Cross-country skiing at the 2015 Winter Universiade – Women's sprint free
# Cross-country skiing at the 2015 Winter Universiade – Women's sprint free

The women's sprint free competition of the 2015 Winter Universiade was held at the Sporting Centre FIS Štrbské Pleso on January 25.

## Schedule

All times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00)

| Date | Time | Event |
| - | - | - |
| Sunday, 25 January 2015 | 10:00 | Qualification |
| Sunday, 25 January 2015 | 12:00 | Quarterfinal 1 |
| Sunday, 25 January 2015 | 12:05 | Quarterfinal 2 |
| Sunday, 25 January 2015 | 12:10 | Quarterfinal 3 |
| Sunday, 25 January 2015 | 12:15 | Quarterfinal 4 |
| Sunday, 25 January 2015 | 12:20 | Quarterfinal 5 |
| Sunday, 25 January 2015 | 12:50 | Semifinal 1 |
| Sunday, 25 January 2015 | 12:56 | Semifinal 2 |
| Sunday, 25 January 2015 | 13:13 | Final |

## Results

### Qualification

| Rank | Bib | Athlete | Country | Time | Deficit | Note |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 8 | Ewelina Marcisz | Poland | 3:07.41 | | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Anna Povoliaeva | Russia | 3:09.17 | +1.76 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Karolína Grohová | Czech Republic | 3:10.58 | +3.17 | Q |
| 4 | 16 | Kateryna Serdyuk | Ukraine | 3:12.43 | +5.02 | Q |
| 5 | 11 | Sandra Schützová | Czech Republic | 3:12.47 | +5.06 | Q |
| 6 | 9 | Leena Nurmi | Finland | 3:13.84 | +6.43 | Q |
| 7 | 15 | Anastassiya Slonova | Kazakhstan | 3:14.00 | +6.59 | Q |
| 8 | 18 | Maryna Antsybor | Ukraine | 3:14.95 | +7.54 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Svetlana Nikolaeva | Russia | 3:14.96 | +7.55 | Q |
| 10 | 14 | Marcela Marcisz | Poland | 3:15.60 | +8.19 | Q |
| 11 | 12 | Jessica Yeaton | Australia | 3:15.72 | +8.31 | Q |
| 12 | 13 | Urszula Łętocha | Poland | 3:16.29 | +8.88 | Q |
| 13 | 2 | Marion Buillet | France | 3:17.32 | +9.91 | Q |
| 14 | 5 | Lilia Vasilieva | Russia | 3:17.76 | +10.35 | Q |
| 15 | 27 | Maaret Pajunoja | Finland | 3:17.84 | +10.43 | Q |
| 16 | 6 | Oxana Usatova | Russia | 3:17.87 | +10.46 | Q |
| 17 | 19 | Victoria Karkina | Russia | 3:18.14 | +10.73 | Q |
| 18 | 17 | Viktoriya Lanchakova | Kazakhstan | 3:18.47 | +11.06 | Q |
| 19 | 4 | Tatjana Stiffler | Switzerland | 3:19.40 | +11.99 | Q |
| 20 | 23 | Justyna Mordaska | Poland | 3:19.51 | +12.10 | Q |
| 21 | 10 | Lali Kvaratskhelia | Russia | 3:20.67 | +13.26 | Q |
| 22 | 49 | Kateřina Beroušková | Czech Republic | 3:22.25 | +14.84 | Q |
| 23 | 20 | Barbora Klementová | Slovakia | 3:22.48 | +15.07 | Q |
| 24 | 25 | Tatyana Ossipova | Kazakhstan | 3:23.86 | +16.45 | Q |
| 25 | 35 | Julia Devaux | France | 3:24.24 | +16.83 | Q |
| 26 | 28 | Šárka Klaclová | Czech Republic | 3:24.97 | +17.56 | Q |
| 27 | 22 | Kozue Takizawa | Japan | 3:28.93 | +21.52 | Q |
| 28 | 29 | Kati Roivas | Finland | 3:29.11 | +21.70 | Q |
| 29 | 24 | Oksana Shatalov | Ukraine | 3:29.18 | +21.77 | Q |
| 30 | 33 | Chantal Carlen | Switzerland | 3:29.99 | +22.58 | Q |
| 31 | 34 | Tamara Ebel | Kazakhstan | 3:30.11 | +22.70 | |
| 32 | 31 | Yukari Tanaka | Japan | 3:30.72 | +23.31 | |
| 33 | 26 | Fiona Hughes | Great Britain | 3:33.32 | +25.91 | |
| 34 | 37 | Eva Segečová | Slovakia | 3:33.38 | +25.97 | |
| 35 | 30 | Anna Trnka | Australia | 3:34.23 | +26.82 | |
| 36 | 52 | Viktoriya Olekh | Ukraine | 3:35.77 | +28.36 | |
| 37 | 32 | Valentina Ebel | Kazakhstan | 3:35.85 | +28.44 | |
| 38 | 51 | Oleksandra Andrieieva | Ukraine | 3:36.07 | +28.66 | |
| 39 | 39 | Mariia Nasyko | Ukraine | 3:36.23 | +28.82 | |
| 40 | 21 | Yana Hrakovich | Belarus | 3:38.09 | +30.68 | |
| 41 | 43 | Sierra Jech | United States | 3:39.06 | +31.65 | |
| 42 | 36 | Maki Ohdaira | Japan | 3:39.71 | +32.30 | |
| 43 | 50 | Elise Sulser | United States | 3:41.02 | +33.61 | |
| 44 | 56 | Chen Xu | China | 3:44.29 | +36.88 | |
| 45 | 53 | Yonca Karademir | Turkey | 3:46.92 | +39.51 | |
| 46 | 54 | Enkhbayar Ariuntungalag | Mongolia | 3:52.98 | +45.57 | |
| 47 | 40 | Hao Ri | China | 3:54.37 | +46.96 | |
| 48 | 58 | Zhang Xue | China | 3:54.39 | +46.98 | |
| 49 | 59 | Catherine Schmitt | United States | 3:54.66 | +47.25 | |
| 50 | 46 | Yara Thomas | United States | 3:58.98 | +51.57 | |
| 51 | 42 | Choe Shin-ae | South Korea | 4:00.66 | +54.25 | |
| 52 | 44 | Britta Schroeter | United States | 4:01.95 | +55.54 | |
| 53 | 41 | Lee Yeong-ae | South Korea | 4:02.87 | +56.46 | |
| 54 | 38 | Natālija Kovaļova | Latvia | 4:03.35 | +56.94 | |
| 55 | 55 | Jadambaa Khaliunaa | Mongolia | 4:09.67 | +1:03.26 | |
| 56 | 47 | Olga Kovaļova | Latvia | 4:12.72 | +1:06.31 | |
| 57 | 57 | Leyla Turan | Turkey | 4:18.72 | +1:12.31 | |
| 58 | 48 | Shin Ji-soo | South Korea | 4:25.74 | +1:19.33 | |
| 59 | 45 | Cha I-re | South Korea | 4:28.65 | +1:22.24 | |

