Marit Bjørgen is a former Norwegian cross-country skier. She is ranked first in the all-time Cross-Country World Cup rankings with 114 individual victories. Bjørgen is also the most successful sprinter in Cross-Country World Cup history, with 29 victories. She headed the medal table at the 2010 Winter Olympics by winning five medals, including three gold. A five-time Olympian, her five Olympic medals at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games brought her total number of medals up to a record 15, making her the most decorated Winter Olympian of all time and the third-most decorated Olympian of all time.
Yulia Anatolyevna Chepalova is a former Russian cross-country skier.
Virpi Katriina Sarasvuo is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed from 1995 to 2010. She won a bronze medal in the team sprint event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and earned her best individual finish of fifth in the individual sprint event in those same games. Four years later in Vancouver, Kuitunen won another bronze, this time in the 4 × 5 km relay.
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 took place 22 February – 4 March 2007 in Sapporo, Japan. It was the second time this city has hosted these championships, having previously done so in the 1972 Winter Olympics. Sapporo was selected as venue by vote at the 43rd FIS World Congress in Portorož, Slovenia, on 6 June 2002. It also marked the third time the championships were hosted outside Europe in a year that did not coincide with the Winter Olympics; it was the first championship held in Asia. The ski jumping team normal hill event was not held, as it had been in 2005.
Cross-country skiing was one of the three disciplines of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007, held between February 22 and March 4, 2007 in Sapporo, Japan. The sprint events were held at the Sapporo Dome and the distance races were held at the Shirahatayama Open Stadium.
Oksana Yatskaya is a Kazakhstani cross-country skier who has been competing since 1995. She finish fifth in the team sprint at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 in Sapporo and earned her best individual finish of eighth in the 30 km event at the 2005 championships in Oberstdorf.
Elena Vladimirovna Kolomina is a Kazakhstani cross-country skier who has been competing since 1998. She finished fifth in the team sprint at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 in Sapporo and had her best individual finish of 21st in the sprint event at the 2001 championships in Lahti.
Helena Erbenová is a Czech cross-country skier and triathlete. She is the winner of the 2012 ITU Winter Triathlon World Championships.
Magda Genuin is an Italian cross-country skier who competed from 1997 to 2011.
Eva Vrabcová-Nývltová is a Czech cross country skier and marathon runner.
At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec, Czech Republic, twelve cross-country skiing events were held with six for men and six for women. The format of the program was unchanged since the 2005 World Championships in Oberstdorf, Germany. For the men's events, Norway won five of the six events and a total of six medals with Petter Northug winning golds in the pursuit, 50 km and relay events. Ola Vigen Hattestad won two golds in the sprint events. The only event the Norwegians did not win was in the 15 km event, won by Estonia's Andrus Veerpalu, who became the oldest world champion ever.
Olga Vladimirovna Rocheva is a Russian cross-country skier who has competed since 1999. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of sixth in the team sprint at Turin in 2006 and had her best individual finish of 14th in the individual sprint event at those same games.
Olga Reshetkova is a Kyrgyzstani cross-country skier who has competed since 2002. She finished 54th in the individual sprint event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
Irina Terentjeva is a Lithuanian former cross-country skier who has competed since 2000. She competed in three Winter Olympics: Salt Lake City 2002, Turin 2006 and Vancouver 2010, she earned her best finish of 37th in the individual sprint event at Turin in 2006.
Li Hongxue is a Chinese cross-country skier who has competed since 2003. Participating in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of 16th in the 4 x 5 km relay at Turin in 2006. She also earned her best individual finish of 27th in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit event at those same games.
Man Dandan is a Chinese cross-country skier who has competed since 2006. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of 17th in the team sprint event at Vancouver in 2010 and earned her best individual finish of 51st in the individual sprint event at the same games.
Triin Ojaste is an Estonian cross-country skier who has competed since 2007. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished 16th in the team sprint and 37th in the individual sprint event. She also represented Estonia at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Kaija Vahtra is an Estonian cross-country skier who has competed since 2005. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished 16th in the team sprint, 31st in the individual sprint, and did not finish the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit events.
Maryna Mykolayivna Antsybor is a Ukrainian cross country skier who has competed internationally since 2005. She represented Ukraine at the 2010, 2014, and 2018 Winter Olympics. She won a gold and a bronze medal at the 2013 Winter Universiade as well as a silver medal at the 2011 Winter Universiade.. She competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics, in Women's 10 kilometre classical, Women's 30 kilometre freestyle, Women's 15 kilometre skiathlon, Women's sprint, and Women's 4 × 5 kilometre relay.
Mari Eder is a Finnish former biathlete and cross-country skier.
