Cross-country skiing is a sport that has been contested at the Winter Olympic Games since the inaugural games in 1924. [1]
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Statistics | Cross-country skier medal leaders • Medals per year • Medal sweep events |
The numbers in brackets denotes cross-country skiers who won gold medal in corresponding disciplines more than one time. Bold numbers denotes record number of victories in certain disciplines.
Classic style: 1924–1936, 1948–1988, 2002–2006, 2014, 2022. Freestyle: 2010, 2018.
Medals | |||||
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Norway (NOR) | 6 | 7 | 4 | 17 |
2 | Sweden (SWE) | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
3 | Switzerland (SUI) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
4 | Finland (FIN) | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
5 | Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
6 | Estonia (EST) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
7 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
8 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
ROC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
10 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 11 nations | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 |
Classic style: 1924–1936, 1948–1984, 1994, 2002, 2010, 2018. Freestyle: 1988–1992, 1998, 2006, 2014. Mass start: 2006–2022.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Sweden | 7 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
2 | Norway | 7 | 2 | 6 | 15 |
3 | Finland | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
4 | Russia | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
5 | Italy | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
6 | Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
7 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 | ROC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
9 | Olympic Athletes from Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
10 | East Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Estonia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
13 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Total | 24 | 24 | 24 | 72 |
4x10 km classic style: 1936, 1948–1984. 4x10 km freestyle: 1988. 2x10 km classic style + 2x10 km freestyle: 1992–2018.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Sweden | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
2 | Norway | 5 | 8 | 1 | 14 |
3 | Finland | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
4 | Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
5 | Italy | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
6 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
7 | Olympic Athletes from Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
9 | France | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
10 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 |
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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10 km classical; then 15 km freestyle | |||
1992 Albertville | Bjørn Dæhlie Norway | Vegard Ulvang Norway | Giorgio Vanzetta Italy |
1994 Lillehammer | Bjørn Dæhlie (2) Norway | Vladimir Smirnov Kazakhstan | Silvio Fauner Italy |
1998 Nagano | Thomas Alsgaard Norway | Bjørn Dæhlie Norway | Vladimir Smirnov Kazakhstan |
10 km classical; then 10 km freestyle | |||
2002 Salt Lake City | Thomas Alsgaard (2) Norway Frode Estil Norway | none awarded | Per Elofsson Sweden |
15 km classical; then 15 km freestyle | |||
2006 Turin | Yevgeny Dementyev Russia | Frode Estil Norway | Pietro Piller Cottrer Italy |
2010 Vancouver | Marcus Hellner Sweden | Tobias Angerer Germany | Johan Olsson Sweden |
2014 Sochi | Dario Cologna Switzerland | Marcus Hellner Sweden | Martin Johnsrud Sundby Norway |
2018 Pyeongchang | Simen Hegstad Krüger Norway | Martin Johnsrud Sundby Norway | Hans Christer Holund Norway |
2022 Beijing | Alexander Bolshunov ROC | Denis Spitsov ROC | Iivo Niskanen Finland |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Norway | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
2 | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
3 | ROC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
4 | Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
5 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
6 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
8 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 10 | 8 | 9 | 27 |
Classic style: 2010, 2018. Freestyle: 2002–2006, 2014.
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Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Norway (NOR) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
2 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
3 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
4 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
5 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
7 | Olympic Athletes from Russia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
ROC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 8 nations | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
Classic style: 2006, 2014, 2022. Free style: 2010, 2018.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Norway | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
2 | Finland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
3 | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
4 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
5 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Olympic Athletes from Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
7 | France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
ROC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
Classic style: 1952–1988, 2002–2006, 2014, 2022. Freestyle: 2010, 2018.
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Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
2 | Norway (NOR) | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
3 | Finland (FIN) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
4 | Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
5 | Estonia (EST) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
6 | East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
8 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
9 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 9 nations | 15 | 15 | 16 | 46 |
Classic style: 1984, 1994, 2002, 2010, 2018. Freestyle: 1988–1992, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2022. Mass start: 2006–2022.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Norway | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
2 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
3 | Soviet Union | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
4 | Finland | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
5 | Russia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
6 | Poland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
7 | Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 | Unified Team | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
9 | United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
10 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
3 × 5 km classic style: 1956–1972. 4 x 5 km classic style: 1976–1984. 4 × 5 km freestyle: 1988. 2 × 5 km classic style + 2 × 5 km freestyle: 1992–2022.
