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Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics
Cross country skiing pictogram.svg
Governing body FIS
Events 12 (men: 6; women: 6)
Games
  • 1924
  • 1928
  • 1932
  • 1936
  • 1948
  • 1952
  • 1956
  • 1960
  • 1964
  • 1968
  • 1972
  • 1976
  • 1980
  • 1984
  • 1988
  • 1992
  • 1994
  • 1998
  • 2002
  • 2006
  • 2010
  • 2014
  • 2018

  • Medalists

Cross-country skiing has been contested at the Winter Olympic Games since the first Winter Games in 1924 in Chamonix, France. The women's events were first contested at the 1952 Winter Olympics.

Summary

Games Year Events Best Nation
1 1924 2  Norway
2 1928 2  Norway
3 1932 2  Finland
4 1936 3  Sweden
5 1948 3  Sweden
6 1952 4  Finland
7 1956 6  Soviet Union
8 1960 6  Sweden
9 1964 7  Soviet Union
10 1968 7  Norway
11 1972 7  Soviet Union
12 1976 7  Soviet Union
13 1980 7  Soviet Union
14 1984 8  Finland
15 1988 8  Soviet Union
Games Year Events Best Nation
16 1992 10  Norway
17 1994 10  Norway
18 1998 10  Russia
19 2002 12  Norway
20 2006 12  Sweden
21 2010 12  Norway
22 2014 12  Norway
23 2018 12  Norway
24 2022 12  Norway

Events

C = classical, F = freestyle, m = mass start, p = pursuit, s = skiathlon

Men's

Event 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 22 Years
10 km C C C 3
18 km/15 km C C C F C F C 21
30 km C C F C Fm 13
50 km F F C F C Fm Cm Fm Cm Fm 24
4 x 10 km 21
Combined/Double pursuit/Skiathlon Fp Fp Fp p s s s s s 9
Individual sprint F F C F C F 6
Team sprint C F C F C 5
Total Events 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6

Women's

Event 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 22 Years
5 km C C C C 10
10 km C C C F C F C 16
15 km C F C Fm 4
20 km/30 km F F C F C Fm Cm Fm Cm Fm 11
3/4 x 5 km 18
Combined/Double pursuit/Skiathlon Fp Fp Fp p s s s s s 9
Individual sprint F F C F C F 6
Team sprint C F C F C 5
Total Events 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6

Medal table

Sources (after the 2022 Winter Olympics):
Accurate as of 2022 Winter Olympics.

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Norway 52 43 34 129
2  Sweden 32 27 25 84
3  Soviet Union (URS) 25 22 21 68
4  Finland 22 27 37 86
5  Russia 14 10 9 33
6  Italy 9 14 13 36
7  Republic of China (ROC) 4 4 3 11
8  Estonia 4 2 1 7
9  Switzerland 4 0 4 8
10  Germany 3 10 4 17
11  Unified Team (EUN) 3 2 4 9
12  Poland 2 1 2 5
13  East Germany (GDR) 2 1 1 4
14  Canada 2 1 0 3
15  Czech Republic 1 5 3 9
16  Austria 1 2 3 6
17  Kazakhstan 1 2 1 4
 United States 1 2 1 4
19  Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) 0 3 5 8
20  Czechoslovakia (TCH) 0 1 4 5
 France 0 1 4 5
22  Slovenia 0 0 2 2
23  Bulgaria 0 0 1 1
Totals (23 entries) 182 180 182 544

