The men's team sprint cross-country skiing competition in the classical technique at the

2014 Sochi Olympics , ''Zharkie. Zimnie. Tvoi'') , nations = 88 , events = 98 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , athletes = 2,873 , opening = 7 February 2014 , closing = 23 February 2014 , opened_by = President Vladimir Putin , cauldron = , stadium = Fisht Olympic ...

took place on 19 February at Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex. The race was won by

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

's Iivo Niskanen and

Sami Jauhojärvi Sami Jauhojärvi (born 5 May 1981) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed between 2000 and 2017. At the 2014 Winter Olympics, he won men's team sprint with Iivo Niskanen. Germany launched a protest over the result due to a final-l ...

, followed by

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's Maxim Vylegzhanin and Nikita Kriukov second (+0.97 seconds) and Sweden's Emil Jönsson and Teodor Peterson third (+15.12 seconds). Teamed up with

Hannes Dotzler Hannes Dotzler (born 25 February 1990) is a German cross-country skier who has competed since 2006. His best World Cup finish was third in a 4 × 10 km relay event in Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Rep ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

's anchor Tim Tscharnke clashed with Jauhojärvi's skis in the last leg, as Jauhojärvi changed his line. The results were protested by Germany, but the protest was rejected and the results were confirmed. Yelena Välbe, president of the Russian Ski Federation, told reporters: "Finland should be disqualified but the protest has already been rejected". In November 2017 Maxim Vylegzhanin was disqualified for doping offenses, as a result Russia lost its silver medal.IOC sanctions four Russian athletes as part of Oswald Commission findings
/ref> On 22 December, Nikita Kryukov was disqualified as well. On 1 February 2018, their results were restored as a result of the successful appeal.

Results

The races were started at 14:05.

Semifinals

Final

References

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