List of FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in women's cross-country skiing
This is a list of medalists from the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in women's cross-country skiing.
10 km
Debuted: 1954.
Classic style: 1954–1987, 1989, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2019. Free style: 1989, 1991, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015.
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Soviet Union (1954–91) | 9 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
2 | Norway | 9 | 1 | 6 | 16 |
3 | Finland | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 |
4 | Czech Republic (2001–present) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
5 | Sweden | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
6 | Russia (2001–present) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
7 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
United States | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
10 | East Germany (1954–89) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Estonia (2001–present) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
12 | Czechoslovakia (1954–91) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 23 | 23 | 23 | 69 |
3/4 × 5 km relay
Debuted: 1954.
3×5 km classic style: 1954–1970. 4×5 km classic style: 1974–1985. 4×5 km free style: 1987. 2×5 km classic style + 2×5 km free style: 1989–2019.
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Soviet Union (1954–91) | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
2 | Norway | 6 | 8 | 4 | 18 |
3 | Russia (1993–present) | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
4 | Finland | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
5 | Sweden | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
6 | Germany (1991–present) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
7 | East Germany (1954–89) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Italy | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
9 | Czechoslovakia (1954–93) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 26 | 26 | 26 | 78 |
5 km (discontinued)
Debuted: 1962. Discontinued: 1999.
Classic style: 1962–1987, 1991–1999.
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Soviet Union (1962–91) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
2 | Norway | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
3 | Russia (1993–99) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
4 | Finland | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
5 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
6 | Czechoslovakia (1962–91) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Czech Republic (1993–99) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 |
20 km and 30 km
Debuted: 1978.
Classic style: 1978–1985, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015. Free style: 1987–1995, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2019.
Individual start: 1978–2003. Mass start: 2005–2019.
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Norway | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
2 | Soviet Union (1978–91) | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
3 | Russia (1993–present) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
4 | Italy | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
5 | Finland | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
6 | Poland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
7 | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
8 | East Germany (1978–89) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9 | Estonia (1995–present) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
10 | Ukraine (1993–present) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 |
15 km (discontinued)
Debuted: 1989. Discontinued: 2003.
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1989 Lahti | Marjo Matikainen (FIN) | Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (FIN) | Pirkko Määttä (FIN) |
1991 Val di Fiemme | Yelena Välbe (URS) | Trude Dybendahl (NOR) | Stefania Belmondo (ITA) |
1993 Falun | Yelena Välbe (RUS) | Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (FIN) | Marjut Rolig (FIN) |
1995 Thunder Bay | Larisa Lazutina (RUS) | Yelena Välbe (RUS) | Inger Helene Nybråten (NOR) |
1997 Trondheim | Yelena Välbe (RUS) (3) | Stefania Belmondo (ITA) | Kateřina Neumannová (CZE) |
1999 Ramsau | Stefania Belmondo (ITA) | Kristina Šmigun (EST) | Maria Theurl (AUT) |
2001 Lahti | Bente Skari (NOR) | Olga Danilova (RUS) | Kaisa Varis (FIN) |
2003 Val di Fiemme | Bente Skari (NOR) | Kristina Šmigun (EST) | Olga Zavyalova (RUS) |
Classic style: 1989–1995, 2001, 2003. Free style: 1997, 1999.
Individual start: 1989–2001. Mass start: 2003.
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Russia (1993–2003) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
2 | Norway | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
3 | Finland | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
4 | Italy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
5 | Soviet Union (1989–91) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
6 | Estonia (1995–2003) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
7 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Czech Republic (1993–2003) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
Combined/double pursuit/Skiathlon
Debuted: 1993.
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Norway | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
2 | Russia | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
3 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
4 | Finland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
5 | Poland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
6 | Estonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
9 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
10 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
Individual sprint
Debuted: 2001.
