| Ski-orienteering at the XXIX Winter Universiade | |
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| Dates | 4–10 March 2019 |
Ski-orienteering at the 2019 Winter Universiade was held at the Raduga Cluster of the Winter Sports Academy in Krasnoyarsk from 4 to 10 March. [1] It was the first edition of that sport at the Winter Universiade. [2]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint |  Vladislav Kiselev | 15:46 |  Audun Heimdal | 15:50 | Sergey Gorlanov | 15:57 |
| Pursuit | Sergey Gorlanov | 34:38 | Vladislav Kiselev | 35:48 |  Misa Tuomala | 35:59 |
| Middle | Jørgen Baklid | 35:25 | Sergey Gorlanov | 35:28 | Vladislav Kiselev | 35:37 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint | Liisa Nenonen | 14:04 | Marina Viatkina | 14:25 | Mirka Suutari | 14:41 |
| Pursuit | Marina Viatkina | 31:38 | Mirka Suutari | 33:19 | Liisa Nenonen | 33:21 |
| Middle | Liisa Nenonen | 37:07 | Marina Viatkina | 37:14 |  Petra Hancová | 37:26 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint relay | Russia 1 Marina Viatkina Sergey Gorlanov | 47:39 | Norway 1 Evine Westli Andersen Jørgen Baklid | 48:42 | Norway 2 Tilla Farnes Hennum Audun Heimdal | 48:44 |
* Host nation (Russia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia* | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 |  Finland | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 |  Norway | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |  Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
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