| Boys' 10 kilometre classical at the I Winter Youth Olympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Seefeld Arena | ||||||||||||
| Date | 17 January | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 48 from 40 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 29:28.8 | ||||||||||||
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| Cross-country skiing at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics | ||
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| Distance | boys | girls |
| Sprint | boys | girls |
| Cross-country/Biathlon relay | mixed | |
The boys' 10 kilometre classical cross-country skiing competition at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics was held on 17 January at the Seefeld Arena. [1]
The race was started at 11:45.
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