FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015 – Women's sprint

Women's sprint
at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015
Date 19 February 2015
Competitors 94 from 37 nations
Winning time 3:26.63
Medalists
gold medal  Marit Bjørgen   Norway
silver medal  Stina Nilsson   Sweden
bronze medal  Maiken Caspersen Falla   Norway

The Women's sprint event of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015 was held on 19 February 2015.

Results

Qualification

The qualification was held at 13:00.

Rank Bib Athlete Country Time Deficit Note
1 3 Justyna Kowalczyk Poland 3:24.89 Q
2 11 Maiken Caspersen Falla Norway 3:25.13 +0.24 Q
3 4 Kari Vikhagen Gjeitnes Norway 3:25.40 +0.51 Q
4 6 Ingvild Flugstad Østberg Norway 3:25.54 +0.65 Q
5 18 Stina Nilsson Sweden 3:26.08 +1.19 Q
6 8 Marit Bjørgen Norway 3:27.43 +2.54 Q
7 28 Sandra Ringwald Germany 3:27.69 +2.80 Q
8 22 Katja Višnar Slovenia 3:27.71 +2.82 Q
9 7 Anastasia Dotsenko Russia 3:28.23 +3.34 Q
10 10 Celine Brun-Lie Norway 3:28.91 +4.02 Q
11 14 Magdalena Pajala Sweden 3:29.64 +4.75 Q
12 25 Kerttu Niskanen Finland 3:30.23 +5.34 Q
13 13 Ida Ingemarsdotter Sweden 3:30.26 +5.37 Q
14 38 Alena Procházková Slovakia 3:30.40 +5.51 Q
15 2 Hanna Falk Sweden 3:31.09 +6.20 Q
16 34 Francesca Baudin Italy 3:31.76 +6.87 Q
17 5 Yevgeniya Shapovalova Russia 3:31.94 +7.05 Q
18 19 Natalya Matveyeva Russia 3:32.35 +7.46 Q
19 21 Denise Herrmann Germany 3:32.44 +7.55 Q
20 29 Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Finland 3:32.60 +7.71 Q
21 16 Sophie Caldwell United States 3:32.76 +7.87 Q
22 12 Mona-Liisa Malvalehto Finland 3:32.81 +7.92 Q
23 17 Laurien van der Graaff Switzerland 3:32.95 +8.06 Q
24 32 Célia Aymonier France 3:33.22 +8.33 Q
25 30 Yuliya Romanova Russia 3:34.22 +9.33 Q
26 15 Sadie Bjornsen United States 3:34.36 +9.47 Q
27 24 Anne Kyllönen Finland 3:34.47 +9.58 Q
28 31 Perianne Jones Canada 3:34.79 +9.90 Q
29 1 Ida Sargent United States 3:36.53 +11.64 Q
30 39 Ewelina Marcisz Poland 3:36.71 +11.82 Q
31 20 Hanna Kolb Germany 3:36.96 +12.07
32 33 Kateřina Smutná Austria 3:37.31 +12.42
33 36 Sylwia Jaśkowiec Poland 3:38.37 +13.48
34 23 Gaia Vuerich Italy 3:38.70 +13.81
35 45 Kornelia Kubińska Poland 3:39.35 +14.46
36 9 Kikkan Randall United States 3:39.75 +14.86
37 35 Anamarija Lampič Slovenia 3:39.88 +14.99
38 26 Greta Laurent Italy 3:39.95 +15.06
39 37 Victoria Carl Germany 3:41.17 +16.28
40 46 Kateryna Serdyuk Ukraine 3:43.91 +19.02
41 47 Anna Stoyan Kazakhstan 3:43.98 +19.09
42 27 Nika Razinger Slovenia 3:44.26 +19.37
