FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2017 – Women's sprint
# FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2017 – Women's sprint

The Women's sprint event of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2017 was held on 23 February 2017.

## Results

### Qualification

The qualification was held at 15:00.

| Rank | Bib | Athlete | Country | Time | Deficit | Note |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 16 | Maiken Caspersen Falla | Norway | 3:03.14 | | Q |
| 2 | 24 | Mari Laukkanen | Finland | 3:05.51 | +2.37 | Q |
| 3 | 22 | Katja Višnar | Slovenia | 3:05.56 | +2.42 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Hanna Falk | Sweden | 3:05.95 | +2.81 | Q |
| 5 | 8 | Laurien van der Graaff | Switzerland | 3:06.31 | +3.17 | Q |
| 6 | 18 | Hanna Kolb | Germany | 3:06.57 | +3.43 | Q |
| 7 | 21 | Kathrine Harsem | Norway | 3:06.66 | +3.52 | Q |
| 8 | 7 | Marit Bjørgen | Norway | 3:07.04 | +3.90 | Q |
| 9 | 6 | Stina Nilsson | Sweden | 3:07.10 | +3.96 | Q |
| 10 | 15 | Kikkan Randall | United States | 3:07.59 | +4.45 | Q |
| 11 | 1 | Natalya Matveyeva | Russia | 3:08.06 | +4.92 | Q |
| 12 | 26 | Sofie Krehl | Germany | 3:08.17 | +5.03 | Q |
| 13 | 4 | Sophie Caldwell | United States | 3:08.80 | +5.66 | Q |
| 14 | 17 | Heidi Weng | Norway | 3:09.90 | +6.76 | Q |
| 15 | 19 | Sandra Ringwald | Germany | 3:09.99 | +6.85 | Q |
| 16 | 12 | Vesna Fabjan | Slovenia | 3:10.11 | +6.97 | Q |
| 17 | 3 | Gaia Vuerich | Italy | 3:10.42 | +7.28 | Q |
| 18 | 25 | Alenka Čebašek | Slovenia | 3:10.46 | +7.32 | Q |
| 19 | 2 | Jessie Diggins | United States | 3:11.11 | +7.97 | Q |
| 20 | 20 | Yuliya Belorukova | Russia | 3:11.13 | +7.99 | Q |
| 21 | 31 | Anna Dyvik | Sweden | 3:11.33 | +8.19 | Q |
| 22 | 11 | Ida Ingemarsdotter | Sweden | 3:11.57 | +8.43 | Q |
| 23 | 10 | Ilaria Debertolis | Italy | 3:11.63 | +8.49 | Q |
| 24 | 32 | Yelena Soboleva | Russia | 3:11.98 | +8.84 | Q |
| 25 | 13 | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Norway | 3:12.10 | +8.96 | Q |
| 26 | 29 | Victoria Carl | Germany | 3:12.26 | +9.12 | Q |
| 27 | 9 | Ida Sargent | United States | 3:12.51 | +9.37 | Q |
| 28 | 27 | Greta Laurent | Italy | 3:12.76 | +9.62 | Q |
| 29 | 23 | Nadine Fähndrich | Switzerland | 3:13.05 | +9.91 | Q |
| 30 | 14 | Anamarija Lampič | Slovenia | 3:13.13 | +9.99 | Q |
| 31 | 28 | Alena Procházková | Slovakia | 3:13.15 | +10.01 | |
| 32 | 36 | Katri Lylynperä | Finland | 3:15.26 | +12.12 | |
| 33 | 38 | Karolína Grohová | Czech Republic | 3:15.46 | +12.32 | |
| 34 | 43 | Susanna Saapunki | Finland | 3:15.62 | +12.48 | |
| 35 | 34 | Petra Nováková | Czech Republic | 3:15.90 | +12.76 | |
| 36 | 51 | Lisa Unterweger | Austria | 3:16.22 | +13.08 | |
| 37 | 33 | Dahria Beatty | Canada | 3:16.80 | +13.66 | |
| 38 | 45 | Annika Taylor | United Kingdom | 3:17.13 | +13.99 | |
| 39 | 53 | Sandra Schützová | Czech Republic | 3:17.31 | +14.17 | |
| 40 | 37 | Andrea Julin | Finland | 3:17.38 | +14.24 | |
| 41 | 41 | Polina Seronosova | Belarus | 3:18.29 | +15.15 | |
| 42 | 35 | Yulia Tikhonova | Belarus | 3:18.84 | +15.70 | |
| 43 | 47 | Anna Shevchenko | Kazakhstan | 3:19.11 | +15.97 | |
| 44 | 30 | Polina Kovaleva | Russia | 3:19.62 | +16.48 | |
| 45 | 39 | Jessica Yeaton | Australia | 3:19.63 | +16.49 | |
| 46 | 52 | Barbara Jezeršek | Australia | 3:20.65 | +17.51 | |
| 47 | 69 | Tímea Lőrincz | Romania | 3:22.96 | +19.82 | |
| 48 | 42 | Cendrine Browne | Canada | 3:23.56 | +20.42 | |
| 49 | 44 | Mathilde-Amivi Petitjean | Togo | 3:24.14 | +21.00 | |
| 50 | 40 | Vedrana Malec | Croatia | 3:24.82 | +21.68 | |
| 51 | 46 | Anna Stoyan | Kazakhstan | 3:25.27 | +22.13 | |
