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Cross-country skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Women's sprint
The women's sprint race in cross-country skiing happened on February 10 at the 2026 Winter Olympics. The race was short but tricky, 1.585 kilometres long, at the Cross country and biathlon center Fabio Canal in Tesero. Skiers raced one after another to see who could finish the fastest.
Sweden had a great day, winning all three medals. Linn Svahn got the gold medal, her first Olympic medal. Jonna Sundling took silver, and Maja Dahlqvist got the bronze. It was a happy moment for the Swedish team as they stood together on the podium.
Background
The best skiers from the 2022 Olympics, including Jonna Sundling, Maja Dahlqvist, and Jessie Diggins, all competed in the 2026 Winter Olympics. Before the race, Dahlqvist was leading in sprint races, and Diggins was at the top of the overall standings in the 2025–26 FIS Cross-Country World Cup. Sundling had already won the 2025 world champion title in sprint skiing.
Qualification
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification
The women's sprint cross-country skiing event at the 2026 Winter Olympics needed athletes to qualify. This process made sure only the best skiers from around the world could race for the medals. The rules for qualifying help explain who got to compete in this exciting event.
Results
The women's sprint cross-country skiing race at the 2026 Winter Olympics took place on February 10. Swedish athletes did very well. Linn Svahn won first place, Jonna Sundling came in second, and Maja Dahlqvist finished third. This was Linn Svahn's first time winning an Olympic medal.
The race began with a qualifying round. The fastest thirty skiers advanced to the next stage. There were quarterfinals, semifinals, and finally, a big final race to decide the winners.
| 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 | ||||
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Rank | Seed | Athlete | Country | Time | Deficit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 1 | Linn Svahn | Sweden | 4:03.05 | |
 | 2 | Jonna Sundling | Sweden | 4:04.64 | +1.59 |
 | 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 |
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