Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's 15 kilometre pursuit
The women's 7.5 kilometre + 7.5 kilometre double pursuit cross-country skiing competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada was held on 19 February at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia at 13:00 PST.
The 15 km double pursuit format has been competed at the world championship level since 2005 and at the Winter Olympic level since 2006. Estonia's Kristina Šmigun-Vähi was the defending Olympic champion. Poland's Justyna Kowalczyk was the defending world champion. Kowalczyk also won the test event that took place at the Olympic venue on 17 January 2009. The last World Cup event prior to the 2010 Games in this format took place on 23 January 2010 in Rybinsk, Russia and was won by Kowalczyk.
The pursuit consisted of a 7.5 kilometre section raced in the classical style, followed by a 7.5 kilometre portion raced freestyle. In between the sections, each skier takes time to change skis and poles in a pit stop.
Results
Leaders after the classical portion were Finland's Saarinen, Bjørgen, and Kowalczyk. Pit stop leaders were tied for first with Saarinen and Italy's Follis, and Finland's Roponen. Kowalczyk edged out Størmer Steira in a photo finish in the bronze. For Størmer Steira, it became the fourth fourth-place finish in the Olympics, and she again failed to win a medal.. Defending Olympic champion Smigun-Vähi dropped out during the classical portion of the event.| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | 7.5 km C | Rank | Pitstop | 7.5 km F | Rank | Finish Time | Deficit |
| 6 | Marit Bjørgen | 21:00.8 | 25.8 | 18:31.5 | 39:58.1 | |||||
| 11 | Anna Haag | 21:04.5 | 24.7 | 18:37.8 | 40:07.0 | |||||
| 1 | Justyna Kowalczyk | 21:02.2 | 23.2 | 18:42.0 | 40:07.4 | |||||
| 4 | Kristin Størmer Steira | 21:05.1 | 22.7 | 18:39.7 | 40:07.5 | |||||
| 2 | Aino-Kaisa Saarinen | 21:00.7 | 21.9 | 19:18.0 | 40:40.6 | |||||
| 23 | Therese Johaug | 21:06.1 | 26.9 | 19:17.0 | 40:50.0 | |||||
| 9 | Marianna Longa | 21:05.5 | 23.1 | 19:33.6 | 14 | 41:02.2 | +1:04.1 | |||
| 3 | Charlotte Kalla | 21:26.4 | 24.6 | 19:27.5 | 11 | 41:18.5 | +1:20.4 | |||
| 7 | Arianna Follis | 21:26.0 | 21.9 | 19:33.7 | 15 | 41:21.6 | +1:23.5 | |||
| 10 | 28 | Sara Renner | 21:28.1 | 10 | 25.5 | 19:44.3 | 21 | 41:37.9 | +1:39.8 | |
