Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics

IOC Code| CCS
Governing body| FIS
Events| 12 (men: 6; women: 6)
Winter Olympics

* 1924
* 1928
* 1932
* 1936
* 1948
* 1952

* 1956
* 1960
* 1964
* 1968
* 1972
* 1976

* 1980
* 1984
* 1988
* 1992
* 1994
* 1998

* 2002
* 2006
* 2010
* 2014
* 2018
* 2022
* 2026

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* Medalists
* men
* women

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

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| Games  | Year  | Events  | Best Nation

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1 | 1924 | 2 |  Norway (1)
2 | 1928 | 2 |  Norway (2)
3 | 1932 | 2 |  Finland (1)
4 | 1936 | 3 |  Sweden (1)
5 | 1948 | 3 |  Sweden (2)
6 | 1952 | 4 |  Finland (2)
7 | 1956 | 6 |  Soviet Union (1)
8 | 1960 | 6 |  Sweden (3)
9 | 1964 | 7 |  Soviet Union (2)
10 | 1968 | 7 |  Norway (3)
11 | 1972 | 7 |  Soviet Union (3)
12 | 1976 | 7 |  Soviet Union (4)
13 | 1980 | 7 |  Soviet Union (5)
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14 | 1984 | 8 |  Finland (3)
15 | 1988 | 8 |  Soviet Union (6)
16 | 1992 | 10 |  Norway (4)
17 | 1994 | 10 |  Norway (5)
18 | 1998 | 10 |  Russia (1)
19 | 2002 | 12 |  Norway (6)
20 | 2006 | 12 |  Sweden (4)
21 | 2010 | 12 |  Norway (7)
22 | 2014 | 12 |  Norway (8)
23 | 2018 | 12 |  Norway (9)
24 | 2022 | 12 |  Norway (10)
25 | 2026 | 12 |

## Events

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

### Men's

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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

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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
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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

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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

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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
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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

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Main article: List of Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing

Sources (after the 2022 Winter Olympics):[1]
Accurate as of 2022 Winter Olympics.

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1|  Norway (NOR)| 52| 43| 34| 129
2|  Sweden (SWE)| 32| 27| 25| 84
3|  Soviet Union (URS)| 25| 22| 21| 68
4|  Finland (FIN)| 22| 27| 37| 86
5|  Russia (RUS)| 14| 10| 9| 33
6|  Italy (ITA)| 9| 14| 13| 36
7|  ROC (ROC)| 4| 4| 3| 11
8|  Estonia (EST)| 4| 2| 1| 7
9|  Switzerland (SUI)| 4| 0| 4| 8
10|  Germany (GER)| 3| 10| 4| 17
11|  Unified Team (EUN)| 3| 2| 4| 9
12|  Poland (POL)| 2| 1| 2| 5
13|  East Germany (GDR)| 2| 1| 1| 4
14|  Canada (CAN)| 2| 1| 0| 3
15|  Czech Republic (CZE)| 1| 5| 3| 9
16|  Austria (AUT)| 1| 2| 3| 6
17|  Kazakhstan (KAZ)| 1| 2| 1| 4
United States (USA)| 1| 2| 1| 4
19|  Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR)| 0| 3| 5| 8
20|  Czechoslovakia (TCH)| 0| 1| 4| 5
France (FRA)| 0| 1| 4| 5
22|  Slovenia (SLO)| 0| 0| 2| 2
23|  Bulgaria (BUL)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (23 entries)| 182| 180| 182| 544

Notes

* 2 gold medals and no silver were awarded at 2002 men's 2 × 10 kilometre pursuit.
* 2 bronze medals were awarded at 2018 women's 10 kilometre freestyle.

## Number of cross-country skiers by nation

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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 | 2 | 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 | 22 |

## See also

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

## References

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1. ^ "Olympic Analytics - Medals by Countries". olympanalyt.com. Retrieved 2022-02-20.

## External links

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Media related to Cross-country skiing at the Olympics at Wikimedia Commons

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