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Team Sprint (Classical), Men

Date16 February 2022
StatusOlympic
LocationZhangjiakou Nordic Centre and Biathlon Centre, Chongli District, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province
Participants50 from 25 countries
FormatTwo-man teams, each skiing 3 alternate legs of approximately 1,500 metres.
DetailsCourse Length: 1,381 m
Height Differential: 27 m
Maximum Climb: 25 m
Total Climbing: 53 m

In the final, over 6 x 1.5 km in classical style, a three-way battle between Norway, Finland, and the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) pair developed in the last of the six rounds. Less than a second separated the three teams heading into the final exchange.

The 2018 gold medalist Johannes Høsflot Klæbo produced a strong final leg to open up a gap, and just short of the finish, he started a long sprint and brought home another gold for defending champions Norway, this time teaming up with Erik Valnes. Norway crossed the finish line in a winning time of 19:22.9.

Finland’s duo Iivo Niskanen and Joni Mäki took the silver medal, 2.5 behind, while Aleksandr Bolshunov and Aleksandr Terentyev of the ROC captured bronze a further 1.8 behind. They only qualified from the second semi-final as lucky losers with a clearly faster time than the teams in the first semi-final. Sweden, in fourth place, lost more than 15 seconds to the winners.

In the second semi-final, German skier Janosch Brugger crossed the finish line with just one ski after losing his other ski on the last climb.

PosPairNOC
1Erik Valnes / Johannes Høsflot KlæboNORGold
2Iivo Niskanen / Joni MäkiFINSilver
3Aleksandr Bolshunov / Aleksandr TerentyevROCBronze
4William Poromaa / Oskar SvenssonSWE
5Antoine Cyr / Graham RitchieCAN
6Francesco De Fabiani / Federico PellegrinoITA
7Hugo Lapalus / Richard JouveFRA
8Jonas Baumann / Jovian HedigerSUI
9Ben Ogden / J. C. SchoonmakerUSA
10Michael Föttinger / Benjamin MoserAUT
11Henri Roos / Martin HimmaEST
12Aliaksandr Voranau / Yahor ShpuntauBLR
13Wang Qiang / Shang JincaiCHN
14Luděk Šeller / Michal NovákCZE
15Maciej Staręga / Kamil BuryPOL
16Vili Črv / Miha ŠimencSLO
17Oleksiy Krasovskyi / Ruslan PerekhodaUKR
18Paul Pepene / Raul Mihai PopaROU
19Snorri Einarsson / Isak Stianson PedersenISL
20James Clugnet / Andrew YoungGBR
21Raimo Vīgants / Roberts SlotiņšLAT
22Phil Bellingham / Seve de CampoAUS
23Albert Kuchler / Janosch BruggerGER
24Modestas Vaičiulis / Tautvydas StroliaLTU
25Kim Min-U / Jeong Jong-WonKOR

Semi-Finals

Date16 February 2022 — 18:00
FormatFirst 3 teams in each heat plus the 4 fastest losers qualify for final.

Heat #1

Time18:00
PosNumberCompetitorsNOCTimeLeg #1 TimeLeg #2 TimeLeg #3 Time
11NorwayNOR20:17.28–––Q
1-1Erik Valnes –3:25.23:16.23:11.3
1-2Johannes Høsflot Klæbo –3:30.83:27.23:26.5
23FranceFRA20:17.31–––Q
3-1Hugo Lapalus –3:23.03:19.33:12.9
3-2Richard Jouve –3:31.03:26.53:24.6
32FinlandFIN20:17.81–––Q
2-1Iivo Niskanen –3:24.23:18.23:11.2
2-2Joni Mäki –3:29.43:27.33:27.5
47CanadaCAN20:18.71–––Q
7-1Antoine Cyr –3:23.53:16.83:09.7
7-2Graham Ritchie –3:32.23:28.03:28.5
511EstoniaEST20:24.29–––
11-1Henri Roos –3:25.23:18.13:14.6
11-2Martin Himma –3:31.23:25.63:29.5
69BelarusBLR20:34.07–––
9-1Aliaksandr Voranau –3:26.13:18.43:16.7
9-2Yahor Shpuntau –3:28.63:27.03:37.2
75Czech RepublicCZE20:36.70–––
5-1Luděk Šeller –3:24.83:18.93:29.9
5-2Michal Novák –3:30.33:25.63:27.2
88SloveniaSLO20:43.03–––
8-1Vili Črv –3:26.03:21.23:32.5
8-2Miha Šimenc –3:30.83:22.53:30.0
96RomaniaROU21:03.35–––
6-1Paul Pepene –3:24.83:20.83:29.1
6-2Raul Mihai Popa –3:30.53:25.33:52.8
104Great BritainGBR21:15.27–––
4-1James Clugnet –3:25.23:27.03:58.6
4-2Andrew Young –3:30.43:18.03:36.0
1112AustraliaAUS21:17.35–––
12-1Phil Bellingham –3:25.33:21.53:42.3
12-2Seve de Campo –3:31.03:24.53:52.7
1213LithuaniaLTU22:17.79–––
13-1Modestas Vaičiulis –3:26.33:21.44:03.3
13-2Tautvydas Strolia –3:30.63:31.74:24.4
1310Republic of KoreaKOR22:56.16–––
10-1Kim Min-U –3:30.03:54.94:03.7
10-2Jeong Jong-Won –3:31.53:45.44:10.6