### Finals

**Quarterfinals**

**Quarterfinal 1**

| Rank | Seed | Athlete | Country | Time | Deficit | Note |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Ewelina Marcisz | Poland | 3:22.06 | | Q |
| 2 | 11 | Jessica Yeaton | Australia | 3:23.99 | +1.93 | Q |
| 3 | 10 | Marcela Marcisz | Poland | 3:24.76 | +2.70 | |
| 4 | 20 | Justyna Mordaska | Poland | 3:26.18 | +4.12 | |
| 5 | 21 | Lali Kvaratskhelia | Russia | 3:27.04 | +4.98 | |
| 6 | 30 | Chantal Carlen | Switzerland | 3:39.23 | +17.17 | |

**Quarterfinals**

**Quarterfinal 2**

| Rank | Seed | Athlete | Country | Time | Deficit | Note |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 14 | Lilia Vasilieva | Russia | 3:23.09 | | Q |
| 2 | 7 | Anastassiya Slonova | Kazakhstan | 3:23.80 | +0.71 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Kateryna Serdyuk | Ukraine | 3:24.29 | +1.20 | |
| 4 | 17 | Viktoria Karkina | Russia | 3:24.67 | +1.58 | |
| 5 | 24 | Tatyana Ossipova | Kazakhstan | 3:30.82 | +7.73 | |
| 6 | 27 | Kozue Takizawa | Japan | 3:45.44 | +22.35 | |

