The Women's team sprint took place on 25 February 2009. Team sprint qualifying at 11:00 CET and finals at 13:00 CET. The defending
world champions were Finland's
Riitta-Liisa Roponen
Riitta-Liisa Roponen (née Lassila, born 6 May 1978) is a Finnish cross-country skier who has competed since 1998.
Career
She won a bronze in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
Roponen also won two team sprint me ...
and
Virpi Kuitunen
Virpi Katriina Sarasvuo (née Kuitunen, born 20 May 1976) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed from 1995 to 2010. She won a bronze medal in the team sprint event (with Aino-Kaisa Saarinen) at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and ...
.
Kuitunen defended her title with Aino-Kaisa Saarinen. The Finns led at every exchange until the last rounds at the finish to win by 20 seconds. This event was Saarinen's third medal at these championships. Anna Olsson earned her first championship medal while Andersson, Longa and Follis earned their second medals at these championships.
Results
Q – Qualified for final round due to placing in heat
q – Qualified for final round due to times
PF – Placing decided by
Photo finish
A photo finish occurs in a sporting race when multiple competitors cross the finishing line at nearly the same time. As the naked eye may not be able to determine which of the competitors crossed the line first, a photo or video taken at the finis ...
Semifinals
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advance to the final.
;Semifinal 1
;Semifinal 2
Final
References
External links
Final resultsResults - International Ski Federation (FIS)
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FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009