FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 – Women's 4 × 5 kilometre relay

The Women's 4 × 5 kilometre relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 was held on 3 March 2011 at 14:00 CET. The defending world champions

Cross-country skiing at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009

At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec, Czech Republic, twelve cross-country skiing events were held with six for men and six for women. The format of the program has been unchanged since the 2005 World Championships in Oberstdorf, Germany...

were the Finnish

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

team of Pirjo Muranen, Virpi Kuitunen

Virpi Kuitunen

Virpi Katriina Sarasvuo is a Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1995 to 2010. She won a bronze medal in the team sprint event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and earned her best individual finish of fifth in the individual sprint event in those same games...

, Riitta-Liisa Roponen and Aino-Kaisa Saarinen while the defending Olympic champions

Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's 4 x 5 kilometre relay

The women's 4 x 5 kilometre relay cross-country skiing competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada was held on 25 February at Whistler Olympic Park at 11:15 PST....

were the Norwegian

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

team of Vibeke Skofterud

Vibeke Skofterud

Vibeke Westbye Skofterud is a Norwegian cross country skier who has been competing since 1999. She won gold in the 4 x 5 km relay at Vancouver in 2010...

, Therese Johaug

Therese Johaug

Therese Johaug is a Norwegian cross-country skier. Johaug has competed for the clubs Tynset IF and IL Nansen.-Athletic career:...

, Kristin Størmer Steira

Kristin Størmer Steira

Kristin Størmer Steira is a Norwegian cross-country skier who has competed since 2002. At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, she has seven medals with two gold , two silvers , and three bronzes Kristin Størmer Steira (born April 30, 1981) is a Norwegian cross-country skier who has competed...

and Marit Bjørgen

Marit Bjørgen

Marit Bjørgen is a Norwegian cross country skier and triple olympic champion from Midtre Gauldal, Norway. Bjørgen is the most successful sprinter in Cross-Country World Cup history, with twenty-four victories. She is ranked first in the all-time Cross-Country World Cup rankings with forty-eight...

. Kuitunen retired after the 2009-10 season.

Results

36.1
Rank	Bib	Athlete	Time
	1	Vibeke Skofterud Vibeke Skofterud Vibeke Westbye Skofterud is a Norwegian cross country skier who has been competing since 1999. She won gold in the 4 x 5 km relay at Vancouver in 2010... Therese Johaug Therese Johaug Therese Johaug is a Norwegian cross-country skier. Johaug has competed for the clubs Tynset IF and IL Nansen.-Athletic career:... Kristin Størmer Steira Kristin Størmer Steira Kristin Størmer Steira is a Norwegian cross-country skier who has competed since 2002. At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, she has seven medals with two gold , two silvers , and three bronzes Kristin Størmer Steira (born April 30, 1981) is a Norwegian cross-country skier who has competed... Marit Bjørgen Marit Bjørgen Marit Bjørgen is a Norwegian cross country skier and triple olympic champion from Midtre Gauldal, Norway. Bjørgen is the most successful sprinter in Cross-Country World Cup history, with twenty-four victories. She is ranked first in the all-time Cross-Country World Cup rankings with forty-eight...	53:30.0 13:58.8 13:47.7 12:58.3 12:45.2
	5	Ida Ingemarsdotter Ida Ingemarsdotter Ida Maria Erika Ingemarsdotter is a Swedish cross country skier who has been competing since 2003. She finished eighth in the individual sprint at the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo.... Anna Haag Anna Haag Anna Margret Haag is a Swedish cross-country skier who has been competing since 2003. She won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec.... Britta Johansson Norgren Charlotte Kalla Charlotte Kalla Charlotte Kalla is a Swedish cross-country skier who has been competing since 2004. She won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec...	54:06.1 13:49.3 14:05.9 13:24.3 12:46.6
	3	Pirjo Muranen Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Riitta-Liisa Roponen Krista Lähteenmäki Krista Lähteenmäki Krista Lähteenmäki is a Finnish cross country skier who has competed since 2007. At the 2010 Winter Olympics, she finished 26th in the 30 km and 53rd in the 10 km event....	54:29.8 13:56.6 14:03.6 13:20.3 13:09.3
4	4	Marianna Longa Marianna Longa Marianna Longa is an Italian cross country skier from Livigno. She started the professional career in 1997, and the first appearance in a world cup race was March 17, 2000 in Bormio. Longa is currently part of the Fiamme Gialle, and the Italian cross country national team. Marianna is also a... Antonella Confortola Wyatt Silvia Rupil Silvia Rupil Silvia Rupil is an Italian cross-country skier. She has competed in the World Cup since 2006, and competed in the 2009-10 Tour de Ski and the 2010 Winter Olympics. Her best World Cup result is a sixth place at a 6 km freestyle event in Canmore in 2010... Arianna Follis Arianna Follis Arianna Follis is an Italian cross country skier who started competing in 1995. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km at Turin in 2006....	54:56.1 13:47.9 14:56.3 13:18.7 12:53.2
5	2	Stefanie Böhler Stefanie Böhler Stefanie Böhler is a German cross-country skier who has competed since 1999. She won a silver medal in the 4 x 5 km relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin... Katrin Zeller Katrin Zeller Katrin Zeller is a German cross country skier who has competed since 1997. She won a silver medal in the 4 x 5 km relay at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.... Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle is a German cross country skier from Reit im Winkl who has competed since 1998... Nicole Fessel Nicole Fessel Nicole Fessel is a German cross country skier who has competed since 2000. Her best World Cup finish was second twice...	55:11.8 14:20.9 14:08.5 13:23.5 13:18.9
6	7	Valentina Novikova Alija Iksanova Yulia Tchekaleva Olga Mikhailova	55:45.4 14:26.6 14:50.4 12:56.6 13:31.8
7	12	Anja Eržen Anja Erzen Anja Eržen is a Slovenian cross country skier who has been competing since 2006. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished 15th in the 4 x 5 km relay and 60th in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit events.... Petra Majdic Petra Majdic Petra Majdič is a Slovenian former cross-country skier. Her best results came in classic style races. She won twenty-four World Cup races, twenty in sprint races, but she also won a marathon in Trondheim in 2009... Vesna Fabjan Vesna Fabjan Vesna Fabjan is a Slovenian cross country skier who has competed since 2001. Competing in two Winter Olympics, her best finish was 11th in the team sprint at Vancouver in 2010 while her best individual finish was 23rd in the individual sprint event at those same games.Fabjan's best finish at the... Barbara Jezeršek Barbara Jezeršek Barbara Jezeršek is a Slovenian cross country skier who has competed since 2003. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished 15th in the 4 x 5 km relay, 17th in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit, and 41st in the 10 km events.At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships...	55:53.0 14:45.9 13:41.7 13:43.2 13:42.2
8	14	Ewelina Marcisz Justyna Kowalczyk Justyna Kowalczyk Justyna Kowalczyk is a Polish cross country skier who has been competing since 2000.Kowalczyk is an Olympic Champion, a double World Champion and a triple winner of the FIS Cross-Country World Cup... Paulina Maciuszek Paulina Maciuszek Paulina Maciuszek is a Polish cross country skier who has been competing since 2004. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished sixth in the 4 x 5 km relay, 29th in the 30 km, 45th in the 10 km, and 52nd in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit events.At the FIS Nordic World Ski... Agnieszka Szymańczak	56:19.2 14:52.7 13:34.7 13:46.0 14:05.8
