Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 15 kilometre pursuit
Women's 15 kilometre pursuit at the XX Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
Venue | Pragelato | |||||||||
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Dates | February 12 | |||||||||
Competitors | 67 from 28 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 42:48.7 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics | ||||
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Distance | ||||
10 km | women | |||
15 km | men | women | ||
30 km | men | women | ||
50 km | men | |||
4 x 5 km relay | women | |||
4 x 10 km relay | men | |||
Sprint | ||||
Individual | men | women | ||
Team | men | women |
The Women's 15 kilometre pursuit cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 12 February, at Pragelato.
Julija Tchepalova was the reigning World Champion in the event, while Canadian Beckie Scott won the 10 km pursuit at the 2002 Olympics. However, neither were in the medals here; Kristina Šmigun and Kateřina Neumannová were neck-and-neck coming into the stadium, but Šmigun was the quickest through the last straight and won by 1.9 seconds. Russia's Yevgeniya Medvedeva-Arbuzova took bronze.
Results
The pursuit consisted of a 7.5 kilometre section raced in the classical style, followed by a 7.5 kilometre portion raced freestyle. In between, the sections, each skier took time (approximately 30 seconds) to 'pit', changing their skis.[1]
References
- ↑ "Torino 2006 Official Report - Cross Country Skiing" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved Jun 11, 2009.