Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's 15 kilometre skiathlon
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The women's 15 kilometre skiathlon cross-country skiing competition at the 2014 Sochi Olympics took place at 14:00 (MSK) on 8 February 2014 at Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex.[1]
Women's 15 kilometre skiathlon at the XXII Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex | ||||||||||||
Dates | 8 February 2014 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 61 from 24 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 38:33.6 | ||||||||||||
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The defending champion was Marit Bjørgen from Norway, who also became the 2014 Olympic champion. The 2010 silver medalist Anna Haag did not participate, and the 2010 bronze medalist, Justyna Kowalczyk, finished sixth. Charlotte Kalla from Sweden became the silver medalist, and Heidi Weng from Norway took bronze.
A large group of skiers kept together at the classical part of the course, but in the free skiing part soon a group of five skiers took the lead. The group included Bjørgen, Kalla, Weng, Therese Johaug, and Aino-Kaisa Saarinen. Shortly before the finish, Kalla escaped but was overtaken by Bjørgen at the finish line.[2]