9	10	Kikkan Randall Kikkan Randall Kikkan Randall is an American cross-country skier from Anchorage, Alaska. She is the niece of former cross-country skiing Olympians Betsy Haines and her brother, Chris Haines... Holly Brooks Holly Brooks Holly Brooks is an American cross country skier from Seattle, Washington who competed for Whitman College in 2001-04 and has competed recreationally since 2009. She has four victories in lesser events up to 10 km, all earned in 2009... Elizabeth Stephen Jessica Diggins	56:24.7 14:28.1 14:55.8 13:35.2 13:25.6
10	8	Madoka Natsumi Madoka Natsumi Madoka Natsumi is a Japanese cross country skier who has competed since 1995. She earned the best individual finish of the host nation Japan at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 in Sapporo with a fifth place finish in the women's sprint event which was also her best individual finish at... Masako Ishida Masako Ishida is a Japanese cross country skier who has competed since 1998. Her best World Cup finish was third in the 30 km event in Norway in 2009.... Yuki Kobayashi Yuki Kobayashi is a Japanese cross-country skier. At the 2011 Asian Winter Games she won a silver medal in the 4 x 5 kilometre relay. She competed at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 in Oslo.-External links:*... Michito Kashiwabara	56:25.8 14:28.8 14:13.5 13:46.9 13:56.6
11	9	Elena Kolomina Elena Kolomina Elena Kolomina is a Kazakhstani cross country skier who has been competing since 1998. She finished fifth in the team sprint at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 in Sapporo and had her best individual finish of 21st in the sprint event at the 2001 championships in Lahti.Kolomina's best... Oxana Jatskaja Oxana Jatskaja Oxana Yatskaya is a Kazakhstani cross country skier who has been competing since 1995. She finish fifth in the team sprint at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 in Sapporo and earned her best individual finish of eighth in the 30 km event at the 2005 championships in... Tatjana Roshina Tatjana Roshina Tatjana Roshina is a Kazakhstani cross country skier who has been competing since 2004. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished tenth in the 4 x 5 km relay and 36th in the 10 km event.... Svetlana Malakhova-Shishkina	56:31.2 14:14.5 14:30.0 14:21.5 13:25.2
12	11	Kateryna Grygorenko Kateryna Grygorenko Kateryna Gygorenko is a Ukrainian cross country skier who has competed since 2004. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of eighth in the 4 x 5 km relay at Turin in 2006 and earned her best individual finish of 27th in the 30 km event at Vancouver four years... Lada Nesterenko Lada Nesterenko Lada Nesterenko is an Ukrainian cross country skier who has competed since 1996. At the 2010 Winter Olympics, she finished 44th in the 30 km and 57th in the 10 km events.... Valentina Shevchenko Valentina Shevchenko Valentina Shevchenko is a Ukrainian cross country skier who has been competing since 1994. She won the bronze medal in the 30 km event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec.... Maryna Antsybor Maryna Antsybor Maryna Antsybor is a Ukrainian cross country skier who has competed since 2005. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished 14th in the 4 x 5 km relay, 15th in the team sprint, and 37th in the 10 km events...	56:52.6 14:46.2 15:17.1 13:14.7 13:34.6
13	6	Aurore Jéan Laure Barthélémy Laure Barthélémy Laure Barthélémy is a French cross country skier who has competed since 2005.Barthélémy also competed in one Winter Olympics, earning her best finish of fifth in the team sprint event with Karine Laurent Philippot at Vancouver in 2010... Célia Bourgeois Célia Bourgeois Célia Bourgeois is a French cross-country skier who has competed since 2008. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished sixth in the 4 x 5 km relay and 48th in the 10 km event.... Emilie Vina Émilie Vina Émilie Vina is a French cross-country skier who has competed since 2000. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of ninth in the 4 x 5 km relay at Turin in 2006 and had her best individual finish of 47th in the indiivdual sprint event at those same games.Vina's best finish at...	56:53.2 15:15.0 14:45.3 13:18.2 13:34.7
14	13	Daria Gaiazova Daria Gaiazova Daria Gaiazova is a Canadian cross-country skier.Competing since 2001, she finished seventh in the team sprint, 16th in the 4 x 5 km relay, 22nd in the individual sprint, and 42nd in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit events... Perianne Jones Perianne Jones Perianne Jones is a Canadian cross-country skier who has competed since 2002.She competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver in the women's individual sprint classic and 15km pursuit competitions... Chandra Crawford Chandra Crawford Chandra Crawford is a Canadian cross-country skier who has competed since 2001 at the age of 16. Prior to this, she was a biathlete for five years. She was born in Canmore, Alberta, Canada.... Brooke Gosling	58:19.2 14:37.6 15:11.7 13:59.3 14:30.6

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