Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's sprint

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Women's sprint
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
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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 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.

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

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

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

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

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

Qualifying

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rank Cyclist Nation Race 1[17] Race 2 Decider (i.r.)
Gold medal final
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kelsey Mitchell  Canada X X
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Olena Starikova  Ukraine +0.061 +0.064
Bronze medal final
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lee Wai-sze  Hong Kong X X
4 Emma Hinze  Germany +0.964 +0.233

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