# Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Women's 10 kilometre classical

The women's 10 kilometre classical competition in cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held on 10 February, at the Kuyangshu Nordic Center and Biathlon Center in Zhangjiakou. Therese Johaug of Norway became the Olympic champion, Kerttu Niskanen of Finland won the silver medal, and Krista Pärmäkoski, also of Finland, won bronze.

## Summary

The 10 km distance event alternates between the Olympics, and in 2018 it was the freestyle event. The 2018 champion, Ragnhild Haga, qualified for the Olympics, but was not selected for the event. The silver medalist, Charlotte Kalla, qualified. The bronze medal in 2018 was split between Marit Bjørgen and Krista Pärmäkoski. Bjørgen since retired from international competitions, while Pärmäkoski qualified for the 2022 Olympics. The overall leader of the 2021–22 FIS Cross-Country World Cup before the Olympics was Natalya Nepryayeva, and the distance leader was Frida Karlsson. Therese Johaug is the 2021 World Champion in 10 km freestyle.
The only skier able to offer any competition to Johaug was Kerttu Niskanen, who started 2 minutes behind Johaug and sometimes was leading, but at the finish lost by 0.4 seconds to Johaug and came in second. Pärmäkoski was third, 0.1 seconds ahead of late starter Nepryayeva.

## Results

The race was started at 15:00.
| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Time | Deficit |
| | 36 | Therese Johaug | Norway | 28:06.3 | |
| | 40 | Kerttu Niskanen | Finland | 28:06.7 | +0.4 |
| | 38 | Krista Pärmäkoski | Finland | 28:37.8 | +31.5 |
| 4 | 60 | Natalya Nepryayeva | ROC | 28:37.9 | +31.6 |
| 5 | 32 | Katharina Hennig | Germany | 28:49.7 | +43.4 |
| 6 | 56 | Ebba Andersson | Sweden | 28:57.2 | +50.9 |
| 7 | 52 | Yuliya Stupak | ROC | 29:03.8 | +57.5 |
| 8 | 34 | Jessie Diggins | United States | 29:15.1 | +1:08.8 |
| 9 | 54 | Teresa Stadlober | Austria | 29:16.9 | +1:10.6 |
| 10 | 42 | Tatiana Sorina | ROC | 29:17.4 | +1:11.1 |
| 11 | 22 | Katherine Sauerbrey | Germany | 29:27.2 | +1:20.9 |
| 12 | 58 | Frida Karlsson | Sweden | 29:28.0 | +1:21.7 |
| 13 | 44 | Rosie Brennan | United States | 29:28.6 | +1:22.3 |
| 14 | 50 | Johanna Matintalo | Finland | 29:31.2 | +1:24.9 |
| 15 | 9 | Liliya Vasilyeva | ROC | 29:32.4 | +1:26.1 |
| 16 | 28 | Anne Kyllönen | Finland | 29:42.6 | +1:36.3 |
| 17 | 30 | Anamarija Lampič | Slovenia | 29:55.0 | +1:48.7 |
| 18 | 10 | Dahria Beatty | Canada | 30:00.2 | +1:53.9 |
| 19 | 26 | Emma Ribom | Sweden | 30:05.8 | +1:59.5 |
| 20 | 48 | Charlotte Kalla | Sweden | 30:07.6 | +2:01.3 |
| 21 | 46 | Tiril Udnes Weng | Norway | 30:22.6 | +2:16.3 |
| 22 | 29 | Nadine Fähndrich | Switzerland | 30:23.8 | +2:17.5 |
| 23 | 15 | Patrīcija Eiduka | Latvia | 30:34.7 | +2:28.4 |
| 24 | 5 | Novie McCabe | United States | 30:34.9 | +2:28.6 |
| 25 | 25 | Lotta Udnes Weng | Norway | 30:37.0 | +2:30.7 |
| 26 | 19 | Anna Comarella | Italy | 30:45.0 | +2:38.7 |
| 27 | 21 | Masako Ishida | Japan | 30:50.6 | +2:44.3 |
| 28 | 8 | Antonia Fräbel | Germany | 30:51.4 | +2:45.1 |
| 29 | 12 | Izabela Marcisz | Poland | 30:54.6 | +2:48.3 |
| 30 | 11 | Petra Nováková | Czech Republic | 31:00.7 | +2:54.4 |
| 31 | 59 | Lisa Unterweger | Austria | 31:02.1 | +2:55.8 |
| 32 | 27 | Hailey Swirbul | United States | 31:05.3 | +2:59.0 |
| 33 | 23 | Laura Gimmler | Germany | 31:05.6 | +2:59.3 |
| 34 | 6 | Kateřina Janatová | Czech Republic | 31:07.2 | +3:00.9 |
| 35 | 53 | Caterina Ganz | Italy | 31:08.1 | +3:01.8 |
| 36 | 24 | Katherine Stewart-Jones | Canada | 31:08.6 | +3:02.3 |
| 37 | 51 | Martina Di Centa | Italy | 31:08.8 | +3:02.5 |
