Each team used four skiers who each compete over two separate 2.5 km circuits with classical using the red circuit while freestyle using the blue circuit. The first two raced in the classical technique, and the final pair of skiers raced freestyle technique.
Sweden's Olsson had the fastest first leg with Norway and Germany, who were using the same foursome in the starting order shown that won them silver at last year's world championships, rounding out the top three. Kowalczyk had the fastest second leg and in the classical technique, moved Poland (who would finish sixth) into the lead after the second exchange with Italy (who would finish fourth) and Norway rounding out the top three. Kalla of Sweden would have the fastest third leg and in the freestyle technique to propel her country from eighth to fifth. The top three after the third exchange was Norway, Italy, and tied for third with Germany and defending world champion Finland, who was using the same foursome in their same starting order. Norway's Bjørgen had the final anchor leg to give her team their first Olympic gold medal in this event since the 1984 Winter Olympics. Defending Olympic champion Russia, with Medvedeva (formerly Medvedeva-Abruzova) being the only returning member, finished a disappointing eighth. Meanwhile, the Swedes, winners of the last World Cup event, finished fifth with Kalla being the only returnee of the foursome that won the previous November.[8][9]
^2010 Winter Olympics 25 February 2010 women's 4 x 5 km relay. 2010-03-31 at the Wayback Machine - accessed 26 November 2010.
^Wallenchinsky, David and Jaime Loucky. (2009) "Cross-Country (Nordic) Skiing, Women: 4 x 5-Kilometer Relay". In The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics: 2010 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited. pp. 252-3.
February 27, 2023
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The women s 4 x 5 kilometre relay cross country skiing competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver Canada was held on 25 February at Whistler Olympic Park at 11 15 PST 1 Women s 4 x 5 kilometre relayat the XXI Olympic Winter GamesPictogram for cross countryVenueWhistler Olympic ParkDates25 FebruaryCompetitors64 16 teams from 16 nationsWinning time55 19 5MedalistsVibeke Skofterud Therese JohaugKristin Stormer SteiraMarit Bjorgen NorwayKatrin Zeller Evi Sachenbacher StehleMiriam GossnerClaudia Nystad GermanyPirjo Muranen Virpi KuitunenRiitta Liisa RoponenAino Kaisa Saarinen Finland 20062014 Russia was the defending Olympic champion with the team of Natalia Baranova Masolkina Larisa Kurkina Yuliya Chepalova and Yevgeniya Medvedeva Arbuzova 2 Baranova Masolikina retired following the 2006 Winter Olympics while Chepalova retired in August 2009 after testing positive for recombinant erythropoietin EPO doping She would be banned from the International Ski Federation FIS for two years in a decision rendered on 23 December 2009 that would run until 20 August 2011 3 The defending world champions were the Finnish team of Pirjo Muranen Virpi Kuitunen Riitta Liisa Roponen and Aino Kaisa Saarinen 4 The same foursome also won the event at the 2007 championships 5 The last World Cup competition for this event prior to the 2010 Games took place 22 November 2009 in Beitostoelen Norway and was won by the Swedish team of Anna Olsson Sara Lindborg Anna Haag and Charlotte Kalla 6 Each team used four skiers who each compete over two separate 2 5 km circuits with classical using the red circuit while freestyle using the blue circuit The first two raced in the classical technique and the final pair of skiers raced freestyle technique Results EditThe following are the results of the event 7 Sweden s Olsson had the fastest first leg with Norway and Germany who were using the same foursome in the starting order shown that won them silver at last year s world championships rounding out the top three Kowalczyk had the fastest second leg and in the classical technique moved Poland who would finish sixth into the lead after the second exchange with Italy who would finish fourth and Norway rounding out the top three Kalla of Sweden would have the fastest third leg and