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Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's sprint

The women's sprint event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place from 6 to 8 August 2021 at the Izu Velodrome.[1][2] 30 cyclists from 18 nations competed.[3] Canadian rider Kelsey Mitchell won gold, with Olena Starikova from Ukraine and Lee Wai-sze from Hong-Kong completing the medal positions.

Women's sprint
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Olympic track cycling
VenuesIzu Velodrome
Dates6–8 August 2021
Competitors29 from 18 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kelsey Mitchell  Canada
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Olena Starikova  Ukraine
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lee Wai-sze  Hong Kong
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The medals were presented by Yasuhiro Yamashita, IOC member, Olympian, 1 Gold Medal, Japan; and the medalists' bouquets were presented by David Lappartient, President of the UCI, France.

Background edit

This will be the 9th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics since the introduction of women's track cycling in 1988.

The reigning Olympic champion is Kristina Vogel of Germany. The reigning World Champion is Emma Hinze, also of Germany.

Qualification edit

Main article: Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter up to 2 qualified cyclists in the women's sprint. Quota places are allocated to the NOC, which selects the cyclists. Qualification is entirely through the 2018–20 UCI nation rankings. The eight nations that qualify for the team sprint event may enter two cyclists each in the individual sprint (as well as the Keirin). The nations that qualify a cyclist through the Keirin rankings may also enter that cyclist in the sprint. Finally, seven places are allocated through the individual sprint rankings; these places must ensure that each of the five continents are represented.[3] Because qualification was complete by the end of the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships on 1 March 2020 (the last event that contributed to the 2018–20 rankings), qualification was unaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Competition format edit

For the first time since 2000, the sprint competition format is seeing significant changes. The number of main rounds is increasing from 5 to 6 and the number of repechages from 2 to 3. The competition begins, as usual, with a qualifying round of time trials (flying start 200 metres). The top 24 cyclists in the qualifying round (up from 18) qualify for match rounds. In each match round, the cyclists start side by side and must complete 3 laps of the track (750 metres). The last 200 metres are timed. The match rounds are as follows.[4][5]

  • Round 1 pairs the 24 cyclists into 12 heats; the winner of each advances to round 2 while the loser goes to the first repechage.
  • The first repechage places the 12 cyclists into 4 heats of 3 cyclists each; the winner of each heat rejoins the round 1 winners in advancing to round 2 while the remaining cyclists are eliminated.
  • Round 2 pairs the 16 cyclists into 8 heats; the winner of each advances to the 1/8 finals while the loser goes to the second repechage.
  • The second repechage again has 4 heats, this time of 2 cyclists each; the winner of each rejoins the round 2 winners and advances to the 1/8 finals while the loser of each heat is eliminated.
  • The 1/8 finals pairs the 12 cyclists into 6 heats; the winner of each advances to the quarterfinals while the loser goes to the third repechage.
  • The third repechage has 2 heats of 3 cyclists each; the winner goes to the quarterfinals while all others are eliminated (the classification 9–12 race has been removed).
  • The quarterfinals begins best-two-of-three matches; the 8 cyclists are paired into 4 quarterfinals. The winner of two races in each quarterfinal goes to the semifinals, while the loser is placed in the classification 5–8 race.
  • The semifinals again uses best-two-of-three matches, with the 4 cyclists paired into 2 semifinals. The winner of each semifinal goes to the final, the loser goes to the bronze medal match.
  • The finals round includes the final, bronze medal match, and classification 5–8 race. The final and bronze medal match are one-on-one, best-two-of-three in format; the classification 5–8 race is a single race of 4 cyclists.

Schedule edit

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)[6]

Date Time Round
6 August 2021 15:30
16:16
16:58
18:06
18:53		 Qualifying
1/32 finals
1/32 finals repechages
1/16 finals
1/16 finals repechages
7 August 2021 15:30
16:13
16:39		 1/8 finals
1/8 finals repechages
Quarterfinals
8 August 2021 10:18
11:06
11:20		 Semifinals
Classification 5–8
Finals

