The men's 15 kilometre freestyle pursuit cross-country skiing competition at the
1992 Winter Olympics
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, nations = 64
, athletes = 1,801 (1313 men, 488 women)
, events = 57 in 6 sports (12 disciplines)
, opening = 8 February 1992
, closing = 23 February 1992
, opened_by = President François Mitterrand
, cauldron ...
in
Albertville
Albertville (; Arpitan: ''Arbèrtvile'') is a subprefecture of the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France.
It is best known for hosting the 1992 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. In 2018, the commune had ...
, France, was held on Saturday 15 February at
Les Saisies
Les Saisies is a ski resort located in the Savoie '' départment'' of France. It is from Albertville, host of the 1992 Winter Olympics. For those games, the resort hosted the biathlon and cross-country skiing events.
The resort also has alpine ...
. This was the first time a
pursuit race was held in
cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics.
Each skier started based on the results from the
10 km classical event on 13 February, skiing the entire 15 kilometre course after the first-to-finish principle.
Vegard Ulvang
Vegard Ulvang (born 10 October 1963, in Kirkenes) is a Norwegian cross-country skier who won three Olympic gold medals, two silver, and one bronze. He has retired from international and Olympic competition. At the opening ceremony of the 1994 W ...
won the 10 km classical race with 19.2 seconds to
Marco Albarello of
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
. Fourth-placed in the 10 km,
Bjørn Dæhlie of Norway took over the lead and won over Ulvang with 53.4 seconds.
Results
The time consists the added times for both the 10 km classical and the 15 km freestyle pursuit.
References
External links
Final results (International Ski Federation)
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Men's cross-country skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Men's pursuit cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics