The women's 10 kilometre freestyle pursuit cross-country skiing competition at the 1994 Winter Olympics in
Lillehammer
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, Norway, was held on 17 February at
Birkebeineren Ski Stadium in Lillehammer. The Italian
Stefania Belmondo
Stefania Belmondo (born 13 January 1969) is an Italian former cross-country skier, a two-time Olympic champion and four-time world champion in her career.
Biography
Debut
Belmondo was born in Vinadio, in the province of Cuneo (Piedmont), the da ...
was the
1993 World champion and Russian
Lyubov Yegorova (then representing the
Unified Team) was the defending champion from the
1992 Olympics in
Albertville
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It is best known for hosting the 1992 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. In 2018, the commune had ...
, France.
Each skier started based on the results from the
5 km classical event, skiing the entire 10 kilometre course after the first-to-finish principle. Lyubov Yegorova of Russia started first in the race with a gap of 19.5 seconds to
Manuela Di Centa
Manuela Di Centa, (born 31 January 1963) is a former Italian cross-country skier and Olympic athlete. She is the sister of former cross-country skier Giorgio Di Centa and cousin of former track and field athlete Venanzio Ortis.
Career
Di Centa, ...
of Italy. Yegorova held on to her lead and won over Di Centa with 7.8 seconds; her second consecutive olympic gold medal in the pursuit event.
Results
The time consists the added times for both the 5 km classical and the 10 km freestyle pursuit.
References
External links
Final results (International Ski Federation)
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Women's cross-country skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Women's pursuit cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics