If the French Léonie Perry and Léna Quintin were able to qualify for the quarter-finals, both did not go further. For his first participation in the Tour de Ski this year, Perry finished 5th in his series, while Quintin, victim of a fall, finished last in his. Also note the elimination, in the quarters, of the Swede Linn Svahn, one of the favorites in the Tour de Ski sprint rankings. Last year she won the Toblach sprint and the Tour sprint rankings.