| Cross-country skiing at the XVIII Olympic Winter Games | |
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| Venue | Snow Harp |
| Dates | 8–22 February |
| No. of events | 10 |
| Competitors | 228 (126 men and 102 women) from 37 nations |
| Cross-country skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics | ||
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| 5 km | women | |
| 10 km | men | |
| Pursuit | men | women |
| 15 km | women | |
| 30 km | men | women |
| 50 km | men | |
| Relay | men | women |
The 1998 Winter Olympic Games cross-country skiing competition results were as follows. [1]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia (RUS) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 |  Norway (NOR) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 |  Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 |  Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km classical | Bjørn Dæhlie  Norway | 27:24.5 | Markus Gandler  Austria | 27:32.5 | Mika Myllylä  Finland | 27:40.1 |
| 15 km freestyle pursuit | Thomas Alsgaard Norway | 1:07:01.7 | Bjørn Dæhlie Norway | 1:07:02.8 | Vladimir Smirnov  Kazakhstan | 1:07:31.5 |
| 30 km classical | Mika Myllylä Finland | 1:33:55.8 | Erling Jevne Norway | 1:35:27.1 | Silvio Fauner  Italy | 1:36:08.5 |
| 50 km freestyle | Bjørn Dæhlie Norway | 2:05:08.2 | Niklas Jonsson  Sweden | 2:05:16.3 | Christian Hoffmann Austria | 2:06:01.8 |
| 4 × 10 km relay | Norway (NOR) Sture Sivertsen Erling Jevne Bjørn Dæhlie Thomas Alsgaard | 1:40:55.7 | Italy (ITA) Marco Albarello Fulvio Valbusa Fabio Maj Silvio Fauner | 1:40:55.9 | Finland (FIN) Harri Kirvesniemi Mika Myllylä Sami Repo Jari Isometsä | 1:42:15.5 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km classical | Larisa Lazutina (RUS) | 17:37.9 | Kateřina Neumannová (CZE) | 17:42.7 | Bente Martinsen (NOR) | 17:49.4 |
| 10 km freestyle pursuit | Larisa Lazutina (RUS) | 28:29.9 | Olga Danilova (RUS) | 28:36.7 | Kateřina Neumannová (CZE) | 28:37.2 |
| 15 km classical | Olga Danilova (RUS) | 46:55.4 | Larisa Lazutina (RUS) | 47:01.0 | Anita Moen-Guidon (NOR) | 47:52.6 |
| 30 km freestyle | Yuliya Chepalova (RUS) | 1:22:01.5 | Stefania Belmondo (ITA) | 1:22:11.7 | Larisa Lazutina (RUS) | 1:23:15.7 |
| 4 × 5 km relay | Russia (RUS) Nina Gavrylyuk Olga Danilova Yelena Välbe Larisa Lazutina | 55:13.5 | Norway (NOR) Bente Martinsen Marit Mikkelsplass Elin Nilsen Anita Moen-Guidon | 55:38.0 | Italy (ITA) Karin Moroder Gabriella Paruzzi Manuela Di Centa Stefania Belmondo | 56:53.3 |
Thirty-six nations competed in the cross-country skiing events at Nagano.
Australia Austria 
Belarus 
Bulgaria 
Canada 
China 
Croatia Czech Republic 
Denmark 
Estonia Finland 
France 
Germany 
Greece 
Hungary Italy 
Japan Kazakhstan 
Kenya 
Latvia 
Liechtenstein 
Lithuania 
Macedonia 
Mongolia Norway 
Poland 
Romania Russia 
Slovakia 
Slovenia 
South Korea 
Spain Sweden 
Switzerland 
Ukraine 
United States 
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Norway competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
Switzerland competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
Finland competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
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The men's individual nordic combined competition for the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano at Hakuba Ski Jumping Stadium and Snow Harp on 13 and 14 February.
The men's team Nordic combined competition for the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano was held at Hakuba Ski Jumping Stadium and Snow Harp on 19 and 20 February. For the first time, the Olympic team Nordic combined event featured a 4 x 5 kilometre relay race, rather than the 3 x 10 km used previously.
The men's 10 kilometre classical cross-country skiing competition at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, was held on 12 February at Snow Harp in Nozawa Onsen.
The men's 50 kilometre freestyle cross-country skiing competition at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, was held on 22 February at Snow Harp. The competitors started with a 30-second interval.
The women's 5 kilometre classical cross-country skiing competition at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, was held on 10 February at Snow Harp. Each skier started at half-minute intervals, skiing the entire 5 kilometre course. The defending Olympic champion was the Russian Lyubov Yegorova, who won in Lillehammer.
The women's 10 kilometre freestyle pursuit cross-country skiing competition at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, was held on 10 February at Snow Harp.
The women's 15 kilometre classical cross-country skiing competition at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, was held on 8 February at Snow Harp.
The women's 30 kilometre freestyle cross-country skiing competition at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, was held on 20 February at Snow Harp.