Medals | |||||
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Norway (NOR) | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
3 | Russia (RUS) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
4 | Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
5 | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
6 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
7 | East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
8 | Unified Team (EUN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
ROC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
10 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
11 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
12 | Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 13 nations | 18 | 18 | 18 | 56 |
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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5 km classical; then 10 km freestyle | |||
1992 Albertville | Lyubov Yegorova Unified Team | Stefania Belmondo Italy | Yelena Välbe Unified Team |
1994 Lillehammer | Lyubov Yegorova (2) Russia | Manuela Di Centa Italy | Stefania Belmondo Italy |
1998 Nagano | Larisa Lazutina Russia | Olga Danilova Russia | Kateřina Neumannová Czech Republic |
5 km classical; then 5 km freestyle | |||
2002 Salt Lake City | Beckie Scott Canada | Kateřina Neumannová Czech Republic | Viola Bauer Germany |
7.5 km classical; then 7.5 km freestyle | |||
2006 Turin | Kristina Šmigun Estonia | Kateřina Neumannová Czech Republic | Yevgeniya Medvedeva-Arbuzova Russia |
2010 Vancouver | Marit Bjørgen Norway | Anna Haag Sweden | Justyna Kowalczyk Poland |
2014 Sochi | Marit Bjørgen (2) Norway | Charlotte Kalla Sweden | Heidi Weng Norway |
2018 Pyeongchang | Charlotte Kalla Sweden | Marit Bjørgen Norway | Krista Pärmäkoski Finland |
2022 Beijing | Therese Johaug Norway | Natalya Nepryayeva ROC | Teresa Stadlober Austria |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Norway | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Russia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
3 | Sweden | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
4 | Unified Team | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
5 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Estonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
7 | Czech Republic | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Italy | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
9 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
Classic style: 2010, 2018. Freestyle: 2002–2006, 2014.
Medals | |||||
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Norway (NOR) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
2 | Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
3 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
4 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
5 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
6 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
8 | Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 9 nations | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2006 Turin | Sweden (SWE) Anna Dahlberg Lina Andersson | Canada (CAN) Sara Renner Beckie Scott | Finland (FIN) Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Virpi Kuitunen |
2010 Vancouver | Germany (GER) Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle Claudia Nystad | Sweden (SWE) Charlotte Kalla Anna Haag | Russia (RUS) Irina Khazova Natalya Korostelyova |
2014 Sochi | Norway (NOR) Ingvild Flugstad Østberg Marit Bjørgen | Finland (FIN) Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Kerttu Niskanen | Sweden (SWE) Ida Ingemarsdotter Stina Nilsson |
2018 Pyeongchang | United States (USA) Kikkan Randall Jessie Diggins | Sweden (SWE) Charlotte Kalla Stina Nilsson | Norway (NOR) Marit Bjørgen Maiken Caspersen Falla |
2022 Beijing | Germany (GER) Katharina Hennig Victoria Carl | Sweden (SWE) Maja Dahlqvist Jonna Sundling | ROC Yuliya Stupak Natalya Nepryayeva |
Classic style: 2006, 2014, 2022. Freestyle: 2010, 2018.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2 | Sweden | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
3 | Norway | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
4 | United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
5 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
6 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Russia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
7 | ROC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 8 Nations | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
This event ran from 1992 to 1998 to replace the 15 km event before it was replaced again by the 15 km event for the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Classic style: 1992–1998.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Norway | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
2 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
3 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
5 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
This event ran from 1956 to 2002 and was replaced by a 30 km skiathlon (15 km classical + 15 km freestyle) for the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Classic style: 1956–1992, 1998. Freestyle: 1994, 2002. Mass start: 2002.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Soviet Union | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
2 | Finland | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
3 | Norway | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
4 | Sweden | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
5 | Austria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
6 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
7 | United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
8 | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 |
The 5 km event ran from 1964 to 1998 before being replaced by the 10 km event, which was being reintroduced after the 10 km had been discontinued following the 1988 Winter Olympics.
