Cross-country skiing at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics – Boys' sprint
# Cross-country skiing at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics – Boys' sprint

The boys' sprint classical cross-country skiing competition at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics was held on 16 February at the Birkebeineren Ski Stadium. The sprint distance was 1.3km.

## Results

### Qualifying

| Rank | Bib | Athlete | Country | Time | Deficit | Note |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Lauri Mannila | Finland | 2:56.12 | – | Q |
| 2 | 8 | Thomas Helland Larsen | Norway | 2:56.89 | +0.77 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Kim Magnus | South Korea | 2:57.16 | +1.04 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Adam Persson | Sweden | 2:58.36 | +2.24 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Camille Laude | France | 2:58.50 | +2.38 | Q |
| 6 | 7 | Vebjørn Hegdal | Norway | 2:59.75 | +3.63 | Q |
| 7 | 27 | Vili Črv | Slovenia | 3:03.55 | +7.43 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Ivan Lyuft | Kazakhstan | 3:03.63 | +7.51 | Q |
| 9 | 32 | Adam Matouš | Czech Republic | 3:04.51 | +8.39 | Q |
| 10 | 9 | Igor Fedotov | Russia | 3:05.58 | +9.46 | Q |
| 11 | 24 | Chris Ole Sauerbrey | Germany | 3:06.03 | +9.91 | Q |
| 12 | 22 | Raimo Vīgants | Latvia | 3:06.42 | +10.30 | Q |
| 13 | 35 | Luka Markun | Slovenia | 3:07.38 | +11.26 | Q |
| 14 | 23 | Kaarel Karri | Estonia | 3:07.51 | +11.39 | Q |
| 15 | 20 | Remi Lindholm | Finland | 3:07.56 | +11.44 | Q |
| 16 | 13 | Andrii Orlyk | Ukraine | 3:07.83 | +11.71 | Q |
| 17 | 19 | Luca Del Fabbro | Italy | 3:08.01 | +11.89 | Q |
| 18 | 10 | Philipp Unger | Germany | 3:08.37 | +12.25 | Q |
| 19 | 11 | Eric Rosjö | Sweden | 3:08.51 | +12.39 | Q |
| 20 | 18 | Arnaud Guex | Switzerland | 3:08.57 | +12.45 | Q |
| 21 | 14 | Mateusz Haratyk | Poland | 3:08.99 | +12.87 | Q |
| 22 | 5 | Yaroslav Rybochkin | Russia | 3:10.09 | +13.97 | Q |
| 23 | 43 | Tsimur Laskin | Belarus | 3:10.42 | +14.30 | Q |
| 24 | 25 | Jan Mikus | Slovakia | 3:11.27 | +15.15 | Q |
| 25 | 29 | Nikolay Viyachev | Bulgaria | 3:12.15 | +16.03 | Q |
| 26 | 12 | Jeremy Royer | France | 3:12.51 | +16.39 | Q |
| 27 | 47 | Florian Schwentner | Austria | 3:12.58 | +16.46 | Q |
| 28 | 17 | Maurus Lozza | Switzerland | 3:13.13 | +17.01 | Q |
| 29 | 16 | Hunter Wonders | United States | 3:13.15 | +17.03 | Q |
| 30 | 30 | Riku Kasahara | Japan | 3:14.45 | +18.33 | Q |
| 31 | 26 | Rokas Vaitkus | Lithuania | 3:14.99 | +18.87 | |
| 32 | 41 | Herman Borring Valset | Denmark | 3:15.09 | +18.97 | |
| 33 | 21 | Levi Nadlersmith | Canada | 3:15.19 | +19.07 | |
| 34 | 15 | Thibaut De Marre | Belgium | 3:15.32 | +19.20 | |
| 35 | 28 | Mikayel Mikayelyan | Armenia | 3:16.38 | +20.26 | |
| 36 | 39 | Dagur Benediktsson | Iceland | 3:19.32 | +23.20 | |
| 37 | 38 | Jakov Hladika | Croatia | 3:21.12 | +25.00 | |
| 38 | 33 | Gral Sellés | Spain | 3:21.26 | +25.14 | |
| 39 | 37 | Iulian Ababei | Romania | 3:26.46 | +30.34 | |
| 40 | 34 | Máté János Gyallai | Hungary | 3:26.88 | +30.76 | |
| 41 | 42 | Liam Burton | Australia | 3:30.25 | +34.13 | |
| 42 | 31 | Marco Dal Farra | Argentina | 3:33.20 | +37.08 | |
| 43 | 45 | Ochirsukh Adiyabaatar | Mongolia | 3:33.53 | +37.41 | |
| 44 | 48 | Stavre Jada | Macedonia | 3:35.43 | +39.31 | |
| 45 | 40 | Amed Oğlağo | Turkey | 3:45.22 | +49.10 | |
| 46 | 36 | Miloš Čolić | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3:47.93 | +51.81 | |
| 47 | 46 | Cristian Bocancea | Moldova | 3:48.01 | +51.89 | |
| 48 | 44 | Altair Firmino | Brazil | 3:48.45 | +52.33 | |

