jonna Sundling finishing second, and Maja Dahlqvist third. For Svahn, this was the first Olympic medal.
Background All three 2022 medalists, the champion Jonna Sundling, the silver medalist Maja Dahlqvist, and the bronze medalist Jessie Diggins, qualified for the Olympics. Dahlqvist was leading sprint standings and Diggins overall standings of the 2025–26 FIS Cross-Country World Cup before the Olympics. Sundling was the 2025 world champion in sprint.
Qualification
Results Qualifying The qualifying was held at 09:15. The fastest thirty athletes qualified (Q) for the finals.
Rank Bib Athlete Country Time Deficit Note 1 8 Linn Svahn 3:36.21 Q 2 24 Jonna Sundling 3:37.24 +1.03 Q 3 28 Johanna Hagström 3:38.85 +2.64 Q 4 6 Jasmi Joensuu 3:39.64 +3.43 Q 5 4 Nadine Fähndrich 3:39.87 +3.66 Q 6 11 Nicole Monsorno 3:39.97 +3.76 Q 7 18 Maja Dahlqvist 3:41.47 +5.26 Q 8 17 Caterina Ganz 3:42.13 +5.92 Q 9 20 Federica Cassol 3:42.48 +6.27 Q 10 26 Johanna Matintalo 3:42.80 +6.59 Q 11 23 Mélissa Gal 3:43.39 +7.18 Q 12 9 Milla Grosberghaugen Andreassen 3:44.18 +7.97 Q 13 22 Jasmin Kähärä 3:45.12 +8.91 Q 14 31 Julie Bjervig Drivenes 3:45.25 +9.04 Q 15 27 Amanda Saari 3:45.34 +9.13 Q 16 14 Kristine Stavås Skistad 3:45.48 +9.27 Q 17 12 Laura Gimmler 3:45.81 +9.60 Q 18 36 Julie Pierrel 3:46.22 +10.01 Q 19 2 Iris De Martin Pinter 3:46.30 +10.09 Q 20 30 Jessie Diggins 3:46.67 +10.46 Q 21 19 Sofie Krehl 3:46.81 +10.60 Q 22 25 Ingrid Bergene Aabrekk 3:46.94 +10.73 Q 23 10 Anja Weber 3:47.27 +11.06 Q 24 16 Coletta Rydzek 3:47.80 +11.59 Q 25 15 Kateřina Janatová 3:47.84 +11.63 Q 26 5 Sammy Smith 3:47.97 +11.76 Q 27 47 Heidi Bucher 3:48.73 +12.52 Q 28 29 Julia Kern 3:48.77 +12.56 Q 29 13 Lea Fischer 3:48.82 +12.61 Q 30 41 Lauren Jortberg 3:49.23 +13.02 Q 31 3 Alina Meier 3:50.85 +14.64 32 48 Anna Pryce 3:50.88 +14.67 33 33 Monika Skinder 3:51.10 +14.89 34 43 Justine Gaillard 3:51.37 +15.16 35 7 Magdalena Scherz 3:51.41 +15.20 36 34 Dariya Nepryaeva 3:51.60 +15.39 37 39 Izabela Marcisz 3:51.73 +15.52 38 49 Clémence Didierlaurent 3:51.93 +15.72 39 50 Katherine Sauerbrey 3:52.42 +16.21 40 1 Mariel Merlii Pulles 3:52.44 +16.23 41 44 Anna Marie Jaklová 3:52.91 +16.70 42 45 Aleksandra Kołodziej 3:54.37 +18.16 43 51 Jasmine Drolet 3:54.63 +18.42 44 42 Alison Mackie 3:55.46 +19.25 45 40 Sonjaa Schmidt 3:55.55 +19.34 46 32 Barbora Antošová 3:56.07 +19.86 47 21 Gina del Rio 3:56.85 +20.64 48 38 Hanna Karaliova 3:57.25 +21.04 49 37 Tereza Beranová 4:00.30 +24.09 50 57 Ellen Søhol Lie 4:01.65 +25.44 51 35 Olivia Bouffard-Nesbitt 4:01.89 +25.68 52 59 Sophia Tsu Velicer 4:02.29 +26.08 53 52 Dilnigar Ilhamjan 4:02.99 +26.78 54 46 Teesi Tuul 4:03.73 +27.52 55 55 Darya Ryazhko 4:04.22 +28.01 56 53 Teiloora Ojaste 4:06.40 +30.19 57 65 Lucija Medja 4:06.67 +30.46 58 58 Anna Melnik 4:07.23 +31.02 59 62 Anastasiia Nikon 4:07.37 +31.16 60 64 Mária Danielová 4:08.27 +32.06 61 68 Kristrún Guðnadóttir 4:09.30 +33.09 62 76 Eglė Savickaitė 4:09.61 +33.40 63 54 Nadezhda Stepashkina 4:10.15 +33.94 64 66 Sofiia Shkatula 4:10.35 +34.14 65 67 Tia Janežič 4:11.19 +34.98 66 70 Tena Hadžić 4:12.88 +36.67 67 60 Maddie Hooker 4:13.09 +36.88 68 81 Enkhbayaryn Ariuntungalag 4:15.19 +38.98 69 61 Chi Chunxue 4:15.62 +39.41 70 56 Kitija Auziņa 4:16.03 +39.82 71 63 Xeniya Shalygina 4:16.26 +40.05 72 89 Eduarda Ribera 4:17.05 +40.84 73 77 Kalina Nedyalkova 4:21.14 +44.93 74 69 Bruna Moura 4:22.07 +45.86 75 73 Ema Sobol 4:22.67 +46.46 76 75 Samanta Krampe 4:22.81 +46.60 77 83 Sára Pónya 4:24.13 +47.92 78 72 Wang Yundi 4:24.95 +48.74 79 87 Yelizaveta Nopriienko 4:26.22 +50.01 80 71 Nahiara Díaz 4:27.01 +50.80 81 86 Daryna Myhal 4:27.57 +51.36 82 80 Linda Kaparkalēja 4:27.62 +51.41 83 78 Agustina Groetzner 4:28.52 +52.31 84 79 He Kaile 4:30.88 +54.67 85 88 Delia Reit 4:31.50 +55.29 86 82 Anja Ilić 4:44.69 87 85 Ieva Dainytė 4:49.25 74 Han Da-som 84 Lee Eui-jin
Quarterfinals Two fastest athletes from each quarterfinal qualified (Q) for semifinals. In addition, two athletes with the fastest times among all others ("lucky losers", LL) also qualified.
