Cross-country skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Women's sprint

Women's sprint
at the XXV Olympic Winter Games
Cross-country skiing
VenueCross country and biathlon center Fabio Canal,
Tesero
Date10 February 2026
Competitors89 from 35 nations
Winning time4:03.05
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Linn Svahn  Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jonna Sundling  Sweden
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Maja Dahlqvist  Sweden
Cross-country skiing at the
2026 Winter Olympics
Qualification
Distance
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Skiathlonmenwomen
Classical mass startmenwomen
Relaymenwomen
Sprint
Individual (classical)menwomen
Team (freestyle)menwomen

The women's sprint competition in cross-country skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics was held on 10 February, over a 1.585-kilometre (0.985 mi) course[1] at the Cross country and biathlon center Fabio Canal in Tesero.[2] The Swedish athletes swept the podium, with Linn Svahn becoming the champion, Jonna Sundling finishing second, and Maja Dahlqvist third. For Svahn, this was the first Olympic medal.

Background

All three 2022 medalists, the champion Jonna Sundling, the silver medalist, Maja Dahlqvist, and the bronze medalist, Jessie Diggins, qualified for the Olympics. Dahlqvist was leading sprint standings and Diggins overall standings of the 2025–26 FIS Cross-Country World Cup before the Olympics. Sundling was the 2025 world champion in sprint.

Qualification

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Results

Qualifying

The qualifying was held at 09:15.[2][3] The fastest thirty athletes qualified (Q) for the finals.

