| Event: | Women's team sprint |
| Championship: | 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships |
| Dates: | 28 February |
| Venue: | Omnisport Apeldoorn |
| Location: | Apeldoorn, Netherlands |
| Competitors: | 33 |
| Nations: | 14 |
| Teams: | 14 |
| Win Value: | 32.605 |
| Gold: | Miriam Welte Kristina Vogel Pauline Grabosch |
| Gold Nation: | GER |
| Silver: | Kyra Lamberink Shanne Braspennincx Laurine van Riessen Hetty van de Wouw |
| Silver Nation: | NED |
| Bronze: | Daria Shmeleva Anastasia Voynova |
| Bronze Nation: | RUS |
| Prev: | 2017 |
| Next: | 2019 |
The women's team sprint competition at the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 28 February 2018 at the Omnisport Apeldoorn in Apeldoorn, Netherlands.[1] [2]
The eight fastest teams advance to the first round.[3]
| Rank | Nation | Time | Behind | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miriam Welte Pauline Grabosch | 32.640 | Q | ||
| 2 | Daria Shmeleva Anastasia Voynova | 32.739 | +0.099 | Q | |
| 3 | Song Chaorui Zhong Tianshi | 33.210 | +0.570 | Q | |
| 4 | Laurine van Riessen Hetty van de Wouw | 33.415 | +0.775 | Q | |
| 5 | Jessica Salazar Yuli Verdugo | 33.604 | +0.964 | Q | |
| 6 | Lauren Bate Katy Marchant | 33.624 | +0.984 | Q | |
| 7 | Emma Cumming Natasha Hansen | 33.666 | +1.026 | Q | |
| 8 | Marlena Karwacka Urszula Łoś | 33.867 | +1.227 | Q | |
| 9 | Tania Calvo Helena Casas | 33.939 | +1.299 | ||
| 10 | Madalyn Godby Mandy Marquardt | 34.022 | +1.382 | ||
| 11 | Miriam Vece Elena Bissolati | 34.373 | +1.733 | ||
| 12 | Kim Won-gyeong Lee Hye-jin | 34.443 | +1.803 | ||
| 13 | Hoi Yan Jessica Ma Wing Yu | 35.791 | +3.151 | ||
| 14 | Deborah Herold Alena Reji | 36.086 | +3.446 |
First round heats were held as follows:
Heat 1: 4th v 5th fastest
Heat 2: 3rd v 6th fastest
Heat 3: 2nd v 7th fastest
Heat 4: 1st v 8th fastest
The heat winners were ranked on time, from which the top 2 proceeded to the gold medal final and the other 2 proceeded to the bronze medal final.[4]
| Rank | Overall rank | Nation | Time | Behind | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 vs 8 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | Miriam Welte Pauline Grabosch | 32.652 | QG | ||
| 2 | 8 | Marlena Karwacka Julita Jagodzińska | 34.100 | +1.448 | ||
| 2 vs 7 | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | Daria Shmeleva Anastasia Voynova | 32.987 | QB | ||
| 2 | 5 | Emma Cumming Natasha Hansen | 33.453 | +0.534 | ||
| 3 vs 6 | ||||||
| 1 | 4 | Song Chaorui Zhong Tianshi | 33.295 | QB | ||
| 2 | 6 | Lauren Bate Katy Marchant | 33.623 | +0.328 | ||
| 4 vs 5 | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | Kyra Lamberink Shanne Braspennincx | 32.958 | QG | ||
| 2 | 7 | Jessica Salazar Daniela Gaxiola | 33.881 | +0.923 | ||
The final classification was decided in the medal finals.[5]
| Rank | Nation | Time | Behind | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold medal race | |||||
Miriam Welte Kristina Vogel | 32.605 | ||||
Kyra Lamberink Shanne Braspennincx | 33.124 | +0.519 | |||
| Bronze medal race | |||||
Daria Shmeleva Anastasia Voynova | 32.990 | ||||
Song Chaorui Zhong Tianshi | 33.282 | +0.292 | |||