Quarterfinal 1 Rank Seed Athlete Country Time Deficit Note 1 2 Jonna Sundling 3:55.29 Q 2 16 Kristine Stavås Skistad 3:56.05 +0.76 Q 3 4 Jasmi Joensuu 3:56.59 +1.30 4 26 Sammy Smith 3:59.07 +3.78 5 6 Nicole Monsorno 4:00.68 +5.39 6 30 Lauren Jortberg 4:00.89 +5.60
Quarterfinal 2 Rank Seed Athlete Country Time Deficit Note 1 1 Linn Svahn 3:55.44 Q 2 8 Caterina Ganz 3:56.05 +0.61 Q 3 28 Julia Kern 3:56.32 +0.88 LL 4 23 Anja Weber 3:56.54 +1.10 5 5 Nadine Fähndrich 3:57.49 +2.05 6 21 Sofie Krehl 4:04.40 +8.96
Quarterfinal 3 Rank Seed Athlete Country Time Deficit Note 1 10 Johanna Matintalo 3:55.17 Q 2 17 Laura Gimmler 3:55.58 +0.41 Q 3 15 Julie Bjervig Drivenes 3:55.88 +0.71 LL 4 29 Lea Fischer 4:00.74 +5.57 5 13 Amanda Saari 4:03.86 +8.69 6 11 Mélissa Gal 4:07.84 +12.67
Quarterfinal 4 Rank Seed Athlete Country Time Deficit Note 1 7 Maja Dahlqvist 3:58.22 Q 2 9 Federica Cassol 3:59.10 +0.88 Q 3 25 Kateřina Janatová 3:59.20 +0.98 4 20 Jessie Diggins 3:59.33 +1.11 5 14 Jasmin Kähärä 4:00.49 +2.27 6 27 Heidi Bucher 4:06.62 +8.40
Quarterfinal 5 Rank Seed Athlete Country Time Deficit Note 1 24 Coletta Rydzek 3:57.75 Q 2 12 Milla Grosberghaugen Andreassen 3:57.92 +0.17 Q 3 3 Johanna Hagström 3:57.96 +0.21 4 19 Iris De Martin Pinter 3:59.25 +1.50 5 22 Ingrid Bergene Aabrekk 4:00.47 +2.72 6 18 Julie Pierrel 4:13.57 +15.82
Semifinals Two fastest athletes from each semifinal qualified (Q) for the final. In addition, two athletes with the fastest times among all others ("lucky losers", LL) also qualified.
Semifinal 1 Rank Seed Athlete Country Time Deficit Note 1 2 Jonna Sundling 4:09.60 Q 2 1 Linn Svahn 4:10.36 +0.76 Q 3 16 Kristine Stavås Skistad 4:10.75 +1.15 LL 4 28 Julia Kern 4:12.32 +2.72 LL 5 8 Caterina Ganz 4:12.52 +2.92 6 10 Johanna Matintalo 4:16.74 +7.14
Semifinal 2 Rank Seed Athlete Country Time Deficit Note 1 15 Julie Bjervig Drivenes 4:13.16 Q 2 7 Maja Dahlqvist 4:14.85 +1.69 Q 3 17 Laura Gimmler 4:15.48 +2.32 4 24 Coletta Rydzek 4:17.67 +4.51 5 12 Milla Grosberghaugen Andreassen 4:19.06 +5.90 6 9 Federica Cassol 4:33.14 +19.98
Final The final was held at 13:24.
Rank Seed Athlete Country Time Deficit Note 1 Linn Svahn 4:03.05 2 Jonna Sundling 4:04.64 +1.59 7 Maja Dahlqvist 4:07.88 +4.83 4 15 Julie Bjervig Drivenes 4:11.74 +8.69 5 16 Kristine Stavås Skistad 4:32.47 +29.42 6 28 Julia Kern 4:43.41 +40.36
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