Sprint (Classical), Men
| Date | 17 February 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Whistler Olympic Park, Whistler | |
| Participants | 62 from 25 countries | |
| Format | Final standings based on time achieved in last round competed in. | |
| Details | Course Length: 1,580 m Height Differential: 25 m Maximum Climb: 25 m Total Climbing: 51 m | |
The favorite was Norway’s Ola Vigen Hattestad, the 2009 World Champion and the sprint World Cup champion in the past two years. Perhaps the surprise of this event was the absence of any Swedish skiers in the final as they were thought to have good chances with Emil Jönsson and Björn Lind, who had featured in the World Cup in the past few seasons. The final was essentially a contest between three Norwegian skiers – Hattestad, Petter Northug and Øystein Pettersen, and two Russians Aleksandr Panzhinsky, who was the fastest qualifier, and Nikita Kryukov. If the Norwegians had a race plan, it was soon blown away by Panzhinsky who took a commanding lead at the start and maintained that lead for most of the race. The drama happened behind the leaders as Aleksey Poltoranin (KAZ) fell, taking down Hattestad with him. The other two Norwegians fell back by some distance, and going into the home straight Panzhinsky held the lead. However a tremendous surge by Kryukov saw him win by a fraction of a second on the line ahead of his compatriot. Northug finished in the bronze medal position, some distance behind the winner. There were some complaints about the schedule. The B-final had been eliminated and the final was held soon after the second semi-final, giving the qualifiers from the first semi-final a big advantage.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Qualifying | QF | SF | Final | |||
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| 1 | – | Nikita Kryukov |  RUS | 3:36.46 (4) | 3:37.2 (2 h2) | 3:34.6 (3 h1) | 3:36.3 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | – | Aleksandr Panzhinsky | RUS | 3:34.57 (1) | 3:36.4 (1 h1) | 3:34.3 (1 h1) | 3:36.3 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | – | Petter Northug |  NOR | 3:37.09 (6) | 3:34.5 (1 h3) | 3:36.7 (2 h2) | 3:45.5 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | – | Ola Vigen Hattestad | NOR | 3:36.43 (3) | 3:37.8 (1 h5) | 3:36.5 (1 h2) | 3:50.0 (4) | |||
| 5 | – | Aleksey Poltoranin |  KAZ | 3:38.68 (15) | 3:34.7 (2 h3) | 3:35.4 (4 h1) | 3:54.4 (5) | |||
| 6 | – | Øystein Pettersen | NOR | 3:37.34 (7) | 3:36.9 (1 h2) | 3:34.4 (2 h1) | 4:56.2 (6) | |||
| 7 | – | Emil Jönsson |  SWE | 3:36.01 (2) | 3:41.8 (1 h4) | 3:37.4 (3 h2) | – | |||
| 8 | – | Mikhail Devyatyarov | RUS | 3:38.82 (16) | 3:35.3 (4 h3) | 3:37.6 (4 h2) | – | |||
| 9 | – | Johan Kjølstad | NOR | 3:36.65 (5) | 3:35.3 (3 h3) | 3:35.9 (5 h1) | – | |||
| 10 | – | Kalle Lassila |  FIN | 3:39.12 (19) | 3:42.2 (2 h4) | 3:43.7 (5 h2) | – | |||
| 11 | – | Teodor Peterson | SWE | 3:39.08 (18) | 3:38.3 (2 h5) | 3:43.8 (6 h2) | – | |||
| 12 | – | Sami Jauhojärvi | FIN | 3:39.57 (21) | 3:36.9 (2 h1) | 3:39.6 (6 h1) | – | |||
| 13 | – | Nikolay Chebotko | KAZ | 3:37.84 (8) | 3:38.6 (3 h5) | – | – | |||
| 14 | – | Peeter Kümmel |  EST | 3:37.99 (9) | 3:42.4 (3 h4) | – | – | |||
| 15 | – | Stefan Kuhn |  CAN | 3:38.35 (10) | 3:37.4 (3 h1) | – | – | |||
