Team Sprint (Classical), Men
| Date | 16 February 2022 | |
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| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Zhangjiakou Nordic Centre and Biathlon Centre, Chongli District, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province | |
| Participants | 50 from 25 countries | |
| Format | Two-man teams, each skiing three alternate legs of approximately 1,500 metres. | |
| Details | Course 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.
Semi-Finals
| Date | 16 February 2022 — 18:00 |
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| Format | First 3 teams in each heat plus the four fastest losers qualify for final. |
Heat #1
| Time | 18:00 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitors | NOC | Time | Leg 1 | Leg 2 | Leg 3 | ||
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| 1 | 1 | Norway |  NOR | 20:17.28 | – | – | – | ||
| 1-1 | Erik Valnes | – | 3:25.2 | 3:16.2 | 3:11.3 | ||||
| 1-2 | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | – | 3:30.8 | 3:27.2 | 3:26.5 | ||||
| 2 | 3 | France |  FRA | 20:17.31 | – | – | – | ||
| 3-1 | Hugo Lapalus | – | 3:23.0 | 3:19.3 | 3:12.9 | ||||
| 3-2 | Richard Jouve | – | 3:31.0 | 3:26.5 | 3:24.6 | ||||
| 3 | 2 | Finland |  FIN | 20:17.81 | – | – | – | ||
| 2-1 | Iivo Niskanen | – | 3:24.2 | 3:18.2 | 3:11.2 | ||||
| 2-2 | Joni Mäki | – | 3:29.4 | 3:27.3 | 3:27.5 | ||||
| 4 | 7 | Canada |  CAN | 20:18.71 | – | – | – | ||
| 7-1 | Antoine Cyr | – | 3:23.5 | 3:16.8 | 3:09.7 | ||||
| 7-2 | Graham Ritchie | – | 3:32.2 | 3:28.0 | 3:28.5 | ||||
| 5 | 11 | Estonia |  EST | 20:24.29 | – | – | – | ||
| 11-1 | Henri Roos | – | 3:25.2 | 3:18.1 | 3:14.6 | ||||
| 11-2 | Martin Himma | – | 3:31.2 | 3:25.6 | 3:29.5 | ||||
| 6 | 9 | Belarus |  BLR | 20:34.07 | – | – | – | ||
| 9-1 | Aliaksandr Voranau | – | 3:26.1 | 3:18.4 | 3:16.7 | ||||
| 9-2 | Yahor Shpuntau | – | 3:28.6 | 3:27.0 | 3:37.2 | ||||
| 7 | 5 | Czech Republic |  CZE | 20:36.70 | – | – | – | ||
| 5-1 | Luděk Šeller | – | 3:24.8 | 3:18.9 | 3:29.9 | ||||
| 5-2 | Michal Novák | – | 3:30.3 | 3:25.6 | 3:27.2 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | Slovenia |  SLO | 20:43.03 | – | – | – | ||
| 8-1 | Vili Črv | – | 3:26.0 | 3:21.2 | 3:32.5 | ||||
| 8-2 | Miha Šimenc | – | 3:30.8 | 3:22.5 | 3:30.0 | ||||
| 9 | 6 | Romania |  ROU | 21:03.35 | – | – | – | ||
| 6-1 | Paul Pepene | – | 3:24.8 | 3:20.8 | 3:29.1 | ||||
| 6-2 | Raul Mihai Popa | – | 3:30.5 | 3:25.3 | 3:52.8 | ||||