| 52 | 49 | Ewelina Marcisz | Poland | 3:25.37 | +22.23 | |
| 53 | 70 | Emőke Szőcs | Hungary | 3:26.34 | +23.20 | |
| 54 | 58 | Olga Mandrika | Kazakhstan | 3:27.02 | +23.88 | |
| 55 | 54 | Irina Bykova | Kazakhstan | 3:27.04 | +23.90 | |
| 56 | 59 | Patrīcija Eiduka | Latvia | 3:28.31 | +25.17 | |
| 57 | 64 | Mariel Pulles | Estonia | 3:28.54 | +25.40 | |
| 58 | 48 | Katherine Stewart-Jones | Canada | 3:29.43 | +26.29 | |
| 59 | 63 | Aimee Watson | Australia | 3:31.33 | +28.19 | |
| 60 | 50 | Laura Alba | Estonia | 3:31.45 | +28.31 | |
| 61 | 67 | Elsa Guðrún Jónsdóttir | Iceland | 3:33.99 | +30.85 | |
| 62 | 57 | Inga Paškovska | Latvia | 3:35.44 | +32.30 | |
| 63 | 55 | Tetyana Antypenko | Ukraine | 3:36.13 | +32.99 | |
| 64 | 107 | Alla Ghilenko | Moldova | 3:38.66 | +35.52 | |
| 65 | 73 | Nansi Okoro | Bulgaria | 3:40.34 | +37.20 | |
| 66 | 101 | Tanja Karišik | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3:41.48 | +38.34 | |
| 67 | 68 | Gabrijela Skender | Croatia | 3:41.94 | +38.80 | |
| 68 | 56 | Katerina Paul | Australia | 3:42.53 | +39.39 | |
| 69 | 79 | Dejana Košarac | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3:42.96 | +39.82 | |
| 70 | 66 | Yuliya Krol | Ukraine | 3:43.58 | +40.44 | |
| 71 | 103 | Anastasia Niciporenko | Moldova | 3:43.77 | +40.63 | |
| 72 | 71 | Natalija Kovalova | Latvia | 3:46.72 | +43.58 | |
| 73 | 61 | Jaqueline Mourão | Brazil | 3:47.34 | +44.20 | |
| 74 | 62 | Anda Muižniece | Latvia | 3:47.68 | +44.54 | |
| 75 | 78 | Fern Cates | United Kingdom | 3:49.81 | +46.67 | |
| 76 | 90 | Viktorija Todorovska | Macedonia | 3:50.06 | +46.92 | |
| 77 | 82 | Martyna Biliūnaite | Lithuania | 3:52.15 | +49.01 | |
| 78 | 76 | Hristina Miteva | Bulgaria | 3:53.09 | +49.95 | |
| 79 | 81 | Bruna Moura | Brazil | 3:53.15 | +50.01 | |
| 80 | 75 | Katya Galstyan | Armenia | 3:54.85 | +51.71 | |
| 81 | 84 | Sanja Kusmuk | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3:55.63 | +52.49 | |
| 82 | 77 | Vanesa Emilova | Bulgaria | 4:00.54 | +57.40 | |
| 83 | 74 | Anna Mkhitaryan | Armenia | 4:01.22 | +58.08 | |
| 84 | 91 | Georgia Nimpiti | Greece | 4:05.24 | +1:02.10 | |
| 85 | 93 | Anastasija Vojinović | Serbia | 4:09.14 | +1:06.00 | |
| 86 | 80 | Elisavet Anastasiadou | Greece | 4:09.24 | +1:06.10 | |
| 87 | 94 | Inesa Zekić | Serbia | 4:09.67 | +1:06.53 | |
| 88 | 92 | Rafaela Mavroudi | Greece | 4:14.43 | +1:11.29 | |
| 89 | 85 | Ágnes Simon | Hungary | 4:14.50 | +1:11.36 | |
| 90 | 99 | Marija Kolaroska | Macedonia | 4:14.99 | +1:11.85 | |
| 91 | 97 | Sára Pónya | Hungary | 4:16.52 | +1:13.38 | |
| 92 | 95 | Marija Bulatović | Montenegro | 4:16.79 | +1:13.65 | |
| 93 | 87 | Claudia Salcedo | Chile | 4:20.23 | +1:17.09 | |
| 94 | 89 | Mirlene Picin | Brazil | 4:20.97 | +1:17.83 | |
| 95 | 96 | Viktória Zámbó | Hungary | 4:21.45 | +1:18.31 | |
| 96 | 104 | Valentina Mirza | Moldova | 4:21.82 | +1:18.68 | |
| 97 | 88 | Effrosyni Giannakoviti | Greece | 4:25.05 | +1:21.91 | |
| 98 | 65 | Samaneh Beirami Baher | Iran | 4:27.59 | +1:24.45 | |
| 99 | 98 | Viktorija Jovanovska | Macedonia | 4:32.40 | +1:29.26 | |
| 100 | 100 | Ana Cvetanovska | Macedonia | 4:42.84 | +1:39.70 | |
| 101 | 72 | Farzaneh Rezasoltani | Iran | 4:45.88 | +1:42.74 | |
| 102 | 105 | Victoria Manica | Moldova | 4:59.78 | +1:56.64 | |
| 103 | 83 | Azadeh Kiashemshaki | Iran | 5:04.92 | +2:01.78 | |
| 104 | 86 | Gholnaz Savojiasl | Iran | 5:33.82 | +2:30.68 | |
| 105 | 108 | Makeleta Stephan | Tonga | 6:18.43 | +3:15.29 | |
| 106 | 102 | Mery Kayrouz | Lebanon | 6:38.30 | +3:35.16 | |
| 107 | 106 | Laetitia Arida | Lebanon | 7:01.32 | +3:58.18 | |
| — | 60 | Marija Kaznačenko | Lithuania | DNS | DNS | DNS |

### Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals were started at 16:30. The top two placed and the two fastest skiers not placed first or second in their heat, qualified for the semifinals.

**Quarterfinal 1**

| Rank | Seed | Athlete | Country | Time | Deficit | Note |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 9 | Stina Nilsson | Sweden | 3:15.02 | | Q |
| 2 | 13 | Sophie Caldwell | United States | 3:15.34 | +0.32 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Kathrine Harsem | Norway | 3:15.72 | +0.70 | |
| 4 | 23 | Ilaria Debertolis | Italy | 3:15.90 | +0.88 | |
| 5 | 26 | Victoria Carl | Germany | 3:19.44 | +4.42 | |
| 6 | 24 | Yelena Soboleva | Russia | 3:20.01 | +4.99 | |

**Quarterfinal 2**

| Rank | Seed | Athlete | Country | Time | Deficit | Note |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Maiken Caspersen Falla | Norway | 3:11.66 | | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Hanna Falk | Sweden | 3:12.02 | +0.38 | Q |
| 3 | 10 | Kikkan Randall | United States | 3:12.55 | +0.91 | q |
| 4 | 30 | Anamarija Lampič | Slovenia | 3:12.99 | +1.35 | |
| 5 | 29 | Nadine Fähndrich | Switzerland | 3:13.19 | +1.55 | |
| — | 5 | Laurien van der Graaff | Switzerland | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ |

**Quarterfinal 3**

| Rank | Seed | Athlete | Country | Time | Deficit | Note |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 11 | Natalya Matveyeva | Russia | 3:11.46 | | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Mari Laukkanen | Finland | 3:12.01 | +0.55 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Hanna Kolb | Germany | 3:12.43 | +0.97 | q |
| 4 | 18 | Alenka Čebašek | Slovenia | 3:12.82 | +1.36 | |
| 5 | 27 | Ida Sargent | United States | 3:16.06 | +4.60 | |
| 6 | 28 | Greta Laurent | Italy | 3:17.86 | +6.40 | |

**Quarterfinal 4**

| Rank | Seed | Athlete | Country | Time | Deficit | Note |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 19 | Jessie Diggins | United States | 3:12.84 | | Q |
| 2 | 20 | Yuliya Belorukova | Russia | 3:14.32 | +1.48 | Q |
| 3 | 15 | Sandra Ringwald | Germany | 3:14.79 | +1.95 | |
| 4 | 12 | Sofie Krehl | Germany | 3:15.12 | +2.28 | |
| 5 | 3 | Katja Višnar | Slovenia | 3:15.25 | +2.41 | |
| 6 | 21 | Anna Dyvik | Sweden | 3:15.53 | +2.69 | |

**Quarterfinal 5**

| Rank | Seed | Athlete | Country | Time | Deficit | Note |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 22 | Ida Ingemarsdotter | Sweden | 3:13.44 | | Q |
| 2 | 14 | Heidi Weng | Norway | 3:13.76 | +0.35 | Q |
| 3 | 17 | Gaia Vuerich | Italy | 3:13.86 | +0.45 | |
| 4 | 8 | Marit Bjørgen | Norway | 3:14.27 | +0.86 | |
| 5 | 25 | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Norway | 3:14.65 | +1.24 | |
| 6 | 16 | Vesna Fabjan | Slovenia | 3:15.04 | +1.63 | |

### Semifinals

The semifinals were started at 18:30. The top two placed and the two fastest skiers not placed first or second in their heat, qualified for the final.

**Semifinal 1**

| Rank | Seed | Athlete | Country | Time | Deficit | Note |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Maiken Caspersen Falla | Norway | 3:07.07 | | Q |
| 2 | 10 | Kikkan Randall | United States | 3:07.48 | +0.41 | Q |
| 3 | 13 | Sophie Caldwell | United States | 3:07.89 | +0.82 | q |
| 4 | 4 | Hanna Falk | Sweden | 3:09.48 | +2.41 | q |
| 5 | 11 | Natalya Matveyeva | Russia | 3:20.78 | +13.71 | |
| — | 9 | Stina Nilsson | Sweden | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ |

**Semifinal 2**

| Rank | Seed | Athlete | Country | Time | Deficit | Note |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 19 | Jessie Diggins | United States | 3:10.39 | | Q |
| 2 | 22 | Ida Ingemarsdotter | Sweden | 3:10.62 | +0.23 | Q |
| 3 | 14 | Heidi Weng | Norway | 3:10.72 | +0.33 | |
| 4 | 2 | Mari Laukkanen | Finland | 3:11.05 | +0.66 | |
| 5 | 20 | Yuliya Belorukova | Russia | 3:11.65 | +1.26 | |
| 6 | 6 | Hanna Kolb | Germany | 3:12.47 | +2.08 | |

### Final

The final was started at 18:55.

| Rank | Seed | Athlete | Country | Time | Deficit |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | 1 | Maiken Caspersen Falla | Norway | 3:02.34 | |
| | 19 | Jessie Diggins | United States | 3:04.00 | +1.66 |
| | 10 | Kikkan Randall | United States | 3:06.10 | +3.76 |
| 4 | 4 | Hanna Falk | Sweden | 3:06.25 | +3.91 |
| 5 | 22 | Ida Ingemarsdotter | Sweden | 3:06.76 | +4.42 |
| 6 | 13 | Sophie Caldwell | United States | 3:07.71 | +5.37 |