| 16 | – | Cyril Miranda |  FRA | 3:38.83 (17) | 3:37.3 (3 h2) | – | – | |||
| 17 | – | Yuichi Onda |  JPN | 3:38.49 (11) | 3:37.9 (4 h1) | – | – | |||
| 18 | – | Jesper Modin | SWE | 3:38.53 (13) | 3:39.1 (4 h5) | – | – | |||
| 19 | – | Björn Lind | SWE | 3:38.62 (14) | 3:37.6 (4 h2) | – | – | |||
| 20 | – | Renato Pasini |  ITA | 3:39.63 (22) | 3:42.8 (4 h4) | – | – | |||
| 21 | – | Sun Qinghai |  CHN | 3:38.52 (12) | 3:43.1 (5 h4) | – | – | |||
| 22 | – | Jesse Väänänen | FIN | 3:39.21 (20) | 3:38.7 (5 h1) | – | – | |||
| 23 | – | Devon Kershaw | CAN | 3:40.50 (24) | 3:39.9 (5 h2) | – | – | |||
| 24 | – | Fabio Pasini | ITA | 3:40.86 (26) | 3:35.7 (5 h3) | – | – | |||
| 25 | – | Maciej Kreczmer |  POL | 3:41.35 (28) | 3:39.6 (5 h5) | – | – | |||
| 26 | – | Nikolay Morilov | RUS | 3:40.22 (23) | 3:40.2 (6 h5) | – | – | |||
| 27 | – | Timo Simonlatser | EST | 3:40.65 (25) | 3:43.2 (6 h3) | – | – | |||
| 28 | – | Janusz Krężelok | POL | 3:41.34 (27) | 3:41.1 (6 h2) | – | – | |||
| 29 | – | Simi Hamilton |  USA | 3:41.53 (29) | 3:43.4 (6 h4) | – | – | |||
| 30 | – | Loris Frasnelli | ITA | 3:41.78 (30) | 3:40.9 (6 h1) | – | – | |||
| =31 | – | Josef Wenzl |  GER | 3:41.88 (=31) | – | – | – | |||
| =31 | – | Roddy Darragon | FRA | 3:41.88 (=31) | – | – | – | |||
| 33 | – | Tim Tscharnke | GER | 3:42.03 (33) | – | – | – | |||
| 34 | – | Christoph Eigenmann |  SUI | 3:42.18 (34) | – | – | – | |||
| 35 | – | Dušan Kožíšek |  CZE | 3:42.45 (35) | – | – | – | |||
| 36 | – | Torin Koos | USA | 3:42.72 (36) | – | – | – | |||
| 37 | – | Matias Strandvall | FIN | 3:42.74 (37) | – | – | – | |||
| 38 | – | Valerio Leccardi | SUI | 3:42.84 (38) | – | – | – | |||
| 39 | – | David Hofer | ITA | 3:42.89 (39) | – | – | – | |||
| 40 | – | Drew Goldsack | CAN | 3:44.28 (40) | – | – | – | |||
| 41 | – | Brent McMurtry | CAN | 3:45.02 (41) | – | – | – | |||
| 42 | – | Anti Saarepuu | EST | 3:45.44 (42) | – | – | – | |||
| 43 | – | Peter von Allmen | SUI | 3:46.16 (43) | – | – | – | |||
| 44 | – | Aleš Razým | CZE | 3:46.42 (44) | – | – | – | |||
| 45 | – | Andy Newell | USA | 3:46.77 (45) | – | – | – | |||
| 46 | – | Mantas Strolia |  LTU | 3:47.17 (46) | – | – | – | |||
| 47 | – | Garrott Kuzzy | USA | 3:47.46 (47) | – | – | – | |||
| 48 | – | Sergey Cherepanov | KAZ | 3:48.29 (48) | – | – | – | |||
| 49 | – | Eligius Tambornino | SUI | 3:48.33 (49) | – | – | – | |||
| 50 | – | Lefteris Fafalis |  GRE | 3:49.09 (50) | – | – | – | |||
| 51 | – | Leanid Karniyenka |  BLR | 3:49.12 (51) | – | – | – | |||
| 52 | – | Yevgeny Koshevoy | KAZ | 3:49.51 (52) | – | – | – | |||
| 53 | – | Aleksejus Novoselskis | LTU | 3:51.70 (53) | – | – | – | |||
| 54 | – | Modestas Vaičiulis | LTU | 3:52.10 (54) | – | – | – | |||
| 55 | – | Paul Murray |  AUS | 3:52.96 (55) | – | – | – | |||
| 56 | – | Francesc Soulié |  AND | 3:55.22 (56) | – | – | – | |||
| 57 | – | Peter Mlynár |  SVK | 3:55.76 (57) | – | – | – | |||
| 58 | – | Andrew Musgrave |  GBR | 3:58.43 (58) | – | – | – | |||
| 59 | – | Kein Einaste | EST | 3:59.19 (59) | – | – | – | |||
| 60 | – | Andrew Young | GBR | 4:02.19 (60) | – | – | – | |||
| 61 | – | Oliver Kraas |  RSA | 4:04.19 (61) | – | – | – | |||
| 62 | – | Jānis Paipals |  LAT | 4:04.48 (62) | – | – | – |
Qualifying Round
| Date | 17 February 2010 — 10:40 |
