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Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics

 
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Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiing
Governing body FIS
Events 12 (men: 6; women: 6)
Games
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952
1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976
1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998
2002 2006
Medalists (men • women)

Cross-country skiing has been contested at the Winter Olympic Games since the first Winter Games in 1924. The women's events were first contested at the 1952 Winter Olympics.

Events

Event 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 94 98 02 06 Years
18 km/15 km men 17
50 km men 20
4 x 10 km men 17
30 km men 13
10 km men 3
Combined/Double pursuit men 5
Individual sprint men 2
Team sprint men 1
10 km women 12
3/4 x 5 km women 14
5 km women 10
20 km/30 km women 7
15 km women 4
Combined/Double pursuit women 5
Individual sprint women 2
Team sprint women 1
Total Events 2 2 2 3 3 4 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 10 10 10 12 12

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Norway 30 34 23 87
2 Soviet Union 25 22 21 68
3 Sweden 24 15 17 56
4 Finland 19 22 30 71
5 Russia 12 6 6 24
6 Italy 9 11 13 33
7 Estonia 4 1 1 6
8 Unified Team 3 2 4 9
9 East Germany 2 1 1 4
10 Canada 2 1 0 3
11 Germany 1 5 3 9
12 Czech Republic 1 5 1 7
13 Austria 1 2 2 5
14 Kazakhstan 1 2 1 4
15 Czechoslovakia 0 1 4 5
16 France 0 1 0 1
United States 0 1 0 1
18 Switzerland 0 0 4 4
19 Bulgaria 0 0 1 1
Poland 0 0 1 1

Number of Cross-country skiers by Nation

Nation 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 94 98 02 06 Years
 Austria (AUT) 1 3 5 8
 Bulgaria (BUL) 4 2
 Canada (CAN) 2 7 4 2
 Czechoslovakia (TCH) 6 6 4 6 9
 Estonia (EST) 1
 Finland (FIN) 5 7 5 7 13
 France (FRA) 6 8 5 4 7
 Germany (GER) 5 10
 Great Britain (GBR) 1
 Greece (GRE) 1
 Hungary (HUN) 7 1 2
 Italy (ITA) 4 6 7 9
 Japan (JPN) 5 6 5
 Latvia (LAT) 1 5
 Liechtenstein (LIE) 5
 Norway (NOR) 5 7 6 7 12
 Poland (POL) 3 4 4 4 5
 Romania (ROU) 4
 Spain (ESP) 4
 Sweden (SWE) 6 6 6 9 11
 Switzerland (SUI) 7 6 4 10
 Turkey (TUR) 4
 United States (USA) 4 3 7 6 5
 Yugoslavia (YUG) 4 6 6 6
Nations 11 15 11 22 15
Cross-country skiers 59 71 58 108 106
Year 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 94 98 02 06 20

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