43 40 Karolína Grohová Czech Republic 3:44.43 +19.54
44 41 Piret Pormeister Estonia 3:50.52 +25.63
45 42 Rosamund Musgrave Great Britain 3:51.04 +26.15
46 43 Heidi Raju Estonia 3:51.20 +26.31
47 49 Anna Shevchenko Kazakhstan 3:51.30 +26.41
48 56 Barbora Klementová Slovakia 3:52.27 +27.38
49 50 Maryna Antsybor Ukraine 3:52.53 +27.64
50 48 Esther Bottomley Australia 3:55.75 +30.86
51 44 Jessica Yeaton Australia 3:56.35 +31.46
52 51 Viktoriya Lanchakova Kazakhstan 3:57.48 +32.59
53 52 Ina Lukonina Belarus 4:01.23 +36.34
54 60 Chi Chunxue China 4:06.50 +41.61
55 55 Timea Sara Romania 4:08.48 +43.59
56 54 Li Xin China 4:11.37 +46.48
57 59 Anna Trnka Australia 4:13.12 +48.23
58 57 Sarah Hale Great Britain 4:13.33 +48.44
59 66 Anda Muižniece Latvia 4:15.97 +51.08
60 58 Antoniya Grigorova Bulgaria 4:18.37 +53.48
61 69 Lee Chae-won South Korea 4:19.67 +54.78
62 62 Xanthea Dewez Australia 4:21.46 +56.57
63 73 Enkhbayar Ariuntungalag Mongolia 4:24.11 +59.22
64 63 Vineta Pētersone Latvia 4:32.90 +1:08.01
65 64 Anna Mkhitaryan Armenia 4:39.92 +1:15.03
66 93 Ildikó Papp Hungary 4:45.42 +1:20.53
67 78 Jadambaa Khaliunaa Mongolia 4:50.04 +1:25.15
68 72 Neda Bukovskyte Lithuania 4:50.46 +1:25.57
69 81 Melina Meyer Magulas Greece 4:55.55 +1:30.66
70 94 Ágnes Simon Hungary 5:00.27 +1:35.38
71 75 Petya Stoycheva Bulgaria 5:00.85 +1:35.96
72 67 Katya Galstyan Armenia 5:01.89 +1:37.00
73 77 Yvonne Mrzljak Croatia 5:02.72 +1:37.83
74 91 Tzvetelina Pavlova Bulgaria 5:05.50 +1:40.61
75 68 Laima Klauža Latvia 5:06.13 +1:41.24
76 85 Vaska Blagoeva Bulgaria 5:06.76 +1:41.87
77 89 Martyna Biliūnaitė Lithuania 5:13.43 +1:48.54
78 71 Silvija Adamonytė Lithuania 5:14.67 +1:49.76
79 76 Ugnė Kastanauskaitė Lithuania 5:17.34 +1:52.45
80 95 Viktória Zámbó Hungary 5:26.77 +2:01.86
81 70 Lilit Tonoyan Armenia 5:28.98 +2:04.09
82 92 Fanni Juhász Hungary 5:29.56 +2:04.67
83 87 Doina Cravcenco Moldova 5:37.66 +2:12.77
84 83 Haykanush Yeritsyan Armenia 5:42.13 +2:17.24
85 61 Samaneh Beirami Baher Iran 5:47.07 +2:22.18
86 82 Rosana Kirsoka Macedonia 5:56.40 +2:31.51
87 88 Alexandra Camenșcic Moldova 6:00.49 +2:35.60
88 74 Georgia Nimpiti Greece 6:17.34 +2:52.45
89 65 Farzaneh Rezasoltani Iran 6:20.17 +2:55.28
90 80 Kunduz Abdykadyrova Kyrgyzstan 6:31.88 +3:06.99
91 86 Dumitrita Ciobanu Moldova 7:40.78 +4:15.89
92 90 Alina Lukianova Kyrgyzstan 8:04.08 +4:39.19
93 84 Juliana Tcaciova Moldova 8:39.62 +5:14.73
94 79 Makeleta Stephan Tonga 10:54.67 +7:29.78
53 Ekaterina Rudakova Belarus DNS

Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals were started at 15:15.