| 10 | 4 | Great Britain |  GBR | 21:15.27 | – | – | – | ||
| 4-1 | James Clugnet | – | 3:25.2 | 3:27.0 | 3:58.6 | ||||
| 4-2 | Andrew Young | – | 3:30.4 | 3:18.0 | 3:36.0 | ||||
| 11 | 12 | Australia |  AUS | 21:17.35 | – | – | – | ||
| 12-1 | Phil Bellingham | – | 3:25.3 | 3:21.5 | 3:42.3 | ||||
| 12-2 | Seve de Campo | – | 3:31.0 | 3:24.5 | 3:52.7 | ||||
| 12 | 13 | Lithuania |  LTU | 22:17.79 | – | – | – | ||
| 13-1 | Modestas Vaičiulis | – | 3:26.3 | 3:21.4 | 4:03.3 | ||||
| 13-2 | Tautvydas Strolia | – | 3:30.6 | 3:31.7 | 4:24.4 | ||||
| 13 | 10 | Republic of Korea |  KOR | 22:56.16 | – | – | – | ||
| 10-1 | Kim Min-U | – | 3:30.0 | 3:54.9 | 4:03.7 | ||||
| 10-2 | Jeong Jong-Won | – | 3:31.5 | 3:45.4 | 4:10.6 |
Heat #2
| Pos | Number | Competitors | NOC | Time | Leg 1 | Leg 2 | Leg 3 | ||
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| 1 | 15 | Italy |  ITA | 20:06.99 | – | – | – | ||
| 15-1 | Francesco De Fabiani | – | 3:20.9 | 3:17.1 | 3:14.7 | ||||
| 15-2 | Federico Pellegrino | – | 3:22.0 | 3:22.7 | 3:29.5 | ||||
| 2 | 16 | Sweden |  SWE | 20:07.57 | – | – | – | ||
| 16-1 | William Poromaa | – | 3:19.7 | 3:12.3 | 3:15.2 | ||||
| 16-2 | Oskar Svensson | – | 3:24.5 | 3:25.4 | 3:30.4 | ||||
| 3 | 17 | Switzerland |  SUI | 20:07.67 | – | – | – | ||
| 17-1 | Jonas Baumann | – | 3:19.7 | 3:14.8 | 3:17.5 | ||||
| 17-2 | Jovian Hediger | – | 3:22.5 | 3:25.1 | 3:28.0 | ||||
| 4 | 21 | Austria |  AUT | 20:07.78 | – | – | – | ||
| 21-1 | Michael Föttinger | – | 3:21.8 | 3:15.4 | 3:16.1 | ||||
| 21-2 | Benjamin Moser | – | 3:21.2 | 3:24.4 | 3:28.8 | ||||
| 5 | 14 | ROC |  ROC | 20:07.85 | – | – | – | ||
| 14-1 | Aleksandr Bolshunov | – | 3:21.1 | 3:17.2 | 3:10.7 | ||||
| 14-2 | Aleksandr Terentyev | – | 3:21.3 | 3:28.7 | 3:28.8 | ||||
| 6 | 19 | United States |  USA | 20:11.42 | – | – | – | ||
| 19-1 | Ben Ogden | – | 3:19.4 | 3:15.6 | 3:15.1 | ||||
| 19-2 | J. C. Schoonmaker | – | 3:23.1 | 3:24.7 | 3:33.5 | ||||
| 7 | 20 | People's Republic of China |  CHN | 20:12.40 | – | – | – | ||
| 20-1 | Wang Qiang | – | 3:18.8 | 3:12.3 | 3:17.7 | ||||
| 20-2 | Shang Jincai | – | 3:24.8 | 3:27.9 | 3:30.9 | ||||
| 8 | 23 | Poland |  POL | 20:19.87 | – | – | – | ||
| 23-1 | Maciej Staręga | – | 3:20.1 | 3:15.8 | 3:19.0 | ||||
| 23-2 | Kamil Bury | – | 3:24.8 | 3:22.3 | 3:37.8 | ||||
| 9 | 24 | Ukraine |  UKR | 20:48.40 | – | – | – | ||
| 24-1 | Oleksiy Krasovskyi | – | 3:20.3 | 3:16.6 | 3:27.2 | ||||
| 24-2 | Ruslan Perekhoda | – | 3:25.1 | 3:24.5 | 3:54.7 | ||||