| 11 | 15 | Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle | 21:38.3 | 12 | 26.7 | 19:32.9 | 13 | 41:37.9 | +1:39.8 | |
| 12 | 14 | Olga Zavyalova | 21:35.7 | 11 | 26.6 | 19:36.0 | 16 | 41:38.3 | +1:40.2 | |
| 13 | 5 | Irina Khazova | 22:07.0 | 18 | 28.9 | 19:20.2 | 41:56.1 | +1:58.0 | ||
| 14 | 13 | Valentina Shevchenko | 22:06.6 | 17 | 24.5 | 19:27.6 | 12 | 41:58.7 | +2:00.6 | |
| 15 | 8 | Riitta-Liisa Roponen | 22:20.4 | 31 | 22.2 | 19:17.6 | 42:00.2 | +2:02.1 | ||
| 16 | 36 | Silvia Rupil | 22:18.2 | 28 | 24.0 | 19:19.4 | 42:01.6 | +2:03.5 | ||
| 17 | 61 | Barbara Jezeršek | 22:16.2 | 26 | 24.1 | 19:36.7 | 17 | 42:17.0 | +2:18.9 | |
| 18 | 21 | Sabina Valbusa | 22:11.0 | 22 | 26.8 | 19:41.6 | 19 | 42:19.4 | +2:21.3 | |
| 19 | 26 | Karine Laurent Philippot | 22:11.5 | 23 | 24.5 | 19:45.2 | 22 | 42:21.2 | +2:23.1 | |
| 20 | 27 | Masako Ishida | 21:57.8 | 14 | 24.7 | 20:01.8 | 31 | 42:24.3 | +2:26.2 | |
| 21 | 20 | Riikka Sarasoja | 22:20.8 | 32 | 24.6 | 19:39.0 | 18 | 42:24.4 | +2:26.3 | |
| 22 | 40 | Nicole Fessel | 22:30.3 | 36 | 28.3 | 19:26.5 | 10 | 42:25.1 | +2:27.0 | |
| 23 | 25 | Kamila Rajdlová | 22:06.0 | 16 | 26.8 | 19:53.7 | 25 | 42:26.5 | +2:28.4 | |
| 24 | 19 | Katrin Zeller | 21:51.9 | 13 | 27.7 | 20:07.3 | 34 | 42:26.9 | +2:28.8 | |
| 25 | 18 | Svetlana Malahova-Shishkina | 22:19.2 | 29 | 25.6 | 19:42.3 | 20 | 42:27.1 | +2:29.0 | |
| 26 | 17 | Olga Rocheva | 22:07.5 | 19 | 29.1 | 19:53.9 | 26 | 42:30.5 | +2:32.4 | |
| 27 | 35 | Laura Orgue | 22:15.2 | 25 | 26.5 | 19:56.6 | 28 | 42:38.3 | +2:40.2 | |
| 28 | 22 | Elena Kolomina | 22:22.5 | 34 | 27.9 | 19:58.0 | 29 | 42:48.4 | +2:50.3 | |
| 29 | 31 | Kateřina Smutná | 22:19.7 | 30 | 28.0 | 20:02.6 | 32 | 42:50.3 | +2:52.2 | |
| 30 | 24 | Pirjo Muranen | 22:10.4 | 21 | 25.7 | 20:14.4 | 40 | 42:50.5 | +2:52.4 | |
| 31 | 41 | Tatjana Zavalij | 22:21.2 | 33 | 30.4 | 19:59.1 | 30 | 42:50.7 | +2:52.6 | |
| 32 | 37 | Aurore Cuinet | 21:59.8 | 15 | 42.9 | 20:09.0 | 35 | 42:51.7 | +2:53.6 | |
| 33 | 38 | Oxana Jatskaja | 22:10.1 | 20 | 29.0 | 20:13.9 | 37 | 42:53.0 | +2:54.9 | |
| 34 | 46 | Sylwia Jaśkowiec | 22:30.0 | 35 | 28.6 | 19:56.2 | 27 | 42:54.8 | +2:56.7 | |
| 35 | 52 | Kornelia Marek | 22:17.7 | 27 | 25.2 | 20:14.0 | 39 | 42:56.9 | +2:58.8 | |
| 36 | 29 | Stefanie Böhler | 22:12.0 | 24 | 26.2 | 20:39.7 | 45 | 43:17.9 | +3:19.8 | |
| 37 | 34 | Li Hongxue | 22:44.1 | 39 | 26.3 | 20:13.9 | 37 | 43:24.3 | +3:26.2 | |