Results edit

Qualifying edit

Rank Cyclist Nation Time[7] Behind Notes
1 Lea Friedrich   Germany 10.310 Q, OR
2 Kelsey Mitchell   Canada 10.346 +0.036 Q
3 Emma Hinze   Germany 10.381 +0.071 Q
4 Mathilde Gros   France 10.400 +0.090 Q
5 Lauriane Genest   Canada 10.460 +0.150 Q
6 Olena Starikova   Ukraine 10.461 +0.151 Q
7 Shanne Braspennincx   Netherlands 10.479 +0.169 Q
8 Katy Marchant   Great Britain 10.495 +0.185 Q
9 Lee Wai-sze   Hong Kong 10.538 +0.228 Q
10 Zhong Tianshi   China 10.559 +0.249 Q
11 Ellesse Andrews   New Zealand 10.563 +0.253 Q
12 Daria Shmeleva   ROC 10.667 +0.357 Q
13 Anastasia Voynova   ROC 10.669 +0.359 Q
14 Kaarle McCulloch   Australia 10.679 +0.369 Q
15 Daniela Gaxiola   Mexico 10.682 +0.372 Q
16 Simona Krupeckaitė   Lithuania 10.706 +0.396 Q
17 Yuka Kobayashi   Japan 10.711 +0.401 Q
18 Bao Shanju   China 10.723 +0.413 Q
19 Yuli Verdugo   Mexico 10.818 +0.508 Q
20 Madalyn Godby   United States 10.869 +0.559 Q
21 Lee Hye-jin   South Korea 10.904 +0.594 Q
22 Charlene du Preez   South Africa 10.974 +0.664 Q
23 Lyubov Basova   Ukraine 10.981 +0.671 Q
24 Miglė Marozaitė   Lithuania 11.031 +0.721 Q
25 Urszula Łoś   Poland 11.047 +0.737
26 Marlena Karwacka   Poland 11.083 +0.773
27 Kirstie James   New Zealand 11.116 +0.806
28 Jessica Lee   Hong Kong 11.232 +0.922
29 Coralie Demay   France 11.849 +1.539
Laurine van Riessen   Netherlands Did not start

1/32 finals edit

Heat Rank Cyclist Nation Gap[8] Notes
1 1 Lea Friedrich   Germany X Q
1 2 Miglė Marozaitė   Lithuania +0.370 R
2 1 Kelsey Mitchell   Canada X Q
2 2 Lyubov Basova   Ukraine +0.535 R
3 1 Emma Hinze   Germany X Q
3 2 Charlene du Preez   South Africa +0.415 R
4 1 Mathilde Gros   France X Q
4 2 Lee Hye-jin   South Korea +0.797 R
5 1 Lauriane Genest   Canada X Q
5 2 Madalyn Godby   United States +0.121 R
6 1 Olena Starikova   Ukraine X Q
6 2 Yuli Verdugo   Mexico +0.107 R
7 1 Shanne Braspennincx   Netherlands X Q
7 2 Bao Shanju   China +0.152 R
8 1 Katy Marchant   Great Britain X Q
8 2 Yuka Kobayashi   Japan +0.612 R
9 1 Lee Wai-sze   Hong Kong X Q
9 2 Simona Krupeckaitė   Lithuania +0.102 R
10 1 Zhong Tianshi   China X Q
10 2 Daniela Gaxiola   Mexico +0.087 R
11 1 Ellesse Andrews   New Zealand X Q
11 2 Kaarle McCulloch   Australia +0.255 R
12 1 Anastasia Voynova   ROC X Q
12 2 Daria Shmeleva   ROC +0.056 R

1/32 finals repechages edit

Heat Rank Cyclist Nation Gap[9] Notes
1 1 Yuka Kobayashi   Japan X Q
1 2 Simona Krupeckaitė   Lithuania +0.052
1 3 Miglė Marozaitė   Lithuania +0.265
2 1 Bao Shanju   China X Q
2 2 Daniela Gaxiola   Mexico +0.027
2 3 Lyubov Basova   Ukraine +0.602
3 1 Kaarle McCulloch   Australia X Q
3 2 Yuli Verdugo   Mexico +0.041
3 3 Charlene du Preez   South Africa +0.354
4 1 Madalyn Godby   United States X Q
4 2 Lee Hye-jin   South Korea +0.054
4 3 Daria Shmeleva   ROC +0.057

