# 2011 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships – Men's sprint

The Men's sprint events in cross-country skiing at the 2011 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships, were held on April 8, 2011.

## Medals

| Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Sitting | Trygve Steinar Larsen Norway | Chris Klebl Canada | Irek Zaripov Russia |
| Standing | Kirill Mikhaylov Russia | Vegard Dahle Norway | Vladimir Kononov Russia |
| Visually impaired | Brian McKeever Guide: Erik Carleton Canada | Nikolay Polukhin Guide: Andrey Tokarev Russia | Alexei Toropov Guide: Sergey Maksimov Russia |

## Results
### Sitting

The men's 0.9 km sprint, sitting. Skiers compete on a sitski.

#### Qualification

| Rank | Bib | Athlete | Country | Real time | Deficit | Class | % | Time (calculated) | Note |
| 1 | 5 | Trygve Steinar Larsen | Norway | 1:59.19 | 0.0 | LW12 | 100 | 1:59.1 | Q |
| 2 | 9 | Roman Petushkov | Russia | 1:59:78 | +0.5 | LW12 | 100 | 1:59.78 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Sergey Shilov | Russia | 2:21.90 | +3.3 | LW10 | 86 | 2:02.03 | Q |
| 4 | 11 | Dzmitry Loban | Belarus | 2:02.33 | +3.1 | LW12 | 100 | 2:02.33 | Q |
| 5 | 8 | Irek Zaripov | Russia | 2:02.39 | +3.1 | LW12 | 100 | 2:02.39 | Q |
| 6 | 7 | Chris Klebl | Canada | 2:10.73 | +3.9 | LW11 | 94 | 2:02.89 | Q |
| 7 | 16 | Romain Rosique | France | 2:11.40 | +4.6 | LW11 | 94 | 2:03.52 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Sean Halsted | United States | 2:07.00 | +5.4 | LW11.5 | 98 | 2:04.46 | Q |
| 9 | 6 | Robert Wator | Poland | 2:04.74 | +5.5 | LW12 | 100 | 2:04.74 | |
| 10 | 2 | Kamil Rosiek | Poland | 2:05.67 | +6.4 | LW12 | 100 | 2:05.67 | |
| 11 | 20 | Yauheni Lukyanenka | Belarus | 2:06.51 | +7.3 | LW12 | 100 | 2:06.51 | |
| 12 | 15 | Igor Kuznetsov | Russia | 2:10.43 | +8.8 | LW11.5 | 98 | 2:07.82 | |
| 13 | 12 | Iurii Kostiuk | Ukraine | 2:24.33 | +13.3 | LW10.5 | 91 | 2:11.34 | |
| 14 | 18 | Alexey Bychenok | Russia | 2:13.71 | +14.5 | LW12 | 100 | 2:13.71 | |
| 15 | 14 | Mykhaylo Tkachenko | Ukraine | 2:16.09 | +16.8 | LW12 | 100 | 2:16.09 | |
| 16 | 3 | Nikolay Khlupenkov | Russia | 2:17.83 | +18.6 | LW12 | 100 | 2:17.83 | |
| 17 | 19 | Martin Fleig | Germany | 2:20.66 | +19.0 | LW11.5 | 98 | 2:17.85 | |
| 18 | 13 | Daniel Cnossen | United States | 2:17.90 | +18.7 | LW12 | 100 | 2:17.90 | |
| 19 | 10 | Thierry Raoux | France | 3:00.71 | +42.1 | LW10 | 86 | 2:35.41 | |
| | 17 | Sergiy Khyzhnyak | Ukraine | DNS | | LW12 | 100 | | |

#### Semifinals
##### Semifinal 1

| Rank | Seed | Athlete | Country | Real time | Class | % | Time (calculated) | Deficit | Note |
| 1 | 1 | Trygve Steinar Larsen | Norway | | LW12 | 100 | 2:12.3 | 0.0 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Irek Zaripov | Russia | | LW12 | 100 | 2:13.4 | +1.1 | Q |
| 3 | 8 | Sean Halsted | United States | | LW11.5 | 98 | 2:17.1 | +4.8 | |
| | 4 | Dzmitry Loban | Belarus | DNF | LW12 | 100 | | | |

##### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Seed | Athlete | Country | Class | % | Time (calculated) | Deficit | Note |
| 1 | 2 | Roman Petushkov | Russia | LW12 | 100 | 2:32.4 | 0.0 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Chris Klebl | Canada | LW11 | 94 | 2:33.2 | +0.8 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Romain Rosique | France | LW11 | 94 | 2:33.3 | +0.9 | |
| 4 | 3 | Sergey Shilov | Russia | LW10 | 86 | 3:01.5 | +29.1 | |