Classic style: 1964–1998.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Finland | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
2 | Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
3 | Russia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
4 | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
5 | Norway | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Unified Team | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
7 | Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
9 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Total | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
This event ran from 1992 to 2002 and was replaced by a 15 km skiathlon (7.5 km classical + 7.5 km freestyle) for the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Classic style: 1992, 1998. Freestyle: 1994, 2002. Mass start: 2002.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Italy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2 | Russia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
3 | Unified Team | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
4 | Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Finland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
6 | Norway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Norway | 52 | 43 | 34 | 129 |
2 | Sweden | 32 | 27 | 25 | 84 |
3 | Soviet Union | 25 | 22 | 21 | 68 |
4 | Finland | 22 | 27 | 37 | 86 |
5 | Russia | 14 | 10 | 9 | 33 |
6 | Italy | 9 | 14 | 13 | 36 |
7 | 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 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
12 | Poland | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
13 | East Germany | 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 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
20 | Czechoslovakia | 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 |
Cross-country skier | Nation | Olympics * | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Bjørn Dæhlie | Norway (NOR) | 1992–1998 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
Sixten Jernberg | Sweden (SWE) | 1956–1964 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
Alexander Bolshunov | Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) ROC | 2018–2022 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
Veikko Hakulinen | Finland (FIN) | 1952–1960 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
Eero Mäntyranta | Finland (FIN) | 1960–1972 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Vladimir Smirnov | Soviet Union (URS) Unified Team (EUN) Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1988–1998 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Norway (NOR) | 2018–2022 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Thomas Alsgaard | Norway (NOR) | 1994–2002 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Gunde Svan | Sweden (SWE) | 1984–1988 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Vegard Ulvang | Norway (NOR) | 1988–1994 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Johan Olsson | Sweden (SWE) | 2006–2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Mika Myllylä | Finland (FIN) | 1992–1998 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Harri Kirvesniemi | Finland (FIN) | 1980–1998 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Cross-country skier | Nation | Olympics * | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Marit Bjørgen | Norway (NOR) | 2002–2018 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
Raisa Smetanina | Soviet Union (URS) Unified Team (EUN) | 1976–1992 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
Stefania Belmondo | Italy (ITA) | 1988–2002 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
Lyubov Yegorova | Unified Team (EUN) Russia (RUS) | 1992–1994, 2002 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
Charlotte Kalla | Sweden (SWE) | 2010–2022 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
Galina Kulakova | Soviet Union (URS) | 1968–1980 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Larisa Lazutina | Unified Team (EUN) Russia (RUS) | 1992–2002 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (Hämäläinen) | Finland (FIN) | 1976–1994 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
Yelena Välbe | Unified Team (EUN) Russia (RUS) | 1992–1998 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
Manuela Di Centa | Italy (ITA) | 1984–1998 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
* denotes all Olympics in which mentioned cross-country skiers took part. Boldface denotes latest Olympics.
Top 10 cross-country skiers who won more gold medals at the Winter Olympics are listed below. Boldface denotes active cross-country skiers and highest medal count among all cross-country skiers (including these who not included in these tables) per type.
Rank | Cross-country skier | Country | From * | To * | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Bjørn Dæhlie | Norway | 1992 | 1998 | 8 | 4 | - | 12 |
2 | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Norway | 2018 | 2022 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
3 | Thomas Alsgaard | Norway | 1994 | 2002 | 5 | 1 | - | 6 |
4 | Sixten Jernberg | Sweden | 1956 | 1964 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
5 | Gunde Svan | Sweden | 1984 | 1988 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
6 | Nikolay Zimyatov | Soviet Union | 1980 | 1984 | 4 | 1 | - | 5 |
7 | Dario Cologna | Switzerland | 2010 | 2018 | 4 | - | - | 4 |
Thomas Wassberg | Sweden | 1980 | 1988 | 4 | - | - | 4 | |
9 | Alexander Bolshunov | Olympic Athletes from Russia ROC | 2018 | 2022 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
10 | Veikko Hakulinen | Finland | 1952 | 1960 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
Rank | Cross-country skier | Country | From * | To * | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Marit Bjørgen | Norway | 2002 | 2018 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
2 | Lyubov Yegorova | Unified Team Russia | 1992 | 1994 | 6 | 3 | - | 9 |
3 | Larisa Lazutina | Unified Team Russia | 1992 | 1998 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
4 | Raisa Smetanina | Soviet Union Unified Team | 1976 | 1992 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