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| Format | Top 30 finishers advance to quarter-finals. |
Quarter-Finals
| Date | 17 February 2010 — 12:58 |
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| Format | Top 2 finishers in each heat, and next two fastest times, advance to semi-finals. |
Heat #1
| Time | 12:58 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Aleksandr Panzhinsky | RUS | 3:36.4 | ||
| 2 | 21 | Sami Jauhojärvi | FIN | 3:36.9 | ||
| 3 | 10 | Stefan Kuhn | CAN | 3:37.4 | ||
| 4 | 11 | Yuichi Onda | JPN | 3:37.9 | ||
| 5 | 20 | Jesse Väänänen | FIN | 3:38.7 | ||
| 6 | 30 | Loris Frasnelli | ITA | 3:40.9 |
Heat #2
| Time | 13:03 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Øystein Pettersen | NOR | 3:36.9 | ||
| 2 | 4 | Nikita Kryukov | RUS | 3:37.2 | ||
| 3 | 17 | Cyril Miranda | FRA | 3:37.3 | ||
| 4 | 14 | Björn Lind | SWE | 3:37.6 | ||
| 5 | 24 | Devon Kershaw | CAN | 3:39.9 | ||
| 6 | 27 | Janusz Krężelok | POL | 3:41.1 |
Heat #3
| Time | 13:09 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Petter Northug | NOR | 3:34.5 | ||
| 2 | 15 | Aleksey Poltoranin | KAZ | 3:34.7 | ||
| 3 | 5 | Johan Kjølstad | NOR | 3:35.3 | ||
| 4 | 16 | Mikhail Devyatyarov | RUS | 3:35.3 | ||
| 5 | 26 | Fabio Pasini | ITA | 3:35.7 | ||
| 6 | 25 | Timo Simonlatser | EST | 3:43.2 |
Heat #4
| Time | 13:14 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Emil Jönsson | SWE | 3:41.8 | ||
| 2 | 19 | Kalle Lassila | FIN | 3:42.2 | ||
| 3 | 9 | Peeter Kümmel | EST | 3:42.4 | ||
| 4 | 22 | Renato Pasini | ITA | 3:42.8 | ||
| 5 | 12 | Sun Qinghai | CHN | 3:43.1 | ||
| 6 | 29 | Simi Hamilton | USA | 3:43.4 |
Heat #5
| Time | 13:20 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Ola Vigen Hattestad | NOR | 3:37.8 | ||
| 2 | 18 | Teodor Peterson | SWE | 3:38.3 | ||
| 3 | 8 | Nikolay Chebotko | KAZ | 3:38.6 | ||
| 4 | 13 | Jesper Modin | SWE | 3:39.1 | ||
| 5 | 28 | Maciej Kreczmer | POL | 3:39.6 | ||
| 6 | 23 | Nikolay Morilov | RUS | 3:40.2 |
Semi-Finals
| Date | 17 February 2010 — 13:38 |
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| Format | Top 2 finishers in each heat, and next two fastest times, advance to final. |
Heat #1
| Time | 13:38 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Aleksandr Panzhinsky | RUS | 3:34.3 | ||
| 2 | 7 | Øystein Pettersen | NOR | 3:34.4 | ||
| 3 | 4 | Nikita Kryukov | RUS | 3:34.6 | ||
| 4 | 15 | Aleksey Poltoranin | KAZ | 3:35.4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Johan Kjølstad | NOR | 3:35.9 | ||
| 6 | 21 | Sami Jauhojärvi | FIN | 3:39.6 |
Heat #2
| Time | 13:44 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Ola Vigen Hattestad | NOR | 3:36.5 | ||
| 2 | 6 | Petter Northug | NOR | 3:36.7 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Emil Jönsson | SWE | 3:37.4 | ||
| 4 | 16 | Mikhail Devyatyarov | RUS | 3:37.6 | ||
| 5 | 19 | Kalle Lassila | FIN | 3:43.7 | ||
| 6 | 18 | Teodor Peterson | SWE | 3:43.8 |
Final Round
| Date | 17 February 2010 — 13:52 |
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| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikita Kryukov | RUS | 3:36.3 | ||
| 2 | Aleksandr Panzhinsky | RUS | 3:36.3 | ||
| 3 | Petter Northug | NOR | 3:45.5 | ||
| 4 | Ola Vigen Hattestad | NOR | 3:50.0 | ||
| 5 | Aleksey Poltoranin | KAZ | 3:54.4 | ||
| 6 | Øystein Pettersen | NOR | 4:56.2 |