**Quarterfinals**

**Quarterfinal 3**

| Rank | Seed | Athlete | Country | Time | Deficit | Note |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 5 | Sandra Schützová | Czech Republic | 3:21.32 | | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Leena Nurmi | Finland | 3:21.39 | +0.07 | Q |
| 3 | 15 | Maaret Pajunoja | Finland | 3:22.46 | +1.14 | LL |
| 4 | 16 | Oxana Usatova | Kazakhstan | 3:23.27 | +1.95 | |
| 5 | 25 | Julia Devaux | France | 3:23.91 | +2.59 | |
| 6 | 26 | Šárka Klaclová | Czech Republic | 3:29.28 | +7.96 | |

**Quarterfinals**

**Quarterfinal 4**

| Rank | Seed | Athlete | Country | Time | Deficit | Note |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Anna Povoliaeva | Russia | 3:21.28 | | Q |
| 2 | 9 | Svetlana Nikolaeva | Russia | 3:21.87 | +0.59 | Q |
| 3 | 19 | Tatjana Stiffler | Switzerland | 3:22.70 | +1.42 | |
| 4 | 12 | Urszula Łętocha | Poland | 3:23.15 | +1.87 | |
| 5 | 22 | Kateřina Beroušková | Czech Republic | 3:24.15 | +2.87 | |
| 6 | 29 | Oksana Shatalova | Ukraine | 3:40.52 | +19.24 | |

**Quarterfinals**

**Quarterfinal 5**

| Rank | Seed | Athlete | Country | Time | Deficit | Note |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 13 | Marion Buillet | France | 3:20.87 | | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Karolína Grohová | Czech Republic | 3:21.35 | +0.48 | Q |
| 3 | 8 | Maryna Antsybor | Ukraine | 3:21.44 | +0.57 | LL |
| 4 | 23 | Barbora Klementová | Slovakia | 3:31.23 | +10.36 | |
| 5 | 28 | Kati Roivas | Finland | 3:36.23 | +15.36 | |
| 6 | 18 | Viktoriya Lanchakova | Kazakhstan | 4:00.10 | +39.23 | |

**Semifinals**

**Semifinal 1**

| Rank | Seed | Athlete | Country | Time | Deficit | Note |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Ewelina Marcisz | Poland | 3:22.33 | | Q |
| 2 | 7 | Anastassiya Slonova | Kazakhstan | 3:23.26 | +0.93 | Q |
| 3 | 14 | Lilia Vasilieva | Russia | 3:24.16 | +1.83 | |
| 4 | 11 | Jessica Yeaton | Australia | 3:25.69 | +3.36 | |
| 5 | 15 | Maaret Pajunoja | Finland | 3:30.56 | +8.23 | |
| 6 | 5 | Sandra Schützová | Czech Republic | 3:39.69 | +17.36 | |

**Semifinals**

**Semifinal 2**

| Rank | Seed | Athlete | Country | Time | Deficit | Note |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 3 | Karolína Grohová | Czech Republic | 3:18.56 | | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Leena Nurmi | Finland | 3:18.67 | +0.11 | Q |
| 3 | 9 | Svetlana Nikolaeva | Russia | 3:18.69 | +0.13 | LL |
| 4 | 13 | Marion Buillet | France | 3:19.04 | +0.48 | LL |
| 5 | 2 | Anna Povoliaeva | Russia | 3:19.31 | +0.75 | |
| 6 | 8 | Maryna Antsybor | Ukraine | 3:22.13 | +3.57 | |

**Final**

| Rank | Seed | Athlete | Country | Time | Deficit |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | 7 | Anastassiya Slonova | Kazakhstan | 3:22.75 | |
| | 1 | Ewelina Marcisz | Poland | 3:22.93 | +0.18 |
| | 9 | Svetlana Nikolaeva | Russia | 3:23.17 | +0.42 |
| 4 | 13 | Marion Bulliet | France | 3:23.23 | +0.48 |
| 5 | 3 | Karolína Grohová | Czech Republic | 3:26.72 | +3.97 |
| 6 | 6 | Leena Nurmi | Finland | 3:27.74 | +4.99 |