Quarterfinal 1

Rank Seed Athlete Country Time Deficit Note
1 1 Justyna Kowalczyk Poland 3:29.55 Q
2 10 Celine Brun-Lie Norway 3:31.23 +1.68 Q
3 21 Sophie Caldwell United States 3:31.75 +2.20 q
4 20 Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Finland 3:37.55 +8.00
5 30 Ewelina Marcisz Poland 3:38.85 +9.30
6 11 Magdalena Pajala Sweden 3:41.34 +11.79

Quarterfinal 2

Rank Seed Athlete Country Time Deficit Note
1 4 Ingvild Flugstad Østberg Norway 3:31.06 Q
2 14 Alena Procházková Slovakia 3:32.32 +1.26 Q
3 7 Sandra Ringwald Germany 3:38.06 +7.00
4 27 Anne Kyllönen Finland 3:38.12 +7.06
5 17 Yevgeniya Shapovalova Russia 3:39.51 +8.45
6 24 Célia Aymonier France 3:45.58 +14.52

Quarterfinal 3

Rank Seed Athlete Country Time Deficit Note
1 5 Stina Nilsson Sweden 3:29.33 Q
2 6 Marit Bjørgen Norway 3:30.15 +0.84 Q
3 16 Francesca Baudin Italy 3:35.83 +6.50
4 26 Sadie Bjornsen United States 3:38.84 +9.51
5 25 Yuliya Romanova Russia 3:47.10 +17.77
15 Hanna Falk Sweden DSQ

Quarterfinal 4

Rank Seed Athlete Country Time Deficit Note
1 2 Maiken Caspersen Falla Norway 3:32.62 Q
2 12 Kerttu Niskanen Finland 3:34.11 +1.49 Q
3 9 Anastasia Dotsenko Russia 3:34.55 +1.93
4 19 Denise Herrmann Germany 3:37.70 +5.08
5 22 Mona-Liisa Malvalehto Finland 3:38.22 +5.60
6 29 Ida Sargent United States 3:41.18 +8.56

Quarterfinal 5

Rank Seed Athlete Country Time Deficit Note
1 8 Katja Višnar Slovenia 3:29.36 Q
2 3 Kari Vikhagen Gjeitnes Norway 3:30.29 +0.93 Q
3 13 Ida Ingemarsdotter Sweden 3:31.82 +2.46 q
4 18 Natalya Matveyeva Russia 3:32.87 +3.51
5 28 Perianne Jones Canada 3:36.24 +6.88
6 23 Laurien van der Graaff Switzerland 3:38.06 +8.70

Semifinals

The semifinals were started at 16:25.

Semifinal 1

Rank Seed Athlete Country Time Deficit Note
1 1 Justyna Kowalczyk Poland 3:28.90 Q
2 5 Stina Nilsson Sweden 3:29.55 +0.65 Q
3 4 Ingvild Flugstad Østberg Norway 3:29.75 +0.85 q
4 14 Alena Procházková Slovakia 3:34.86 +5.96
5 10 Celine Brun-Lie Norway 3:35.70 +6.80
6 13 Ida Ingemarsdotter Sweden 3:45.16 +16.26

Semifinal 2

Rank Seed Athlete Country Time Deficit Note
1 6 Marit Bjørgen Norway 3:28.86 Q
2 2 Maiken Caspersen Falla Norway 3:29.27 +0.41 Q
3 3 Kari Vikhagen Gjeitnes Norway 3:29.94 +1.08 q
4 21 Kerttu Niskanen Finland 3:34.20 +5.34
5 12 Sophie Caldwell United States 3:34.72 +5.86
6 8 Katja Višnar Slovenia 3:41.05 +12.19

Final

The final was held at 17:00.

Rank Seed Athlete Country Time Deficit Note
1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 Marit Bjørgen Norway 3:26.63
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 Stina Nilsson Sweden 3:27.05 +0.42
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2 Maiken Caspersen Falla Norway 3:27.62 +0.99
4 1 Justyna Kowalczyk Poland 3:28.06 +1.43
5 3 Kari Vikhagen Gjeitnes Norway 3:32.73 +6.10
6 4 Ingvild Flugstad Østberg Norway 3:37.10 +10.47