Rank Bib Athlete Country Time Deficit Note
1 8 Linn Svahn  Sweden 3:36.21 Q
2 24 Jonna Sundling  Sweden 3:37.24 +1.03 Q
3 28 Johanna Hagström  Sweden 3:38.85 +2.64 Q
4 6 Jasmi Joensuu  Finland 3:39.64 +3.43 Q
5 4 Nadine Fähndrich  Switzerland 3:39.87 +3.66 Q
6 11 Nicole Monsorno  Italy 3:39.97 +3.76 Q
7 18 Maja Dahlqvist  Sweden 3:41.47 +5.26 Q
8 17 Caterina Ganz  Italy 3:42.13 +5.92 Q
9 20 Federica Cassol  Italy 3:42.48 +6.27 Q
10 26 Johanna Matintalo  Finland 3:42.80 +6.59 Q
11 23 Mélissa Gal  France 3:43.39 +7.18 Q
12 9 Milla Grosberghaugen Andreassen  Norway 3:44.18 +7.97 Q
13 22 Jasmin Kähärä  Finland 3:45.12 +8.91 Q
14 31 Julie Bjervig Drivenes  Norway 3:45.25 +9.04 Q
15 27 Amanda Saari  Finland 3:45.34 +9.13 Q
16 14 Kristine Stavås Skistad  Norway 3:45.48 +9.27 Q
17 12 Laura Gimmler  Germany 3:45.81 +9.60 Q
18 36 Julie Pierrel  France 3:46.22 +10.01 Q
19 2 Iris De Martin Pinter  Italy 3:46.30 +10.09 Q
20 30 Jessie Diggins  United States 3:46.67 +10.46 Q
21 19 Sofie Krehl  Germany 3:46.81 +10.60 Q
22 25 Ingrid Bergene Aabrekk  Norway 3:46.94 +10.73 Q
23 10 Anja Weber  Switzerland 3:47.27 +11.06 Q
24 16 Coletta Rydzek  Germany 3:47.80 +11.59 Q
25 15 Kateřina Janatová  Czech Republic 3:47.84 +11.63 Q
26 5 Sammy Smith  United States 3:47.97 +11.76 Q
27 47 Heidi Bucher  Austria 3:48.73 +12.52 Q
28 29 Julia Kern  United States 3:48.77 +12.56 Q
29 13 Lea Fischer  Switzerland 3:48.82 +12.61 Q
30 41 Lauren Jortberg  United States 3:49.23 +13.02 Q
31 3 Alina Meier  Switzerland 3:50.85 +14.64
32 48 Anna Pryce  Great Britain 3:50.88 +14.67
33 33 Monika Skinder  Poland 3:51.10 +14.89
34 43 Justine Gaillard  France 3:51.37 +15.16
35 7 Magdalena Scherz  Austria 3:51.41 +15.20
36 34 Dariya Nepryaeva  Individual Neutral Athletes 3:51.60 +15.39
37 39 Izabela Marcisz  Poland 3:51.73 +15.52
38 49 Clémence Didierlaurent  France 3:51.93 +15.72
39 50 Katherine Sauerbrey  Germany 3:52.42 +16.21
40 1 Mariel Merlii Pulles  Estonia 3:52.44 +16.23
41 44 Anna Marie Jaklová  Czech Republic 3:52.91 +16.70
42 45 Aleksandra Kołodziej  Poland 3:54.37 +18.16
43 51 Jasmine Drolet  Canada 3:54.63 +18.42
44 42 Alison Mackie  Canada 3:55.46 +19.25
45 40 Sonjaa Schmidt  Canada 3:55.55 +19.34
46 32 Barbora Antošová  Czech Republic 3:56.07 +19.86
47 21 Gina del Rio  Andorra 3:56.85 +20.64
48 38 Hanna Karaliova  Individual Neutral Athletes 3:57.25 +21.04
49 37 Tereza Beranová  Czech Republic 4:00.30 +24.09
50 57 Ellen Søhol Lie  Australia 4:01.65 +25.44
51 35 Olivia Bouffard-Nesbitt  Canada 4:01.89 +25.68
52 59 Sophia Tsu Velicer  Chinese Taipei 4:02.29 +26.08
53 52 Dilnigar Ilhamjan  China 4:02.99 +26.78
54 46 Teesi Tuul  Estonia 4:03.73 +27.52
55 55 Darya Ryazhko  Kazakhstan 4:04.22 +28.01
56 53 Teiloora Ojaste  Estonia 4:06.40 +30.19
57 65 Lucija Medja  Slovenia 4:06.67 +30.46
58 58 Anna Melnik  Kazakhstan 4:07.23 +31.02
59 62 Anastasiia Nikon  Ukraine 4:07.37 +31.16
60 64 Mária Danielová  Slovakia 4:08.27 +32.06
61 68 Kristrún Guðnadóttir  Iceland 4:09.30 +33.09
62 76 Eglė Savickaitė  Lithuania 4:09.61 +33.40
63 54 Nadezhda Stepashkina  Kazakhstan 4:10.15 +33.94
64 66 Sofiia Shkatula  Ukraine 4:10.35 +34.14
65 67 Tia Janežič  Slovenia 4:11.19 +34.98
66 70 Tena Hadžić  Croatia 4:12.88 +36.67
67 60 Maddie Hooker  Australia 4:13.09 +36.88
68 81 Enkhbayaryn Ariuntungalag  Mongolia 4:15.19 +38.98
69 61 Chi Chunxue  China 4:15.62 +39.41
70 56 Kitija Auziņa  Latvia 4:16.03 +39.82
71 63 Xeniya Shalygina  Kazakhstan 4:16.26 +40.05
72 89 Eduarda Ribera  Brazil 4:17.05 +40.84
73 77 Kalina Nedyalkova  Bulgaria 4:21.14 +44.93
74 69 Bruna Moura  Brazil 4:22.07 +45.86
75 73 Ema Sobol  Croatia 4:22.67 +46.46
76 75 Samanta Krampe  Latvia 4:22.81 +46.60
77 83 Sára Pónya  Hungary 4:24.13 +47.92
78 72 Wang Yundi  China 4:24.95 +48.74
79 87 Yelizaveta Nopriienko  Ukraine 4:26.22 +50.01
80 71 Nahiara Díaz  Argentina 4:27.01 +50.80
81 86 Daryna Myhal  Ukraine 4:27.57 +51.36
82 80 Linda Kaparkalēja  Latvia 4:27.62 +51.41
83 78 Agustina Groetzner  Argentina 4:28.52 +52.31
84 79 He Kaile  China 4:30.88 +54.67
85 88 Delia Reit  Romania 4:31.50 +55.29
86 82 Anja Ilić  Serbia 4:44.69 +1:08.48
87 85 Ieva Dainytė  Lithuania 4:49.25 +1:13.04
74 Han Da-som  South Korea Disqualified
84 Lee Eui-jin  South Korea

Quarterfinals

Two fastest athletes from each quarterfinal qualify (Q) for semifinals. In addition, two athletes with the fastest times among all others ("lucky losers", LL) qualify.

