| Cross-country skiing at the IX Paralympic Winter Games | |
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| Venue | Pragelato |
| Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Paralympics | ||
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| Short distance (free) | men | women |
| Middle distance (classic) | men | women |
| Long distance (classic) | men | women |
| Relay | men | women |
At the 2006 Winter Paralympics, 20 cross-country skiing events were contested at Pragelato.
| Rank | Nation |  |  |  | Total |
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| 1 |  Russia (RUS) | 7 | 9 | 5 | 21 |
| 2 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 3 |  Canada (CAN) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 |  United States (USA) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Poland (POL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 |  Germany (GER) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |  Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 | |
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| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Men's 5 km | Sitting | Taras Kryjanovski (RUS) | 15:38.8 | Iurii Kostiuk (UKR) | 15:39.4 | Alain Marguerettaz (FRA) | 15:59.7 |
| Standing | Steve Cook (USA) | 12:36.2 |  Siarhei Silchanka (BLR) | 12:41.0 | Thomas Oelsner (GER) | 12:45.3 | |
| Visually Impaired | Brian McKeever (CAN) guide: Robin McKeever | 11:35.1 | Frank Hoefle (GER) guide: Johanne Wachlin | 11:52.5 | Helge Flo (NOR) guide: Thomas Losnegard (NOR) | 12:13.9 | |
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| ;Men's 10 km | Sitting | Taras Kryjanovski (RUS) | 26:43.6 | Sergej Shilov (RUS) | 26:52.1 | Iurii Kostiuk (UKR) | 27:10.9 |
| Standing | Steve Cook (USA) | 27:22.8 | Alfis Makamedinov (RUS) | 27:59.8 | Kirill Mikhaylov (RUS) | 28:06.5 | |
| Visually Impaired | Brian McKeever (CAN) guide: Robin McKeever | 26:09.5 | Vasili Shaptsiaboi (BLR) guide: Mikalai Shablousk | 26:55.5 | Valery Koupchinsky (RUS) guide: Viatcheslav Doubov | 27:10.2 | |
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| ;Men's 15 km - Sitting | Sitting | Iurii Kostiuk (UKR) | 41:49.6 | Taras Kryjanovski (RUS) | 42:51.9 | Sergej Shilov (RUS) | 42:59.9 |
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Men's 20 km | Standing | Kirill Mikhaylov (RUS) | 58:44.3 | Alfis Makamedinov (RUS) | 58:45.8 | Steve Cook (USA) | 59:42.2 |
| Visually Impaired | Oleh Munts (UKR) guide: Bory Babar | 56:55.9 | Brian McKeever (CAN) guide: Robin McKeever | 57:07.6 | Vasili Shaptsiaboi (BLR) guide: Mikalai Shablousk | 58:08.4 | |
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Men's relay | 1x3.75 km + 2x5 km | Norway (NOR) Kjartan Haugen Karl Einar Henriksen Andreas Hustveit | 39:58.5 | Russia (RUS) Rustam Garifoullin Irek Mannanov guide: Rostislav Pavlov Sergej Shilov | 40:00.1 | Ukraine (UKR) Vitaliy Lukyanenko guide: Volodymyr Ivanov Vladyslav Morozov Oleh Munts guide: Bory Babar | 40:06.9 |
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Women's 2.5 km | Sitting | Olena Iurkovska (UKR) | 8:27.9 | Liudmila Vauchok (BLR) | 8:46.5 | Lyudmyla Pavlenko (UKR) | 8:54.0 |
| Standing | Katarzyna Rogowiec (POL) | 15:00.7 | Anna Burmistrova (RUS) | 15:28.0 | Yuliya Batenkova (UKR) | 15:45.6 | |
| Visually Impaired | Verena Bentele (GER) guide: Franz Lankes | 14:22.1 | Tatiana Ilyuchenko (RUS) guide: Valeriy Koshkin | 14:55.9 | Lioubov Vasilieva (RUS) guide: Viatcheslav Goldinov | 15:13.5 | |
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Women's 5 km | Sitting | Olena Iurkovska (UKR) | 16:39.7 | Liudmila Vauchok (BLR) | 17:12.8 | Colette Bourgonje (CAN) | 17:18.7 |
| Standing | Anna Burmistrova (RUS) | 34:12.2 | Yuliya Batenkova (UKR) | 34:30.8 | Anne Floriet (FRA) | 34:39.3 | |
| Visually Impaired | Lioubov Vasilieva (RUS) guide: Viatcheslav Goldinov | 32:40.6 | Tatiana Ilyuchenko (RUS) guide: Valeriy Koshkin | 33:00.8 | Yadviha Skarabahataya (BLR) guide: Vasili Hallrukovich | 33:39.9 | |
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Women's 10 km | Sitting | Liudmila Vauchok (BLR) | 30:54.5 | Olena Iurkovska (UKR) | 31:50.9 | Colette Bourgonje (CAN) | 32:18.8 |
| Women's 15 km | Standing | Katarzyna Rogowiec (POL) | 52:41.0 | Anna Burmistrova (RUS) | 54:29.1 | Yuliya Batenkova (UKR) | 55:20.0 |
| Visually Impaired | Lioubov Vasilieva (RUS) guide: Viatcheslav Goldinov | 52:52.9 | Yadviha Skarabahataya (BLR) guide: Vasili Hallrukovich | 53:21.1 | Tatiana Ilyuchenko (RUS) guide: Valeriy Koshkin | 53:31.0 | |
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Women's relay 3x2.5 km | Mixed | Russia (RUS) Tatiana Ilyuchenko guide: Valeriy Koshkin Irina Polyakova Lioubov Vasilieva guide: Viatcheslav Goldinov | 23:31.4 | Belarus (BLR) Yadviha Skarabahataya guide: Vasili Hallrukovich Larysa Varona Liudmila Vauchok | 24:10.1 | Ukraine (UKR) Yuliya Batenkova Olena Iurkovska Lyudmyla Pavlenko | 24:54.5 |
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