* Alexey Petukhov 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 Petukhov, 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: The individual sprint event began with a qualifying round in which the cross country skiers started with an interval of 15 seconds and raced a short course. The 30 fastest skiers in the qualifying round ran quarterfinals, semifinals and finals on an approximately 1,7 km long course. The two fastest skiers in each heat and two "lucky loosers" advanced to the next round. Six skiers competed in the final and the Olympic gold medal winner was the skier to finish first in the final. Event facts: Men's Sprint competition was held at the Laura Cross-country & Biathlon Center and 86 athletes participated in the event. |