Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's 15 kilometre classical
| Men's 15 kilometre classical at the XXII Olympic Winter Games
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| Venue | Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 14 February | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 91 from 45 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 38:29.7 | ||||||||||||
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Dario Cologna |
 Switzerland
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Johan Olsson |
 Sweden
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Daniel Richardsson |
Sweden
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The men's 15 kilometre classical cross-country skiing competition at the 2014 Sochi Olympics took place on 14 February at Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex.Dario Cologna from Switzerland was the defending champion from Vancouver and was successful in defending the title. Johan Olsson and Daniel Richardsson from Sweden took silver and bronze.
An athlete with a maximum of 100 FIS distance points (the A standard) will be allowed to compete in both or one of the event (sprint/distance). An athlete with a maximum 120 FIS sprint points will be allowed to compete in the sprint event and 10 km for women or 15 km for men provided their distance points do not exceed 300 FIS points. NOC's who do not have any athlete meeting the A standard can 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 a maximum of 300 FIS distance points at the end of qualifying on January 20, 2014. The qualification period began in July 2012.
The race was started at 14:00.
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