in the freestyle technique to propel her country from eighth to fifth The top three after the third exchange was Norway Italy and tied for third with Germany and defending world champion Finland who was using the same foursome in their same starting order Norway s Bjorgen had the final anchor leg to give her team their first Olympic gold medal in this event since the 1984 Winter Olympics Defending Olympic champion Russia with Medvedeva formerly Medvedeva Abruzova being the only returning member finished a disappointing eighth Meanwhile the Swedes winners of the last World Cup event finished fifth with Kalla being the only returnee of the foursome that won the previous November 8 9 Rank Bib Country Time Deficit 4 NorwayVibeke Skofterud Therese JohaugKristin Stormer SteiraMarit Bjorgen 55 19 514 49 914 46 512 53 212 49 9 0 0 2 GermanyKatrin Zeller Evi Sachenbacher StehleMiriam GossnerClaudia Nystad 55 44 114 53 715 00 612 52 012 57 8 24 6 1 FinlandPirjo Muranen Virpi KuitunenRiitta Liisa RoponenAino Kaisa Saarinen 55 49 915 32 414 35 712 38 213 03 6 30 44 5 ItalyArianna Follis Marianna LongaSilvia RupilSabina Valbusa 56 04 914 58 614 29 413 01 813 35 1 45 45 3 SwedenAnna Olsson Magdalena PajalaCharlotte KallaIda Ingemarsdotter 56 18 914 47 115 35 612 25 013 31 2 59 46 9 FranceAurore Cuinet Karine Laurent PhilippotCelia BourgeoisCecile Storti 56 30 615 13 314 38 812 59 913 38 6 1 11 17 8 RussiaOlga Zavyalova Irina KhazovaYevgeniya MedvedevaNatalya Korostelyova 57 00 915 15 215 19 013 01 113 25 6 1 41 48 7 JapanMadoka Natsumi Masako IshidaNobuko FukudaMichiko Kashiwabara 57 40 415 03 014 50 413 34 514 12 5 2 20 99 11 KazakhstanElena Kolomina Oxana YatskayaTatyana RoshchinaSvetlana Malahova Shishkina 58 23 315 29 115 25 713 47 713 40 8 3 03 810 10 BelarusNastassia Dubarezava Alena SannikovaOlga VasiljonokEkaterina Rudakova 58 28 415 36 515 29 213 22 114 00 6 3 08 911 14 United StatesKikkan Randall Holly BrooksMorgan ArritolaCaitlin Compton 58 57 514 57 516 12 813 41 614 05 6 3 38 012 13 Czech RepublicEva Nyvltova Kamila RajdlovaIvana JaneckovaEva Skalnikova 59 11 215 15 015 28 913 34 314 53 0 3 51 713 12 UkraineTetyana Zavaliy Kateryna GrygorenkoMaryna AntsyborValentyna Shevchenko 59 25 715 38 116 16 713 34 213 56 7 4 06 214 16 SloveniaAnja Erzen Katja VisnarVesna FabjanBarbara Jezersek 59 47 516 00 816 32 313 25 013 49 4 4 28 015 15 CanadaDaria Gaiazova Perianne JonesChandra CrawfordMadeleine Williams 1 00 05 015 35 816 14 714 17 713 56 8 4 45 5DSQ 6 PolandKornelia Marek Justyna KowalczykPaulina MaciuszekSylwia Jaskowiec 56 29 4 15 25 314 00 313 38 413 25 4 1 09 9See also EditCross country skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Women s 3 x 2 5 km RelayReferences Edit 2010 Winter Olympics cross country skiing schedule Archived 2010 08 31 at the Wayback Machine accessed 3 November 2009 2006 Winter Olympics women s 4 x 5 km relay results accessed 3 November 2009 FIS Doping Panel delivers two decisions FIS 23 December 2009 article accessed 25 December 2009 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 women s 4 x 5 km relay results Archived 2009 05 02 at the Wayback Machine accessed 3 November 2009 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 women s 4 x 5 km relay results Archived 2007 03 03 at the Wayback Machine accessed 22 November 2009 FIS Cross Country Skiing World Cup 22 November 2009 women s 4 x 5 km relay results Archived 2009 11 24 at the Wayback Machine accessed 22 November 2009 2010 Winter Olympics results Ladies 4x5 km Relay Classic Free Archived 2010 03 31 at the Wayback Machine from http www fis ski com retrieved 2010 09 08 2010 Winter Olympics 25 February 2010 women s 4 x 5 km relay Archived 2010 03 31 at the Wayback Machine accessed 26 November 2010 Wallenchinsky David and Jaime Loucky 2009 Cross Country Nordic Skiing Women 4 x 5 Kilometer Relay In The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics 2010 Edition London Aurum Press Limited pp 252 3 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cross country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics Women 27s 4 5 kilometre relay amp oldid 1138952710, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