Number of cross-country skiers by nation

Nation 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 Years
 Algeria (ALG) 1 1 2
 Andorra (AND) 1 1 1 3
 Argentina (ARG) 1 3 3 5 1 5 1 1 1 2 10
 Armenia (ARM) 1 2 2 2 3 3 6
 Australia (AUS) 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 6 13
 Austria (AUT) 1 3 5 8 10 4 9 5 4 7 4 8 6 1 7 7 7 1 8 7 20
 Belarus (BLR) 9 10 14 7 7 6 9 7
 Bermuda (BER) 1 1 1 3
 Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) 1 2 2 2 2 5
 Brazil (BRA) 2 2 2 2 2 5
 Bulgaria (BUL) 4 2 6 4 4 6 5 2 4 2 4 5 6 4 2 3 1 3 4 3 20
 Canada (CAN) 2 7 4 2 2 1 2 4 4 8 10 5 4 11 11 1 10 6 12 13 13 11 22
 Chile (CHI) 1 2 2
 China (CHN) 2 8 3 3 4 3 20 5 4 4 10
 Costa Rica (CRC) 1 1 1 1 4
 Croatia (CRO) 1 2 1 3 4 2 2 4 8
 Czechoslovakia (TCH) 6 6 4 6 9 5 9 1 5 4 8 11 8 7 10 12 16
 Czech Republic (CZE) 11 10 10 11 11 10 10 7
 Denmark (DEN) 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 8
 Dominica (DMA) 2 1
 East Germany (GDR) 9 9 10 6 8 7 6
 Ecuador (ECU) 1 1
 Estonia (EST) 1 6 10 10 9 12 14 7 7 9
 Ethiopia (ETH) 1 1 2
 Finland (FIN) 5 7 5 7 13 17 15 12 11 11 14 12 12 10 13 14 13 11 14 13 17 15 15 23
 France (FRA) 6 8 5 4 7 8 6 4 5 8 6 8 6 2 5 11 10 8 7 11 13 14 12 23
 Germany (GER) 5 10 9 10 5 10 11 11 14 17 12 11
 Great Britain (GBR) 1 8 3 6 2 5 3 3 11 8 4 1 3 4 4 15
 Greece (GRE) 1 1 2 2 3 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 13
 Hungary (HUN) 7 1 2 2 2 3 3 1 2 1 4 2 2 2 3 15
 Iceland (ISL) 6 2 2 2 3 2 1 2 2 1 3 11
 India (IND) 1 1 1 1 4
 Iran (IRI) 1 1 1 2 1 5
 Ireland (IRL) 1 1 1 1 1 5
 Italy (ITA) 7 4 6 7 9 11 14 9 9 8 8 7 7 10 14 13 11 13 17 17 18 16 15 23
 Japan (JPN) 5 6 5 2 1 4 4 6 11 3 1 4 4 6 7 11 12 9 6 6 2 21
 Kazakhstan (KAZ) 10 10 15 17 11 11 7 7
 Kenya (KEN) 1 1 1 3
 Latvia (LAT) 1 5 1 2 5 1 4 2 3 3 10
 Lebanon (LIB) 1 1 2
 Liechtenstein (LIE) 5 1 1 3 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 11
 Lithuania (LTU) 2 2 3 4 2 4 2 3 9
 North Macedonia (MKD) 1 1 1 2 2 2 6
 Mexico (MEX) 1 1 1 3
 Moldova (MDA) 2 2 2 2 1 5
 Mongolia (MGL) 8 2 2 1 4 3 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 13
 Nepal (NEP) 1 1 1 1 4
 North Korea (PRK) 4 4 3 3
 Norway (NOR) 5 7 6 7 12 15 12 7 8 16
 Poland (POL) 3 4 4 4 5 1 9 9 9 3
 Portugal (POR) 1 1
 Romania (ROU) 4 9 6 1 3
 South Africa (RSA) 1 1
 South Korea (KOR) 1 1 4
 Soviet Union (URS) 11 11 13
 Spain (ESP) 4 5
 Sweden (SWE) 6 6 6 9 11 15 11 12 11 11 11 11 11 13 12 12 13 11 16 15 15 16 14 23
 Switzerland (SUI) 7 6 4 10 9 11 5 7
 Tonga (TGA) 1 1
 Turkey (TUR) 4
 United States (USA) 4 3 7 6 5 7 5 10 7
 United Team of Germany (EUA) 11 14 13 3
 West Germany (FRG) 10 9 7 8 6 9 6
 Yugoslavia (YUG) 4 6 6 6 2 9 4
Nations 11 15 11 22 15 19 20 19 24 25 19 24 24 32 35 40 35 37 44 53 55 54 65
Cross-country skiers 59 71 58 108 106 138 150 112 151 147 152 165 131 179 197 223 197 228 260 307 292 310 313
Year 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 94 98 02 06 10 14 18

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Esquí de fondo en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños

  • Cross-country skiing at the Winter Paralympics
  • List of Olympic venues in cross-country skiing
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