| Cross-country skiing at the II Winter Youth Olympic Games | |
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| Venue | Birkebeineren Ski Stadium Hafjell, Norway |
| Dates | 13–18 February |
| Competitors | 90 Quota limit |
Cross-country skiing at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics was held at the Birkebeineren Ski Stadium in Lillehammer, Norway from 13 to 18 February. [1]
* Host nation (Norway)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Sweden | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Norway* | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 |  Russia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  China | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Finland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 |  France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys' 10 kilometres free | Kim Magnus South Korea | 23:04.8 | Vebjørn Hegdal Norway | 23:20.8 | Igor Fedotov Russia | 23:59.2 |
| Boys' sprint classic | Thomas Helland Larsen Norway | 2:55.39 | Kim Magnus South Korea | 2:55.72 | Vebjørn Hegdal Norway | 2:56.49 |
| Boys' cross-country cross | Kim Magnus South Korea | 2:59.56 | Thomas Helland Larsen Norway | 3:00.73 | Lauri Mannila Finland | 3:01.84 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girls' 5 kilometres free | Maya Yakunina Russia | 12:58.8 | Chi Chunxue China | 13:29.9 | Rebecca Immonen Finland | 13:35.9 |
| Girls' sprint classic | Johanna Hagström Sweden | 3:19.55 | Yuliya Petrova Russia | 3:21.95 | Martine Engebretsen Norway | 3:22.82 |
| Girls' cross-country cross | Moa Lundgren Sweden | 3:26.35 | Johanna Hagström Sweden | 3:28.09 | Laura Chamiot Maitral France | 3:29.56 |
Each nation could send a maximum of 4 athletes (2 boys and 2 girls). The top 7 teams of the Marc Hodler Trophy Cross-Country Skiing at the 2015 Junior Nordic World Ski Championships plus the hosts Norway were allowed to send the maximum of 4 athletes. Any remaining quota spots were distributed to nations not already qualified, with a maximum of one boy or girl from one nation. The quota limit was 90. [2] The current allocation of quotas is listed below. [3]
| NOC | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
 Andorra | 1 | 1 | |
 Argentina | 1 | 1 | |
 Armenia | 1 | 1 | |
 Australia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Austria | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Belarus | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Belgium | 1 | 1 | |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Brazil | 1 | 1 | |
 Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Canada | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| China | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Croatia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Denmark | 1 | 1 | |
 Estonia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Finland | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| France | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Germany | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Greece | 1 | 1 | |
 Hungary | 1 | 1 | |
 Iceland | 1 | 1 | |
 Italy | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Japan | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Kazakhstan | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Latvia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Lithuania | 1 | 1 | |
 Macedonia | 1 | 1 | |
 Moldova | 1 | 1 | |
 Mongolia | 1 | 1 | |
| Norway | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Poland | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Romania | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Russia | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Serbia | 1 | 2 | |
 Slovakia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Slovenia | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Spain | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sweden | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Switzerland | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Turkey | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 United States | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total athletes | 50 | 40 | 90 |
| Total NOCs | 42 | 32 | 44 |