#### Final

| Bib | Athlete | Country | Real time | Class | % | Time (calculated) | Deficit |
| 1 | Trygve Steinar Larsen | Norway | | LW12 | 100 | 2:15.5 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Chris Klebl | Canada | | LW11 | 94 | 2:22.3 | +6.8 |
| 5 | Irek Zaripov | Russia | | LW12 | 100 | 2:29.1 | +13.6 |
| 2 | Roman Petushkov | Russia | DNF | LW12 | 100 | | |

#### Final standings

The final standings of the men's 0.9 km sprint, sitting.
| Rank | Athlete | Country |
| | Trygve Steinar Larsen | Norway |
| | Chris Klebl | Canada |
| | Irek Zaripov | Russia |
| 4 | Roman Petushkov | Russia |
| 5 | Romain Rosique | France |
| 6 | Sean Halsted | United States |
| 7 | Sergey Shilov | Russia |
| 8 | Dzmitry Loban | Belarus |
| 9 | Robert Wator | Poland |
| 10 | Kamil Rosiek | Poland |
| 11 | Yauheni Lukyanenka | Belarus |
| 12 | Igor Kuznetsov | Russia |
| 13 | Iurii Kostiuk | Ukraine |
| 14 | Alexey Bychenok | Russia |
| 15 | Mykhaylo Tkachenko | Ukraine |
| 16 | Nikolay Khlupenkov | Russia |
| 17 | Martin Fleig | Germany |
| 18 | Daniel Cnossen | United States |
| 19 | Thierry Raoux | France |
| DNS | Sergiy Khyzhnyak | Ukraine |

### Standing

The men's 1 km sprint free, standing.

#### Qualification

| Rank | Bib | Athlete | Country | Real time | Deficit | Class | % | Time (calculated) | Note |
| 1 | 78 | Kirill Mikhaylov | Russia | 2:44.68 | 0.0 | LW4 | 96 | 2:38.09 | Q |
| 2 | 92 | Sergey Lapkin | Russia | 2:44.87 | +0.1 | LW4 | 96 | 2:38.28 | Q |
| 3 | 87 | Vegard Dahle | Norway | 2:54.76 | +10.0 | LW4 | 96 | 2:47.77 | Q |
| 4 | 73 | Vladimir Kononov | Russia | 3:14.21 | +12.5 | LW5/7 | 87 | 2:48.96 | Q |
| 5 | 77 | Ilkka Tuomisto | Finland | 2:55.96 | +12.9 | LW8 | 97 | 2:50.68 | Q |
| 6 | 91 | Rushan Minnegulov | Russia | 2:57.56 | +14.5 | LW8 | 97 | 2:52.23 | Q |
| 7 | 90 | Grygorii Vovchynskyi | Ukraine | 3:00.22 | +17.2 | LW8 | 97 | 2:54.81 | Q |
| 8 | 89 | Konstantin Yanchuk | Russia | 3:21.35 | +19.6 | LW5/7 | 87 | 2:55.17 | Q |
| 9 | 82 | Vladislav Lekomtcev | Russia | 3:02.90 | +18.2 | LW6 | 96 | 2:55.58 | |
| 10 | 71 | Tino Uhlig | Germany | 3:02.79 | +19.7 | LW8 | 97 | 2:57.31 | |
| 11 | 76 | Oleg Balukhto | Russia | 3:08.76 | +24.0 | LW6 | 96 | 3:01.21 | |
| 12 | 85 | Vitalii Sytnyk | Ukraine | 3:09.42 | +24.7 | LW6 | 96 | 3:01.84 | |
| 13 | 83 | Oleh Leshchyshyn | Ukraine | 3:09.52 | +26.5 | LW8 | 97 | 3:03.83 | |
| 14 | 79 | Michael Kurz | Austria | 3:20.16 | +28.3 | LW9 | 92 | 3:04.15 | |
| 15 | 86 | Yannick Bourseaux | France | 3:13.07 | +28.3 | LW6 | 96 | 3:05.35 | |
| 16 | 88 | Azat Karachurin | Russia | 3:34.20 | +32.5 | LW5/7 | 87 | 3:06.35 | |
| 17 | 81 | Aleksandr Iaremchuk | Russia | 3:17.90 | +33.2 | LW6 | 96 | 3:09.98 | |
| 18 | 80 | Ivan Kodlozerov | Russia | 3:17.73 | +34.7 | LW8 | 97 | 3:11.80 | |
| 19 | 74 | Dmitry Shevchenko | Russia | 3:19.63 | +36.6 | LW8 | 97 | 3:13.64 | |
| 20 | 75 | Svein Lilleberg | Norway | 3:52.41 | +48.6 | LW2 | 86 | 3:19.87 | |
| 21 | 72 | Hakon Olsrud | Norway | 3:26.17 | +43.1 | LW8 | 97 | 3:19.99 | |
| 22 | 84 | Daniel Hathorn | United States | 4:06.28 | +1:23.2 | LW8 | 97 | 3:58.89 | |

