| Cross-country skiing at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival | |
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| Venue | Veliko polje, Igman |
| Date | 11–15 February |
| Website | eyof2019.net |
Cross-country skiing at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival was held from 11 to 15 February at Veliko polje, Igman, Bosnia and Herzegovina. [1]
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 11 February | 10:00 | Girls' 7.5 km classical |
| 12:00 | Boys' 10 km classical | |
| 12 February | 10:00 | Girls' 5 km freestyle |
| 12:00 | Boys' 7.5 km freestyle | |
| 14 February | 10:30 13:00 | Girls' sprint |
| 11:20 13:00 | Boys' sprint | |
| 15 February | 10:30 | Mixed 4 x 5 km relay |
| Source: [2] All times are (UTC+1) | ||
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Norway (NOR) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  Russia (RUS) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 nations) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km classical [3] | Florian Perez France | 30:37.8 | Julien Arnaud France | 30:55.9 | Gaspard Rousset France | 32:26.8 |
| 7.5 km freestyle [4] | Martin Kirkeberg Mørk Norway | 19:47.3 | Edvard Sandvik Norway | 19:55.3 | Cla-Ursin Nufer  Switzerland | 20:00.3 |
| Sprint [5] | Andreas Bergsland Norway | 3:12.92 | Artem Maximov Russia | 3:12.25 | Sergey Volkov Russia | 3:08.31 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 km classical [6] | Anja Weber Switzerland | 25:22.5 | Nadja Kälin Switzerland | 25:52.0 | Monika Skinder Poland | 26:10.9 |
| 5 km freestyle [7] | Anja Weber Switzerland | 14:51.5 | Alena Baranova Russia | 15:02.9 | Helen Hoffmann Germany | 15:04.3 |
| Sprint [8] | Monika Skinder Poland | 3:34.04 | Alena Baranova Russia | 3:31.48 | Sigrid Leseth Føyen Norway | 3:45.93 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed 4 x 5 km relay [9] |  Norway (NOR)Lars Agnar Hjelmeset Margrethe Bergane Martin Kirkeberg Mørk Ebba Andresen | 1:02:01.4 |  Russia (RUS)Egor Lonchakov Alena Baranova Sergey Volkov Ekaterina Meged | 1:02:05.8 |  Switzerland (SUI)Nicola Wigger Nadja Kälin Cla-Ursin Nufer Anja Weber | 1:02:13.4 |
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