5 | Galina Kulakova | Soviet Union | 1968 | 1980 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
6 | Therese Johaug | Norway | 2010 | 2022 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
7 | Charlotte Kalla | Sweden | 2010 | 2018 | 3 | 6 | - | 9 |
8 | Yuliya Chepalova | Russia | 1998 | 2006 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
9 | Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (Hämäläinen) | Finland | 1984 | 1994 | 3 | - | 4 | 7 |
Yelena Välbe | Unified Team Russia | 1992 | 1998 | 3 | - | 4 | 7 |
* denotes only those Olympics at which mentioned skiers won at least one medal
NOC did not exist or did not participate in cross-country skiing events | # | Number of medals won by the NOC | – | NOC did not win any medals |
Country | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | Total |
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Austria (AUT) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 6 | |||
Bulgaria (BUL) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
Canada (CAN) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 3 | |
Czech Republic (CZE) | – | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
Czechoslovakia (TCH) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 5 | ||||||||
East Germany (GDR) | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Estonia (EST) | – | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||
Finland (FIN) | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 86 |
France (FRA) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Germany (GER) | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | – | 2 | 17 | ||||||||||||
Italy (ITA) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 36 |
Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Norway (NOR) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 129 |
Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Poland (POL) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 5 | |
Russia (RUS) | 5 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||
ROC | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Slovenia (SLO) | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Soviet Union (URS) | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 68 | |||||||||||||||
Sweden (SWE) | – | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 84 |
Switzerland (SUI) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 8 | |
Unified Team (EUN) | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
United States (USA) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 4 |
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 | – |
These are the podium sweeps; events in which athletes from one NOC won all three medals.
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Giorgio Di Centa is an Italian former cross-country skier who won two gold medals at the 2006 Winter Olympics, including the individual 50 km freestyle race. He is the younger brother of Olympic gold medalist, cross-country skier Manuela Di Centa.
The Nordic combined events have been contested at the Winter Olympic Games since 1924. The first competition involved 18 km cross-country skiing, followed by ski jumping.
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1993 took place 19–28 February 1993 in Falun, Sweden, for the third time. This event saw the creation of the combined pursuit where competitors would skate one distance in the classical interval style one day, then follow the next day in the freestyle pursuit with the first distance winner going first in the pursuit. Additionally it was the first competition since the breakup of the Soviet Union in late 1991 and the first competition with Czechoslovakia having been split up as the Czech Republic and Slovakia, however, the two nations competed as combined teams in women's relay in cross-country skiing and team large hill in ski jumping.
Kenya sent a delegation to compete at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States from 8–24 February 2002. The delegation consisted of one cross-country skier, Philip Boit, who was appearing in his second Olympics, and was, at the time, Kenya's only Winter Olympian in history. His best performance was 65th place in the men's sprint.
The men's 50 kilometre classical cross-country skiing competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada was held on 28 February at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia at 09:30 PST. on the final day of the Games.
The men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay cross-country skiing competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, was held on 24 February at Whistler Olympic Park at 11:15 PST.
Competitive cross-country skiing encompasses a variety of race formats and course lengths. Rules of cross-country skiing are sanctioned by the International Ski Federation and by various national organizations. International competitions include the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, the FIS Cross-Country World Cup, and at the Winter Olympic Games. Such races occur over homologated, groomed courses designed to support classic (in-track) and freestyle events, where the skiers may employ skate skiing. It also encompasses cross-country ski marathon events, sanctioned by the Worldloppet Ski Federation, and cross-country ski orienteering events, sanctioned by the International Orienteering Federation. Related forms of competition are biathlon, where competitors race on cross-country skis and stop to shoot at targets with rifles, and paralympic cross-country skiing that allows athletes with disabilities to compete at cross-country skiing with adaptive equipment.
The Fearnley Olympic Award is a Norwegian Athletics Award. The award is given for outstanding achievements by a Norwegian Olympic participant. No competitor may win the award more than once. In 2021, it was decided that the prize would also be awarded for achievements at the Paralympics.
The men's 15 kilometre freestyle pursuit cross-country skiing competition at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, was held on 19 February at Birkebeineren Ski Stadium in Lillehammer. The Norwegian Bjørn Dæhlie was the 1993 World champion and the 1992 Olympic champion.