#### Semifinals
##### Semifinal 1

| Rank | Seed | Athlete | Country | Class | % | Time (calculated) | Deficit | Note |
| 1 | 1 | Kirill Mikhaylov | Russia | LW4 | 96 | 3:14.0 | 0.0 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Vladimir Kononov | Russia | LW5/7 | 87 | 3:17.6 | +3.6 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Ilkka Tuomisto | Finland | LW8 | 97 | 3:19.9 | +5.9 | |
| 4 | 8 | Konstantin Yanchuk | Russia | LW5/7 | 87 | 3:44.8 | +30.8 | |

##### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Seed | Athlete | Country | Class | % | Time (calculated) | Deficit | Note |
| 1 | 3 | Vegard Dahle | Norway | LW4 | 96 | 3:02.1 | 0.0 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Rushan Minnegulov | Russia | LW8 | 97 | 3:06.8 | +4.7 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Grygorii Vovchynskyi | Ukraine | LW8 | 97 | 3:14.2 | +12.1 | |
| 4 | 2 | Sergey Lapkin | Russia | LW4 | 96 | 3:57.5 | FST | |

#### Final

| Rank | Bib | Athlete | Country | Class | % | Time (calculated) | Deficit |
| | 1 | Kirill Mikhaylov | Russia | LW4 | 96 | 3:10.7 | 0.0 |
| | 3 | Vegard Dahle | Norway | LW4 | 96 | 3:15.0 | +4.3 |
| | 4 | Vladimir Kononov | Russia | LW5/7 | 87 | 3:16.1 | +5.4 |
| 4 | 6 | Rushan Minnegulov | Russia | LW8 | 97 | 3:19.9 | +9.2 |

#### Final standings

The final standings of the men's 1 km sprint, standing.
| Rank | Athlete | Country |
| | Kirill Mikhaylov | Russia |
| | Vegard Dahle | Norway |
| | Vladimir Kononov | Russia |
| 4 | Rushan Minnegulov | Russia |
| 5 | Ilkka Tuomisto | Finland |
| 6 | Grygorii Vovchynskyi | Ukraine |
| 7 | Konstantin Yanchuk | Russia |
| 8 | Sergey Lapkin | Russia |
| 9 | Vladislav Lekomtcev | Russia |
| 10 | Tino Uhlig | Germany |
| 11 | Oleg Balukhto | Russia |
| 12 | Vitalii Sytnyk | Ukraine |
| 13 | Oleh Leshchyshyn | Ukraine |
| 14 | Michael Kurz | Austria |
| 15 | Yannick Bourseaux | France |
| 16 | Azat Karachurin | Russia |
| 17 | Aleksandr Iaremchuk | Russia |
| 18 | Ivan Kodlozerov | Russia |
| 19 | Dmitry Shevchenko | Russia |
| 20 | Svein Lilleberg | Norway |
| 21 | Hakon Olsrud | Norway |
| 22 | Daniel Hathorn | United States |

### Visually impaired

The men's 1 km sprint free, visually impaired. Skiers with a visual impairment compete with a sighted guide. Dual medals are rewarded.

