Best Photos From The Olympic Sprint

by Leandro Lutz • 08.02.2022

The 1.5-kilometer sprint freestyle for women and men in Zhangjiakou marked today’s cross-country skiing race at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Here are the best moments.

After the women’s skiathlon on Saturday and the men’s same event on Sunday, the third day of cross-country skiing races at the Beijing 2022 Olympics featured the sprint race in freestyle technique for women and men.

Today, Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (NOR) and Jonna Sundling (NOR) claimed gold. Federico Pellegrino (ITA) and Maja Dahlqvist (SWE) took silver, with Alexander Terentev (ROC) and Jessie Diggins (USA) in the bronze position.

Erik Valnes (NOR), Lauri Vuorinen (FIN), Artem Maltsev (ROC), Qiang Wang (CHN) and Raimo Vigants (LAT) during the men’s sprint quarterfinal at the 2022 Olympics. Photo: Jon Olav Nesvold/Bildbyrån

Maja Dahlqvist (SWE), Nadine Fähndrich (SWI), Jessie Diggins and Rosie Brennan (USA) during the women’s sprint final at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. Photo: Jon Olav Nesvold/Bildbyrån

Federico Pellegrino (ITA) and Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (NOR) fighting for gold in the men’s Olympics sprint. Photo: Joel Marklund/Bildbyrån

Jonna Sundling and Emma Ribom (SWE) celebrate after the women’s sprint final at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. Photo: Joel Marklund/Bildbyrån

Maja Dahlqvist (SWE), Jonna Sundling (SWE) and Jessie Diggins (USA) celebrate after the women’s sprint in China. Photo: Joel Marklund/Bildbyrån

Federico Pellegrino (ITA), Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (NOR) and Alexander Terentev (ROC) (Russia) celebrate after the men’s sprint in China. Photo: Joel Marklund/Bildbyrån

Thursday, February 10, Beijing 2022 resumes with the women’s 10km classic race.

Women’s 10km Classic Technique – Beijing 2022 Olympics

Date: Thursday, February 10, 2022
Distance: 10km Classic Technique – Women
Place: Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Center, China
Start Time: 15:00 (Beijing Time)

FACTS: 2022 OLYMPICS
What: XXIV Olympic Winter Games (24th edition)
Beijing 2022 – All you need to know
Where: Beijing, China
Biathlon, cross-country skiing and Nordic events will take place at the Zhangjiakou arena, situated at and above 1650 meters above sea level.
When: February 4 to 20, 2022
What happens when:
Complete schedule for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, all sports.
Who: 53 cross-country teams compete at the 2022 Olympics, each fielding from 1 to 16 athletes.
All the cross-country ski teams to the Beijing Winter Olympics
How: Where to watch the Olympics – World Wide

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