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| Cross-country skiing at the Winter Youth Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Governing body | FIS |
| Events | 5 (men: 2; womens: 2; mixed: 1) |
| Games | |
Cross-country skiing was inducted at the Youth Olympic Games at the inaugural edition in 2012.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Lillehammer | Kim Magnus  South Korea | Thomas Helland Larsen  Norway | Lauri Mannila  Finland |
| 2020 Lausanne | Nikolai Holmboe Norway | Edvin Anger  Sweden | Albin Åström Sweden |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Lillehammer | Moa Lundgren Sweden | Johanna Hagström Sweden | Laura Chamiot Maitral  France |
| 2020 Lausanne | Siri Wigger  Switzerland | Märta Rosenberg Sweden | Tove Ericsson Sweden |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Norway | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 |  Sweden | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 |  Russia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 |  South Korea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Switzerland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 6 |  Germany | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  China | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 |  Finland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 United States | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 12 |  France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (13 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
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