1/16 finals edit

Heat Rank Cyclist Nation Gap[10] Notes
1 1 Lea Friedrich   Germany X Q
1 2 Madalyn Godby   United States +0.391 R
2 1 Kelsey Mitchell   Canada X Q
2 2 Kaarle McCulloch   Australia +0.135 R
3 1 Emma Hinze   Germany X Q
3 2 Bao Shanju   China +0.201 R
4 1 Mathilde Gros   France X Q
4 2 Yuka Kobayashi   Japan +0.485 R
5 1 Lauriane Genest   Canada X Q
5 2 Anastasia Voynova   ROC +0.035 R
6 1 Olena Starikova   Ukraine X Q
6 2 Ellesse Andrews   New Zealand +0.026 R
7 1 Shanne Braspennincx   Netherlands X Q
7 2 Zhong Tianshi   China +0.030 R
8 1 Katy Marchant   Great Britain X Q
8 2 Lee Wai-sze   Hong Kong +0.025 R

1/16 finals repechages edit

Heat Rank Cyclist Nation Gap[11] Notes
1 1 Lee Wai-sze   Hong Kong X Q
1 2 Madalyn Godby   United States +0.168
2 1 Zhong Tianshi   China X Q
2 2 Kaarle McCulloch   Australia +0.117
3 1 Ellesse Andrews   New Zealand X Q
3 2 Bao Shanju   China +0.234
4 1 Anastasia Voynova   ROC X Q
4 2 Yuka Kobayashi   Japan +0.275

1/8 finals edit

Heat Rank Cyclist Nation Gap[12] Notes
1 1 Lea Friedrich   Germany X Q
1 2 Anastasia Voynova   ROC +0.135 R
2 1 Kelsey Mitchell   Canada X Q
2 2 Ellesse Andrews   New Zealand +0.005 R
3 1 Emma Hinze   Germany X Q
3 2 Zhong Tianshi   China +0.359 R
4 1 Lee Wai-sze   Hong Kong X Q
4 2 Mathilde Gros   France +0.019 R
5 1 Katy Marchant   Great Britain X Q
5 2 Lauriane Genest   Canada +0.179 R
6 1 Shanne Braspennincx   Netherlands X Q
6 2 Olena Starikova   Ukraine +0.045 R

1/8 finals repechages edit

Heat Rank Cyclist Nation Gap[13] Notes
1 1 Lauriane Genest   Canada X Q
1 2 Mathilde Gros   France +0.001
1 3 Anastasia Voynova   ROC +0.095
2 1 Olena Starikova   Ukraine X Q
2 2 Ellesse Andrews   New Zealand +0.007
2 3 Zhong Tianshi   China +0.056

Quarterfinals edit

Heat Rank Cyclist Nation Race 1[14] Race 2 Decider (i.r.) Notes
1 1 Olena Starikova   Ukraine X +0.018 X SF
1 2 Lea Friedrich   Germany +0.001 X +0.019 F5-8
2 1 Kelsey Mitchell   Canada X X SF
2 2 Lauriane Genest   Canada +0.041 +0.058 F5-8
3 1 Emma Hinze   Germany X X SF
3 2 Shanne Braspennincx   Netherlands +0.098 +0.074 F5-8
4 1 Lee Wai-sze   Hong Kong X X SF
4 2 Katy Marchant   Great Britain +0.027 +0.036 F5-8

Classification 5–8 edit

Rank Cyclist Nation Gap[15]
5 Lea Friedrich   Germany
6 Katy Marchant   Great Britain +0.099
7 Shanne Braspennincx   Netherlands +0.126
8 Lauriane Genest   Canada +0.216

Semifinals edit

Heat Rank Cyclist Nation Race 1[16] Race 2 Decider (i.r.) Notes
1 1 Olena Starikova   Ukraine X X QG
1 2 Lee Wai-sze   Hong Kong +0.040 +0.128 QB
2 1 Kelsey Mitchell   Canada X +0.285 X QG
2 2 Emma Hinze   Germany +0.101 X +0.176 QB

Finals edit

Rank Cyclist Nation Race 1[17] Race 2 Decider (i.r.)
Gold medal final
  Kelsey Mitchell   Canada X X
  Olena Starikova   Ukraine +0.061 +0.064
Bronze medal final
  Lee Wai-sze   Hong Kong X X
4 Emma Hinze   Germany +0.964 +0.233

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