Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics
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.
| Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics | |
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| Governing body | FIS |
| Events | 12 (men: 6; women: 6) |
| Games | |
Events
Men's
| Event | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | Years |
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| 10 km | • | • | • | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 km/15 km | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 20 | |||
| 30 km | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 13 | ||||||||||
| 50 km | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 23 |
| 4 x 10 km | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 20 | |||
| Combined/Double pursuit/Skiathlon | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| Individual sprint | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Team sprint | • | • | • | • | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total Events | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Medal table
Updated after 2018 Winter Olympics.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Norway (NOR) | 47 | 42 | 32 | 121 |
| 2 |  Sweden (SWE) | 31 | 25 | 24 | 80 |
| 3 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 25 | 22 | 21 | 68 |
| 4 |  Finland (FIN) | 21 | 25 | 34 | 80 |
| 5 |  Russia (RUS) | 14 | 10 | 9 | 33 |
| 6 |  Italy (ITA) | 9 | 13 | 13 | 35 |
| 7 |  Estonia (EST) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 |  Unified Team (EUN) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 |  Germany (GER) | 2 | 9 | 4 | 15 |
| 11 |  Poland (POL) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 |  East Germany (GDR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 |  Canada (CAN) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 15 |  Austria (AUT) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 16 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 17 |  United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 19 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 20 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 21 |  Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (22 nations) | 170 | 168 | 170 | 508 | |
- 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
| Nation | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Algeria (ALG) | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Andorra (AND) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Argentina (ARG) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |||||||||||||
 Armenia (ARM) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
 Australia (AUS) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Austria (AUT) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 20 | |||
 Belarus (BLR) | 9 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
 Bermuda (BER) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Brazil (BRA) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria (BUL) | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 20 | |||
| Canada (CAN) | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 22 | |
 Chile (CHI) | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 China (CHN) | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |||||||||||||
 Costa Rica (CRC) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Croatia (CRO) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 16 | |||||||
| Czech Republic (CZE) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
 Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
 Dominica (DMA) | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Germany (GDR) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
 Ecuador (ECU) | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Estonia (EST) | 1 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
 Ethiopia (ETH) | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Finland (FIN) | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 23 |
| France (FRA) | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 23 |
| Germany (GER) | 5 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 11 | ||||||||||||
 Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | ||||||||
 Greece (GRE) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | ||||||||||
 Hungary (HUN) | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | ||||||||
 Iceland (ISL) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | ||||||||||||
 India (IND) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Iran (IRI) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Ireland (IRL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Italy (ITA) | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 23 |
 Japan (JPN) | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 21 | ||
| Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 10 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
 Kenya (KEN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Latvia (LAT) | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |||||||||||||
 Lebanon (LIB) | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Liechtenstein (LIE) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||||||
 Lithuania (LTU) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
 Macedonia (MKD) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
 Mexico (MEX) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Moldova (MDA) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Mongolia (MGL) | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | ||||||||||
 Nepal (NEP) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
 North Korea (PRK) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Norway (NOR) | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| Poland (POL) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
 Portugal (POR) | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Romania (ROU) | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
 South Africa (RSA) | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Soviet Union (URS) | 11 | 11 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Spain (ESP) | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden (SWE) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| Switzerland (SUI) | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
 Tonga (TGA) | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Turkey (TUR) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States (USA) | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} United Team of Germany (EUA) | 11 | 14 | 13 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| West Germany (FRG) | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia (YUG) | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
| Year | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | |
See also
References
External links
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