| * Maxim Vylegzhanin RUS was sanctioned by IOC for an anti-doping rule violation according to IOC Disciplinary Commissions desicion of November 9 2017. February 1 2018 CAS stated that the sanctions against 28 Russian athletes, including Vylegzhanin, were annulled and their individual results achieved in Sochi 2014 reinstated.
* Nikita Kriukov RUS was sanctioned by IOC for an anti-doping rule violation according to IOC Disciplinary Commissions desicion of December 22 2017. February 1 2018 CAS stated that the sanctions against 28 Russian athletes, including Kriukov, were annulled and their individual results achieved in Sochi 2014 reinstated. |
Event Format: In the cross country team sprint the teams consisted of two skiers. A race consisted of 6 legs on a 1,5 km course, three legs for each skier and the two skiers took turns. The event began with a qualifying round in which the participating teams were divided in two heats. The top finishers in each heat advanced to the final. The Olympic gold medal winner was the team that crossed the finishing line first after 6 legs in the final.
Event facts: Men's Team sprint competition was held at the Laura Cross-country & Biathlon Center and 22 teams participated in the event. |
Olympian Database
Men's Team sprint 2014
