Kowalczyk was one of the favourites of Thursday's main competition. Four years ago in Vancouver the skier triumphed in the classic technique at 30 km race. It is worth mentioning, that 10 km race is what Kowalska does really good. But this time it was her foot injury that was the greatest obstacle. On Sunday, the skier published her X-ray which showed multilayer fracture of the foot. But nevertheless, Justyna started to get ready and prepare her injured foot for the Thursday race.

There were two more Poles taking part in the 10 km race: Cornelia Kubińska and Paulina Maciuszek.