| Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC Discipline Code | CCS |
| Governing body | FIS |
| Events | 12 (men: 6; women: 6) |
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Cross-country skiing has been contested at the Winter Olympic Games since the first Winter Games in 1924 in Chamonix, France. The women's events were first contested at the 1952 Winter Olympics.
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C = classical, F = freestyle, m = mass start, p = pursuit, s = skiathlon
| Event | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | Years |
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| 10 km | C | C | C | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 km/15 km | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | C | C | C | F | C | F | C | 21 | |||
| 30 km | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | C | C | F | C | Fm | 13 | |||||||||||
| 50 km | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | F | F | C | F | C | Fm | Cm | Fm | Cm | Fm | 24 |
| 4 x 10 km | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 21 | |||
| Combined/Double pursuit/Skiathlon | Fp | Fp | Fp | p | s | s | s | s | s | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| Individual sprint | F | F | C | F | C | F | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Team sprint | C | F | C | F | C | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total Events | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Event | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | Years |
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| 5 km | • | • | • | • | • | • | C | C | C | C | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 km | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | C | C | C | F | C | F | C | 16 | ||||||||
| 15 km | C | F | C | Fm | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 km/30 km | • | F | F | C | F | C | Fm | Cm | Fm | Cm | Fm | 11 | |||||||||||||
| 3/4 x 5 km | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 | ||||||
| Combined/Double pursuit/Skiathlon | Fp | Fp | Fp | p | s | s | s | s | s | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| Individual sprint | F | F | C | F | C | F | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Team sprint | C | F | C | F | C | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total Events | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Sources (after the 2022 Winter Olympics): [1]
Accurate as of 2022 Winter Olympics.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Norway (NOR) | 52 | 43 | 34 | 129 |
| 2 |  Sweden (SWE) | 32 | 27 | 25 | 84 |
| 3 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 25 | 22 | 21 | 68 |
| 4 |  Finland (FIN) | 22 | 27 | 37 | 86 |
| 5 |  Russia (RUS) | 14 | 10 | 9 | 33 |
| 6 |  Italy (ITA) | 9 | 14 | 13 | 36 |
| 7 |  ROC | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 8 |  Estonia (EST) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 10 |  Germany (GER) | 3 | 10 | 4 | 17 |
| 11 |  Unified Team (EUN) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 12 |  Poland (POL) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 |  East Germany (GDR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 |  Canada (CAN) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 16 |  Austria (AUT) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 17 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 United States (USA) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 19 | Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 20 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
 France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 22 |  Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (23 entries) | 182 | 180 | 182 | 544 | |
| Nation | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Algeria (ALG) | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Andorra (AND) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Argentina (ARG) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
 Armenia (ARM) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Australia (AUS) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | |||||||||||
| Austria (AUT) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 20 | ||||
 Belarus (BLR) | 9 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
 Bermuda (BER) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Brazil (BRA) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria (BUL) | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 20 | ||||
| Canada (CAN) | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 22 | ||
 Chile (CHI) | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 China (CHN) | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
 Costa Rica (CRC) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Croatia (CRO) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 16 | ||||||||
| Czech Republic (CZE) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
 Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
 Dominica (DMA) | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Germany (GDR) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Ecuador (ECU) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Estonia (EST) | 1 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
 Ethiopia (ETH) | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finland (FIN) | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 23 | |
| France (FRA) | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 23 | |
| Germany (GER) | 5 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 11 | |||||||||||||
 Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | |||||||||
 Greece (GRE) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |||||||||||
 Hungary (HUN) | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | |||||||||
 Iceland (ISL) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | |||||||||||||
 India (IND) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Iran (IRI) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Ireland (IRL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Italy (ITA) | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 23 | |
 Japan (JPN) | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 21 | |||
| Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 10 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
 Kenya (KEN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Latvia (LAT) | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
 Lebanon (LIB) | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Liechtenstein (LIE) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |||||||||||||
 Lithuania (LTU) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
 North Macedonia (MKD) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Mexico (MEX) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Moldova (MDA) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Mongolia (MGL) | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |||||||||||
 Nepal (NEP) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 North Korea (PRK) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Norway (NOR) | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| Poland (POL) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
 Portugal (POR) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Romania (ROU) | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 South Africa (RSA) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soviet Union (URS) | 11 | 11 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Spain (ESP) | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden (SWE) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 23 | |
| Switzerland (SUI) | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
 Tonga (TGA) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Turkey (TUR) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States (USA) | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
 United Team of Germany (EUA) | 11 | 14 | 13 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| West Germany (FRG) | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Yugoslavia (YUG) | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nations | 11 | 15 | 11 | 22 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 32 | 35 | 40 | 35 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 55 | 54 | 65 | ||
| Cross-country skiers | 59 | 71 | 58 | 108 | 106 | 138 | 150 | 112 | 151 | 147 | 152 | 165 | 131 | 179 | 197 | 223 | 197 | 228 | 260 | 307 | 292 | 310 | 313 | ||
| Year | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | |
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