| 38 | 44 | Morgan Arritola | 23:06.6 | 43 | 28.8 | 19:50.5 | 24 | 43:25.9 | +3:27.8 | |
| 39 | 32 | Alena Sannikova | 22:34.5 | 37 | 27.1 | 20:32.1 | 43 | 43:33.7 | +3:35.6 | |
| 40 | 12 | Yevgeniya Medvedeva | 23:27.9 | 49 | 25.8 | 20:05.9 | 33 | 43:59.6 | +4:01.5 | |
| 41 | 54 | Madeleine Williams | 23:09.3 | 44 | 29.2 | 20:32.7 | 44 | 44:11.2 | +4:13.1 | |
| 42 | 48 | Ida Ingemarsdotter | 22:43.3 | 38 | 24.4 | 21:08.8 | 53 | 44:16.5 | +4:18.4 | |
| 43 | 59 | Caitlin Compton | 24:01.2 | 56 | 35.3 | 19:46.8 | 23 | 44:23.3 | +4:25.2 | |
| 44 | 47 | Tatjana Mannima | 23:01.9 | 42 | 28.7 | 20:53.6 | 48 | 44:24.2 | +4:26.1 | |
| 45 | 43 | Cécile Storti | 23:41.7 | 54 | 30.0 | 20:12.6 | 36 | 44:24.3 | +4:26.2 | |
| 46 | 58 | Vita Jakimchuk | 23:30.2 | 50 | 24.9 | 20:29.7 | 42 | 44:24.8 | +4:26.7 | |
| 47 | 50 | Daria Gaiazova | 23:00.6 | 40 | 30.1 | 21:05.2 | 51 | 44:35.9 | +4:37.8 | |
| 48 | 53 | Marina Matrossova | 23:13.0 | 46 | 30.9 | 20:52.3 | 46 | 44:36.2 | +4:38.1 | |
| 49 | 60 | Emilie Vina | 23:01.1 | 41 | 27.3 | 21:16.6 | 56 | 44:45.0 | +4:46.9 | |
| 50 | 45 | Ekaterina Rudakova | 24:01.8 | 57 | 26.1 | 20:22.6 | 41 | 44:50.5 | +4:52.4 | |
| 51 | 39 | Eva Nývltová | 23:23.9 | 48 | 29.1 | 20:59.8 | 49 | 44:52.8 | +4:54.7 | |
| 52 | 62 | Paulina Maciuszek | 23:23.0 | 47 | 33.4 | 21:00.2 | 50 | 44:56.6 | +4:58.5 | |
| 53 | 30 | Britta Johansson Norgren | 23:46.6 | 55 | 27.0 | 21:12.1 | 54 | 45:25.7 | +5:27.6 | |
| 54 | 49 | Nastassia Dubarezava | 23:35.4 | 52 | 29.6 | 21:22.9 | 57 | 45:27.9 | +5:29.8 | |
| 55 | 57 | Monika Gyorgy | 24:18.9 | 59 | 26.2 | 20:52.4 | 47 | 45:37.5 | +5:39.4 | |
| 56 | 51 | Holly Brooks | 23:38.2 | 53 | 28.7 | 21:31.9 | 58 | 45:38.8 | +5:40.7 | |
| 57 | 64 | Perianne Jones | 23:30.6 | 51 | 27.0 | 21:51.1 | 59 | 45:48.7 | +5:50.6 | |
| 58 | 42 | Liz Stephen | 24:21.3 | 60 | 27.2 | 21:05.3 | 52 | 45:53.8 | +5:55.7 | |
| 59 | 67 | Lee Chae-Won | 25:48.9 | 62 | 29.9 | 21:15.8 | 55 | 47:34.6 | +7:36.5 | |
| 60 | 65 | Anja Eržen | 24:18.5 | 58 | 30.0 | 23:34.4 | 62 | 48:22.9 | +8:24.8 | |
| 61 | 68 | Kelime Çetinkaya | 25:12.7 | 61 | 29.3 | 23:04.0 | 60 | 48:46.0 | +8:47.9 | |
| 62 | 66 | Antonia Grigorova | 25:59.7 | 63 | 26.3 | 23:05.5 | 61 | 49:31.5 | +9:33.4 | |
| 56 | Maryna Antsybor | 23:11.1 | 45 | 29.7 | ||||||
| 10 | Vibeke Skofterud | |||||||||
| 16 | Kristina Šmigun-Vähi | |||||||||
| 55 | Kaija Udras | |||||||||
| 33 | Ivana Janečková | |||||||||
| 63 | Katherine Calder |