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was held on 8 February, at the

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of Sweden became the Olympic champion. Her compatriot,

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, won the silver medal, and

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of the United States the bronze. For Sundling and Dahlquist, this was the first Olympic medal, and for Diggins, the first individual Olympic medal.

Summary

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, and the bronze medalist, Yuliya Stupak, qualified for the Olympics. The overall leader of the

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before the Olympics was

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, and the sprint leader was Dahlqvist. Sundling was the 2021 World Champion in individual sprint. The medals for the competition were presented by

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, IOC Member, Olympian, and 1

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, 2

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; and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Mats Årjes, FIG Council Member;

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Qualification

Results

Qualifying

The qualifying was held at 16:00.

Quarterfinals

;Quarterfinal 1 ;Quarterfinal 2 ;Quarterfinal 3 ;Quarterfinal 4 ;Quarterfinal 5

Semifinals

;Semifinal 1 ;Semifinal 2

Final

The final was held at 19:59.

References

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