Charlotte Kalla from Sweden became the silver medalist, and Heidi Weng from Norway took bronze.

The group included Bjørgen, Kalla, Weng, Therese Johaug, and Aino-Kaisa Saarinen.

[2] An athlete with a maximum of 100 FIS distance points (the A standard) was allowed to compete in both or one of the event (sprint/distance).

NOC's who do not have any athlete meeting the A standard could enter one competitor of each sex (known as the basic quota) in only 10 km classical event for women or 15 km classical event for men.

They must have had a maximum of 300 FIS distance points at the end of qualifying on 20 January 2014.