### Quarterfinals

**Quarterfinal 1**

| Rank | Seed | Athlete | Country | Time | Deficit | Note |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Lauri Mannila | Finland | 3:01.70 | — | Q |
| 2 | 10 | Igor Fedotov | Russia | 3:02.68 | +0.98 | Q |
| 3 | 11 | Chris Ole Sauerbrey | Germany | 3:04.32 | +2.62 | |
| 4 | 20 | Arnaud Guex | Switzerland | 3:04.87 | +3.17 | |
| 5 | 21 | Mateusz Haratyk | Poland | 3:09.45 | +7.75 | |
| 6 | 30 | Riku Kasahara | Japan | 3:15.13 | +13.43 | |

**Quarterfinal 2**

| Rank | Seed | Athlete | Country | Time | Deficit | Note |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 4 | Adam Persson | Sweden | 3:00.51 | — | Q |
| 2 | 7 | Vili Črv | Slovenia | 3:02.25 | +1.74 | Q |
| 3 | 17 | Luca Del Fabbro | Italy | 3:02.91 | +2.40 | LL |
| 4 | 14 | Kaarel Karri | Estonia | 3:03.67 | +3.16 | |
| 5 | 27 | Florian Schwentner | Austria | 3:06.84 | +6.33 | |
| 6 | 24 | Jan Mikus | Slovakia | 3:15.69 | +15.18 | |

**Quarterfinal 3**

| Rank | Seed | Athlete | Country | Time | Deficit | Note |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 6 | Vebjørn Hegdal | Norway | 2:57.95 | — | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Camille Laude | France | 2:59.04 | +1.09 | Q |
| 3 | 15 | Remi Lindholm | Finland | 3:02.32 | +4.37 | LL |
| 4 | 16 | Andrii Orlyk | Ukraine | 3:03.63 | +5.68 | |
| 5 | 25 | Nikolay Viyachev | Bulgaria | 3:18.37 | +20.42 | |
| 6 | 26 | Jeremy Royer | France | 3:29.6 | +31.67 | |

**Quarterfinal 4**

| Rank | Seed | Athlete | Country | Time | Deficit | Note |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Thomas Helland Larsen | Norway | 3:04.54 | — | Q |
| 2 | 9 | Adam Matouš | Czech Republic | 3:04.65 | +0.11 | Q, PF |
| 3 | 29 | Hunter Wonders | United States | 3:04.65 | +0.11 | PF |
| 4 | 19 | Eric Rosjö | Sweden | 3:11.75 | +7.21 | |
| 5 | 12 | Raimo Vīgants | Latvia | 3:13.50 | +8.96 | |
| 6 | 22 | Yaroslav Rybochkin | Russia | 3:23.76 | +19.22 | |

**Quarterfinal 5**

| Rank | Seed | Athlete | Country | Time | Deficit | Note |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 3 | Kim Magnus | South Korea | 3:02.34 | — | Q |
| 2 | 8 | Ivan Lyuft | Kazakhstan | 3:03.10 | +0.76 | Q |
| 3 | 18 | Philipp Unger | Germany | 3:07.80 | +5.46 | |
| 4 | 23 | Tsimur Laskin | Belarus | 3:09.11 | +6.77 | |
| 5 | 13 | Luka Markun | Slovenia | 3:10.42 | +8.08 | |
| 6 | 28 | Maurus Lozza | Switzerland | 3:37.61 | +35.27 | |

### Semifinals

**Semifinal 1**

| Rank | Seed | Athlete | Country | Time | Deficit | Note |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 6 | Vebjørn Hegdal | Norway | 2:55.59 | — | Q, PF |
| 2 | 4 | Adam Persson | Sweden | 2:55.59 | +0.00 | Q, PF |
| 3 | 1 | Lauri Mannila | Finland | 2:55.79 | +0.20 | LL, PF |
| 4 | 10 | Igor Fedotov | Russia | 2:59.85 | +4.26 | |
| 5 | 7 | Vili Črv | Slovenia | 3:00.06 | +4.47 | |
| 6 | 17 | Luca Del Fabbro | Italy | 3:24.85 | +29.26 | |

**Semifinal 2**

| Rank | Seed | Athlete | Country | Time | Deficit | Note |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 3 | Kim Magnus | South Korea | 2:57.19 | — | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Thomas Helland Larsen | Norway | 2:57.63 | +0.44 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Camille Laude | France | 2:57.85 | +0.66 | LL |
| 4 | 8 | Ivan Lyuft | Kazakhstan | 2:58.07 | +0.88 | |
| 5 | 15 | Remi Lindholm | Finland | 3:03.08 | +5.89 | |
| 6 | 9 | Adam Matouš | Czech Republic | 3:05.04 | +7.85 | |

### Final

| Rank | Seed | Athlete | Country | Time | Deficit |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | 2 | Thomas Helland Larsen | Norway | 2:55.39 | — |
| | 3 | Kim Magnus | South Korea | 2:55.72 | +0.33 |
| | 6 | Vebjørn Hegdal | Norway | 2:56.49 | +1.10 |
| 4 | 5 | Camille Laude | France | 2:59.87 | +4.48 |
| 5 | 1 | Lauri Mannila | Finland | 3:00.96 | +5.57 |
| 6 | 4 | Adam Persson | Sweden | 3:16.58 | +21.19 |