#### Qualification

| Rank | Bib | Athlete | Country | Real time | Deficit | Class | % | Time (calculated) | Note |
| 1 | 58 | Brian McKeever Guide: Erik Carleton | Canada | 2:34.17 | 0.0 | B3 | 100 | 2:34.17 | Q |
| 2 | 56 | Zebastian Modin Guide: Albin Ackerot | Sweden | 3:08.54 | +7.1 | B1 | 85 | 2:40.26 | Q |
| 3 | 51 | Nikolay Polukhin Guide: Andrey Tokarev | Russia | 2:45.11 | +7.8 | B2 | 98 | 2:41.81 | Q |
| 4 | 54 | Vasili Shaptsiaboi Guide: Mikalai Shablouski | Belarus | 2:45.95 | +8.6 | B2 | 98 | 2:42.63 | Q |
| 5 | 52 | Alexei Toropov Guide: Sergey Maksimov | Russia | 2:47.29 | +9.9 | B2 | 98 | 2:43.94 | Q |
| 6 | 59 | Dmytro Shulga Guide: Sergiy Kucheryaviy | Ukraine | 2:48.73 | +11.4 | B2 | 98 | 2:45.36 | Q |
| 7 | 65 | Helge Flo Guide: Stig Moland | Norway | 3:15.65 | +14.2 | B1 | 85 | 2:46.30 | Q |
| 8 | 60 | Filipp Spitsyn Guide: Denis Kalabin | Russia | 2:50.65 | +16.4 | B3 | 100 | 2:50.65 | Q |
| 9 | 57 | Anatolii Kovalevskyi Guide: Borys Babar | Ukraine | 2:56.82 | +19.5 | B2 | 98 | 2:53.28 | |
| 10 | 55 | Oleg Antipin Guide: Ilya Cherepanov | Russia | 3:00.32 | +23.0 | B2 | 98 | 2:56.71 | |
| 11 | 53 | Wilhelm Brem Guide: Florian Grimm | Germany | 3:33.23 | +31.8 | B1 | 85 | 3:01.25 | |
| 12 | 61 | Iurii Utkin Guide: Vitaliy Kazakov | Ukraine | 3:01.71 | +27.5 | B3 | 100 | 3:01.71 | |
| 13 | 63 | Hakan Axelsson Guide: David Jahnsson | Sweden | 3:10.84 | +33.5 | B2 | 98 | 3:07.02 | |
| | 62 | Vitaliy Lukyanenko Guide: Dmytro Khurtyk | Ukraine | DNS | | B3 | 100 | | |
| | 64 | Thomas Clarion Guide: Julien Bourla | France | DNS | | B1 | 85 | | |

#### Semifinals
##### Semifinal 1

| Rank | Seed | Athlete | Country | Class | % | Time (calculated) | Deficit | Note |
| 1 | 1 | Brian McKeever Guide: Erik Carleton | Canada | B3 | 100 | 2:51.9 | 0.0 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Alexei Toropov Guide: Sergey Maksimov | Russia | B2 | 98 | 2:53.7 | +1.8 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Vasili Shaptsiaboi Guide: Mikalai Shablouski | Belarus | B2 | 98 | 2:59.3 | +7.4 | |
| 4 | 8 | Filipp Spitsyn Guide: Denis Kalabin | Russia | B3 | 100 | 3:06.3 | +14.4 | |

##### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Seed | Athlete | Country | Class | % | Time (calculated) | Deficit | Note |
| 1 | 3 | Nikolay Polukhin Guide: Andrey Tokarev | Russia | B2 | 98 | 3:18.7 | 0.0 | Q |
| 2 | 7 | Helge Flo Guide: Stig Moland | Norway | B1 | 85 | 3:19.8 | +1.1 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Dmytro Shulga Guide: Sergiy Kycheryaviy | Ukraine | B2 | 98 | 3:28.8 | +10.1 | |
| 4 | 2 | Zebastian Modin Guide: Albin Ackerot | Sweden | B1 | 85 | 3:35.0 | +16.3 | |

#### Final

| Rank | Bib | Athlete | Country | Class | % | Time (calculated) | Deficit |
| | 1 | Brian McKeever Guide: Erik Carleton | Canada | B3 | 100 | 3:13.8 | 0.0 |
| | 3 | Nikolay Polukhin Guide: Andrey Tokarev | Russia | B2 | 98 | 3:18.2 | +4.4 |
| | 5 | Alexei Toropov Guide: Sergey Maksimov | Russia | B2 | 98 | 3:21.8 | +8.0 |
| 4 | 7 | Helge Flo Guide: Stig Moland | Norway | B1 | 85 | 3:23.5 | +9.7 |

#### Final standings

The final standings of the men's 1 km sprint free, visually impaired.
| Rank | Athlete | Country |
| | Brian McKeever Guide: Erik Carleton | Canada |
| | Nikolay Polukhin Guide: Andrey Tokarev | Russia |
| | Alexei Toropov Guide: Sergey Maksimov | Russia |
| 4 | Helge Flo Guide: Stig Moland | Norway |
| 5 | Vasili Shaptsiaboi Guide: Mikalai Shablouski | Belarus |
| 6 | Dmytro Shulga Guide: Sergiy Kucheryaviy | Ukraine |
| 7 | Zebastian Modin Guide: Albin Ackerot | Sweden |
| 8 | Filipp Spitsyn Guide: Denis Kalabin | Russia |
| 9 | Anatolii Kovalevskyi Guide: Borys Babar | Ukraine |
| 10 | Oleg Antipin Guide: Ilya Cherepanov | Russia |
| 11 | Wilhelm Brem Guide: Florian Grimm | Germany |
| 12 | Iurii Utkin Guide: Vitaliy Kazakov | Ukraine |
| 13 | Hakan Axelsson Guide: David Jahnsson | Sweden |
| DNS | Vitaliy Lukyanenko Guide: Dmytro Khurtyk | Ukraine |
| DNS | Thomas Clarion Guide: Julien Bourla | France |