| 10 | 25 | Iceland |  ISL | 21:05.66 | – | – | – | ||
| 25-1 | Snorri Einarsson | – | 3:21.5 | 3:17.3 | 3:25.2 | ||||
| 25-2 | Isak Stianson Pedersen | – | 3:23.1 | 3:29.1 | 4:09.4 | ||||
| 11 | 22 | Latvia |  LAT | 21:06.82 | – | – | – | ||
| 22-1 | Raimo Vīgants | – | 3:21.2 | 3:17.7 | 3:28.4 | ||||
| 22-2 | Roberts Slotiņš | – | 3:22.7 | 3:29.4 | 4:07.4 | ||||
| 12 | 18 | Germany |  GER | 21:20.39 | – | – | – | ||
| 18-1 | Albert Kuchler | – | 3:22.4 | 3:19.2 | 3:21.1 | ||||
| 18-2 | Janosch Brugger | – | 3:20.9 | 3:20.0 | 4:36.7 |
Final Round
| Date | 16 February 2022 — 19:30 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitors | NOC | Time | Leg 1 | Leg 2 | Leg 3 | ||
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| 1 | 1 | Norway | NOR | 19:22.99 | – | – | – | ||
| 1-1 | Erik Valnes | – | 3:15.5 | 3:07.3 | 3:05.8 | ||||
| 1-2 | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | – | 3:20.7 | 3:13.2 | 3:20.4 | ||||
| 2 | 2 | Finland | FIN | 19:25.45 | – | – | – | ||
| 2-1 | Iivo Niskanen | – | 3:16.2 | 3:07.3 | 3:05.3 | ||||
| 2-2 | Joni Mäki | – | 3:20.3 | 3:13.0 | 3:23.3 | ||||
| 3 | 14 | ROC | ROC | 19:27.28 | – | – | – | ||
| 14-1 | Aleksandr Bolshunov | – | 3:16.4 | 3:06.6 | 3:05.8 | ||||
| 14-2 | Aleksandr Terentyev | – | 3:20.2 | 3:13.9 | 3:24.3 | ||||
| 4 | 16 | Sweden | SWE | 19:38.05 | – | – | – | ||
| 16-1 | William Poromaa | – | 3:16.2 | 3:07.8 | 3:12.9 | ||||
| 16-2 | Oskar Svensson | – | 3:21.0 | 3:12.6 | 3:27.5 | ||||
| 5 | 7 | Canada | CAN | 19:45.30 | – | – | – | ||
| 7-1 | Antoine Cyr | – | 3:15.6 | 3:07.7 | 3:14.1 | ||||
| 7-2 | Graham Ritchie | – | 3:22.1 | 3:11.7 | 3:34.1 | ||||
| 6 | 15 | Italy | ITA | 19:48.42 | – | – | – | ||
| 15-1 | Francesco De Fabiani | – | 3:16.0 | 3:09.6 | 3:20.5 | ||||
| 15-2 | Federico Pellegrino | – | 3:20.4 | 3:10.7 | 3:31.2 | ||||
| 7 | 3 | France | FRA | 19:58.37 | – | – | – | ||
| 3-1 | Hugo Lapalus | – | 3:17.3 | 3:12.0 | 3:20.6 | ||||
| 3-2 | Richard Jouve | – | 3:18.9 | 3:08.1 | 3:41.4 | ||||
| 8 | 17 | Switzerland | SUI | 20:04.35 | – | – | – | ||
| 17-1 | Jonas Baumann | – | 3:16.4 | 3:09.8 | 3:18.5 | ||||
| 17-2 | Jovian Hediger | – | 3:21.4 | 3:10.2 | 3:48.0 | ||||
| 9 | 19 | United States | USA | 20:28.07 | – | – | – | ||
| 19-1 | Ben Ogden | – | 3:16.8 | 3:09.7 | 3:26.0 | ||||
| 19-2 | J. C. Schoonmaker | – | 3:20.6 | 3:18.9 | 3:56.0 | ||||
| 10 | 21 | Austria | AUT | 21:15.00 | – | – | – | ||
| 21-1 | Michael Föttinger | – | 3:17.4 | 3:19.1 | 3:45.8 | ||||
| 21-2 | Benjamin Moser | – | 3:19.9 | 3:33.3 | 3:59.5 |