| 38 | 14 | Lucia Scardoni | Italy | 31:09.5 | +3:03.2 |
| 39 | 18 | Chi Chunxue | China | 31:10.6 | +3:04.3 |
| 40 | 20 | Coralie Bentz | France | 31:17.6 | +3:11.3 |
| 41 | 37 | Mélissa Gal | France | 31:25.7 | +3:19.4 |
| 42 | 47 | Petra Hynčicová | Czech Republic | 31:28.0 | +3:21.7 |
| 43 | 13 | Nadja Kälin | Switzerland | 31:29.7 | +3:23.4 |
| 44 | 39 | Mathilde Myhrvold | Norway | 31:36.0 | +3:29.7 |
| 45 | 4 | Li Xin | China | 31:36.9 | +3:30.6 |
| 46 | 3 | Masae Tsuchiya | Japan | 31:41.5 | +3:35.2 |
| 47 | 31 | Carola Vila | Andorra | 31:45.0 | +3:38.7 |
| 48 | 2 | Cendrine Browne | Canada | 31:47.9 | +3:41.6 |
| 49 | 55 | Monika Skinder | Poland | 31:49.9 | +3:43.6 |
| 50 | 64 | Ma Qinghua | China | 31:52.3 | +3:46.0 |
| 51 | 35 | Jessica Yeaton | Australia | 31:54.6 | +3:48.3 |
| 52 | 45 | Angelina Shuryga | Kazakhstan | 32:08.8 | +4:02.5 |
| 53 | 43 | Kseniya Shalygina | Kazakhstan | 32:09.9 | +4:03.6 |
| 54 | 49 | Chika Kobayashi | Japan | 32:10.0 | +4:03.7 |
| 55 | 7 | Anja Weber | Switzerland | 32:13.4 | +4:07.1 |
| 56 | 17 | Dinigeer Yilamujiang | China | 32:23.8 | +4:17.5 |
| 57 | 71 | Nadezhda Stepashkina | Kazakhstan | 32:27.2 | +4:20.9 |
| 58 | 57 | Maryna Antsybor | Ukraine | 32:36.5 | +4:30.2 |
| 59 | 1 | Valeriya Tyuleneva | Kazakhstan | 32:52.1 | +4:45.8 |
| 60 | 65 | Keidy Kaasiku | Estonia | 32:55.4 | +4:49.1 |
| 61 | 79 | Olivia Bouffard-Nesbitt | Canada | 33:01.1 | +4:54.8 |
| 62 | 67 | Anita Klemenčič | Slovenia | 33:09.3 | +5:03.0 |
| 63 | 84 | Karen Chanloung | Thailand | 33:14.0 | +5:07.7 |
| 64 | 81 | Karolina Kukuczka | Poland | 33:16.6 | +5:10.3 |
| 65 | 16 | Alena Procházková | Slovakia | 33:18.2 | +5:11.9 |
| 66 | 63 | Anja Mandeljc | Slovenia | 33:19.5 | +5:13.2 |
| 67 | 80 | Casey Wright | Australia | 33:21.1 | +5:14.8 |
| 68 | 73 | Kitija Auziņa | Latvia | 33:26.3 | +5:20.0 |
| 69 | 75 | Nina Riedener | Liechtenstein | 33:49.0 | +5:42.7 |
| 70 | 33 | Kaidy Kaasiku | Estonia | 33:50.7 | +5:44.4 |
| 71 | 77 | Neža Žerjav | Slovenia | 33:56.8 | +5:50.5 |
| 72 | 70 | Lee Eui-jin | South Korea | 34:07.9 | +6:01.6 |
| 73 | 62 | Vedrana Malec | Croatia | 34:31.6 | +6:25.3 |
| 74 | 87 | Katya Galstyan | Armenia | 34:37.5 | +6:31.2 |
| 75 | 66 | Lee Chae-won | South Korea | 34:45.5 | +6:39.2 |
| 76 | 68 | Viktoriya Olekh | Ukraine | 34:58.1 | +6:51.8 |
| 77 | 82 | Barbora Klementová | Slovakia | 34:59.2 | +6:52.9 |
| 78 | 76 | Magdalena Kobielusz | Poland | 35:40.3 | +7:34.0 |
| 79 | 41 | Valiantsina Kaminskaya | Ukraine | 35:42.7 | +7:36.4 |
| 80 | 69 | Aveli Uustalu | Estonia | 35:46.2 | +7:39.9 |
| 81 | 88 | Kristína Sivoková | Slovakia | 36:12.6 | +8:06.3 |
| 82 | 91 | Jaqueline Mourão | Brazil | 36:14.6 | +8:08.3 |
| 83 | 74 | Tena Hadžić | Croatia | 36:27.5 | +8:21.2 |
| 84 | 92 | Estere Volfa | Latvia | 36:36.9 | +8:30.6 |
| 85 | 96 | Ariunsanaagiin Enkhtuul | Mongolia | 37:02.5 | +8:56.2 |
| 86 | 61 | Tímea Lőrincz | Romania | 37:15.3 | +9:09.0 |
| 87 | 78 | Ayşenur Duman | Turkey | 37:36.7 | +9:30.4 |
| 88 | 72 | Maria Ntanou | Greece | 37:39.4 | +9:33.1 |
| 89 | 94 | Eglė Savickaitė | Lithuania | 38:26.5 | +10:20.2 |
| 90 | 93 | Eduarda Ribera | Brazil | 38:58.7 | +10:52.4 |
| 91 | 98 | Ieva Dainytė | Lithuania | 39:07.4 | +11:01.1 |
| 92 | 85 | Özlem Ceren Dursun | Turkey | 39:17.6 | +11:11.3 |
| 93 | 89 | Samanta Krampe | Latvia | 39:34.2 | +11:27.9 |
| 94 | 95 | Angelina Muradyan | Armenia | 39:43.4 | +11:37.1 |
| 95 | 90 | Ana Cvetanovska | North Macedonia | 39:57.7 | +11:51.4 |
| 96 | 86 | Nahiara Díaz | Argentina | 40:30.8 | +12:24.5 |
| 97 | 97 | Sára Pónya | Hungary | 41:13.6 | +13:07.3 |
| 98 | 83 | Nefeli Tita | Greece | 42:12.1 | +14:05.8 |