Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics explained

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.

Summary

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Events

C = classical, F = freestyle, m = mass start, p = pursuit, s = skiathlon

Men's

10 km

C

C

C

3

18 km/15 km

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C

21

30 km

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C

C

F

C

Fm

13

50 km

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F

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C

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C

Fm

Cm

Fm

Cm

Fm

24

4 x 10 km

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Combined/Double pursuit/Skiathlon

Fp

Fp

Fp

p

s

s

s

s

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9

Individual sprint

F

F

C

F

C

F

6

Team sprint

C

F

C

F

C

5

Total Events

2

2

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3

3

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4

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Women's

5 km

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10

10 km

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C

C

F

C

F

C

16

15 km

C

F

C

Fm

4

20 km/30 km

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F

C

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C

Fm

Cm

Fm

Cm

Fm

11

3/4 x 5 km

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Combined/Double pursuit/Skiathlon

Fp

Fp

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s

s

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9

Individual sprint

F

F

C

F

C

F

6

Team sprint

C

F

C

F

C

5

Total Events

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Medal table

See main article: article and List of Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing. Sources (after the 2022 Winter Olympics):^[1]
Accurate as of 2022 Winter Olympics.

Notes

• 2 gold medals and no silver were awarded at 2002 men's 2 × 10 kilometre pursuit.
• 2 bronze medals were awarded at 2018 women's 10 kilometre freestyle.

Number of cross-country skiers by nation

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

See also

• Cross-country skiing at the Winter Paralympics
• List of Olympic venues in cross-country skiing

Notes and References

1. Web site: Olympic Analytics - Medals by Countries . olympanalyt.com . 2022-02-20.