Quarterfinal 1
Rank Seed Athlete Country Time Deficit Note
1 2 Jonna Sundling  Sweden 3:55.29 Q
2 16 Kristine Stavås Skistad  Norway 3:56.05 +0.76 Q
3 4 Jasmi Joensuu  Finland 3:56.59 +1.30
4 26 Sammy Smith  United States 3:59.07 +3.78
5 6 Nicole Monsorno  Italy 4:00.68 +5.39
6 30 Lauren Jortberg  United States 4:00.89 +5.60
Quarterfinal 2
Rank Seed Athlete Country Time Deficit Note
1 1 Linn Svahn  Sweden 3:55.44 Q
2 8 Caterina Ganz  Italy 3:56.05 +0.61 Q
3 28 Julia Kern  United States 3:56.32 +0.88 LL
4 23 Anja Weber  Switzerland 3:56.54 +1.10
5 5 Nadine Fähndrich  Switzerland 3:57.49 +2.05
6 21 Sofie Krehl  Germany 4:04.40 +8.96
Quarterfinal 3
Rank Seed Athlete Country Time Deficit Note
1 10 Johanna Matintalo  Finland 3:55.17 Q
2 17 Laura Gimmler  Germany 3:55.58 +0.41 Q
3 15 Julie Bjervig Drivenes  Norway 3:55.88 +0.71 LL
4 29 Lea Fischer  Switzerland 4:00.74 +5.57
5 13 Amanda Saari  Finland 4:03.86 +8.69
6 11 Mélissa Gal  France 4:07.84 +12.67
Quarterfinal 4
Rank Seed Athlete Country Time Deficit Note
1 7 Maja Dahlqvist  Sweden 3:58.22 Q
2 9 Federica Cassol  Italy 3:59.10 +0.88 Q
3 25 Kateřina Janatová  Czech Republic 3:59.20 +0.98
4 20 Jessie Diggins  United States 3:59.33 +1.11
5 14 Jasmin Kähärä  Finland 4:00.49 +2.27
6 27 Heidi Bucher  Austria 4:06.62 +8.40
Quarterfinal 5
Rank Seed Athlete Country Time Deficit Note
1 24 Coletta Rydzek  Germany 3:57.75 Q
2 12 Milla Grosberghaugen Andreassen  Norway 3:57.92 +0.17 Q
3 3 Johanna Hagström  Sweden 3:57.96 +0.21
4 19 Iris De Martin Pinter  Italy 3:59.25 +1.50
5 22 Ingrid Bergene Aabrekk  Norway 4:00.47 +2.72
6 18 Julie Pierrel  France 4:13.57 +15.82

Semifinals

Two fastest athletes from each semifinal qualify (Q) for the final. In addition, two athletes with the fastest times among all others ("lucky losers", LL) qualify.

Semifinal 1
Rank Seed Athlete Country Time Deficit Note
1 2 Jonna Sundling  Sweden 4:09.60 Q
2 1 Linn Svahn  Sweden 4:10.36 +0.76 Q
3 16 Kristine Stavås Skistad  Norway 4:10.75 +1.15 LL
4 28 Julia Kern  United States 4:12.32 +2.72 LL
5 8 Caterina Ganz  Italy 4:12.52 +2.92
6 10 Johanna Matintalo  Finland 4:16.74 +7.14
Semifinal 2
Rank Seed Athlete Country Time Deficit Note
1 15 Julie Bjervig Drivenes  Norway 4:13.16 Q
2 7 Maja Dahlqvist  Sweden 4:14.85 +1.69 Q
3 17 Laura Gimmler  Germany 4:15.48 +2.32
4 24 Coletta Rydzek  Germany 4:17.67 +4.51
5 12 Milla Grosberghaugen Andreassen  Norway 4:19.06 +5.90
6 9 Federica Cassol  Italy 4:33.14 +19.98

Final

The final was held at 13:24.[2][4]

Rank Seed Athlete Country Time Deficit Note
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 Linn Svahn  Sweden 4:03.05
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2 Jonna Sundling  Sweden 4:04.64 +1.59
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 Maja Dahlqvist  Sweden 4:07.88 +4.83
4 15 Julie Bjervig Drivenes  Norway 4:11.74 +8.69
5 16 Kristine Stavås Skistad  Norway 4:32.47 +29.42
6 28 Julia Kern  United States 4:43.41 +40.36

References

  1. ^ Marcellino, Marisa (2025-08-10). "Cross-Country Skiing 101: Competition format". NBC Sports. Archived from the original on 2025-08-21. Retrieved 2026-02-10.
  2. ^ a b c "2026 Olympic Winter Games Competition Schedule Version - Cross-country skiing". Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Cross-Country Skiing – Women's Sprint Classic – Qualification – Results" (PDF). fis-ski.com. 10 February 2026. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  4. ^ "Cross-Country Skiing – Women's Sprint Classic – Results Summary" (PDF). fis-ski.com. 10 February 2026. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
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