Heat #2

PosNumberCompetitorsNOCTimeLeg #1 TimeLeg #2 TimeLeg #3 Time
115ItalyITA20:06.99–––Q
15-1Francesco De Fabiani –3:20.93:17.13:14.7
15-2Federico Pellegrino –3:22.03:22.73:29.5
216SwedenSWE20:07.57–––Q
16-1William Poromaa –3:19.73:12.33:15.2
16-2Oskar Svensson –3:24.53:25.43:30.4
317SwitzerlandSUI20:07.67–––Q
17-1Jonas Baumann –3:19.73:14.83:17.5
17-2Jovian Hediger –3:22.53:25.13:28.0
421AustriaAUT20:07.78–––Q
21-1Michael Föttinger –3:21.83:15.43:16.1
21-2Benjamin Moser –3:21.23:24.43:28.8
514ROCROC20:07.85–––q
14-1Aleksandr Bolshunov –3:21.13:17.23:10.7
14-2Aleksandr Terentyev –3:21.33:28.73:28.8
619United StatesUSA20:11.42–––q
19-1Ben Ogden –3:19.43:15.63:15.1
19-2J. C. Schoonmaker –3:23.13:24.73:33.5
720People's Republic of ChinaCHN20:12.40–––
20-1Wang Qiang –3:18.83:12.33:17.7
20-2Shang Jincai –3:24.83:27.93:30.9
823PolandPOL20:19.87–––
23-1Maciej Staręga –3:20.13:15.83:19.0
23-2Kamil Bury –3:24.83:22.33:37.8
924UkraineUKR20:48.40–––
24-1Oleksiy Krasovskyi –3:20.33:16.63:27.2
24-2Ruslan Perekhoda –3:25.13:24.53:54.7
1025IcelandISL21:05.66–––
25-1Snorri Einarsson –3:21.53:17.33:25.2
25-2Isak Stianson Pedersen –3:23.13:29.14:09.4
1122LatviaLAT21:06.82–––
22-1Raimo Vīgants –3:21.23:17.73:28.4
22-2Roberts Slotiņš –3:22.73:29.44:07.4
1218GermanyGER21:20.39–––
18-1Albert Kuchler –3:22.43:19.23:21.1
18-2Janosch Brugger –3:20.93:20.04:36.7

Final Round

Date16 February 2022 — 19:30
PosNumberCompetitorsNOCTimeLeg #1 TimeLeg #2 TimeLeg #3 Time
11NorwayNOR19:22.99–––
1-1Erik Valnes –3:15.53:07.33:05.8
1-2Johannes Høsflot Klæbo –3:20.73:13.23:20.4
22FinlandFIN19:25.45–––
2-1Iivo Niskanen –3:16.23:07.33:05.3
2-2Joni Mäki –3:20.33:13.03:23.3
314ROCROC19:27.28–––
14-1Aleksandr Bolshunov –3:16.43:06.63:05.8
14-2Aleksandr Terentyev –3:20.23:13.93:24.3
416SwedenSWE19:38.05–––
16-1William Poromaa –3:16.23:07.83:12.9
16-2Oskar Svensson –3:21.03:12.63:27.5
57CanadaCAN19:45.30–––
7-1Antoine Cyr –3:15.63:07.73:14.1
7-2Graham Ritchie –3:22.13:11.73:34.1
615ItalyITA19:48.42–––
15-1Francesco De Fabiani –3:16.03:09.63:20.5
15-2Federico Pellegrino –3:20.43:10.73:31.2
73FranceFRA19:58.37–––
3-1Hugo Lapalus –3:17.33:12.03:20.6
3-2Richard Jouve –3:18.93:08.13:41.4
817SwitzerlandSUI20:04.35–––
17-1Jonas Baumann –3:16.43:09.83:18.5
17-2Jovian Hediger –3:21.43:10.23:48.0
919United StatesUSA20:28.07–––
19-1Ben Ogden –3:16.83:09.73:26.0
19-2J. C. Schoonmaker –3:20.63:18.93:56.0
1021AustriaAUT21:15.00–––
21-1Michael Föttinger –3:17.43:19.13:45.8
21-2Benjamin Moser –3:19.93:33.33:59.5