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2001 Lahti | Pirjo Manninen (FIN) | Kati Sundqvist (FIN) | Yuliya Chepalova (RUS) |
2003 Val di Fiemme | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) | Claudia Künzel (GER) | Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen (NOR) |
2005 Oberstdorf | Emilie Öhrstig (SWE) | Lina Andersson (SWE) | Sara Renner (CAN) |
2007 Sapporo | Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen (NOR) | Petra Majdič (SLO) | Virpi Kuitunen (FIN) |
2009 Liberec | Arianna Follis (ITA) | Kikkan Randall (USA) | Pirjo Muranen (FIN) |
2011 Oslo | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) | Arianna Follis (ITA) | Petra Majdič (SLO) |
2013 Val di Fiemme | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) | Ida Ingemarsdotter (SWE) | Maiken Caspersen Falla (NOR) |
2015 Falun | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) (4) | Stina Nilsson (SWE) | Maiken Caspersen Falla (NOR) |
2017 Lahti | Maiken Caspersen Falla (NOR) | Jessie Diggins (USA) | Kikkan Randall (USA) |
2019 Seefeld | Maiken Caspersen Falla (NOR) | Stina Nilsson (SWE) | Mari Eide (NOR) |
Classic style: 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015. Free style: 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2019.
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Norway | 7 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
2 | Sweden | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
3 | Finland | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
4 | Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
5 | United States | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
6 | Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
7 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
8 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Russia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
Team sprint
Debuted: 2005.
Classic style: 2009, 2011, 2017, 2019. Free style: 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015.
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Norway | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
2 | Sweden | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
3 | Finland | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
4 | United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
5 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
6 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
8 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
Medal table
Table updated after the 2019 Championships.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Norway | 43 | 22 | 30 | 95 |
2 | Soviet Union (1954–91) | 27 | 15 | 12 | 54 |
3 | Russia (1993–present) | 19 | 17 | 17 | 53 |
4 | Finland | 14 | 20 | 22 | 56 |
5 | Sweden | 6 | 15 | 12 | 33 |
6 | Italy | 5 | 11 | 8 | 24 |
7 | Poland | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
8 | Czech Republic (1993–present) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
9 | Germany (1991–present) | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
10 | East Germany (1954–89) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
11 | United States | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
12 | Estonia (1995–present) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
13 | Slovenia (1993–present) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
14 | Czechoslovakia (1954–91) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
15 | Ukraine (1993–present) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
16 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (18 nations) | 122 | 122 | 122 | 366 |
Multiple medalists
Boldface denotes active cross-country skiers and highest medal count among all cross-country skiers (including these who not included in these tables) per type.
All events
Rank | Cross-country skier | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Marit Bjørgen | Norway | 2003 | 2017 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 26 |
2 | Yelena Välbe | Soviet Union Russia | 1989 | 1997 | 14 | 3 | – | 17 |
3 | Larisa Lazutina (Ptitsyna) | Soviet Union Russia | 1987 | 2001 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
4 | Therese Johaug | Norway | 2007 | 2019 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
5 | Alevtina Kolchina | Soviet Union | 1958 | 1966 | 7 | 1 | – | 8 |
6 | Nina Gavrylyuk | Soviet Union Russia | 1987 | 2003 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
7 | Virpi Kuitunen | Finland | 2001 | 2009 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
8 | Galina Kulakova | Soviet Union | 1970 | 1982 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
9 | Bente Skari (Martinsen) | Norway | 1997 | 2003 | 5 | 2 | – | 7 |
10 | Maiken Caspersen Falla | Norway | 2011 | 2019 | 5 | – | 4 | 9 |
Individual events
Rank | Cross-country skier | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Marit Bjørgen | Norway | 2003 | 2017 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
2 | Yelena Välbe | Soviet Union Russia | 1989 | 1997 | 10 | 2 | – | 12 |
3 | Therese Johaug | Norway | 2007 | 2019 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
4 | Larisa Lazutina (Ptitsyna) | Soviet Union Russia | 1987 | 2001 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
5 | Bente Skari (Martinsen) | Norway | 1999 | 2003 | 5 | – | – | 5 |
6 | Stefania Belmondo | Italy | 1991 | 1999 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
7 | Alevtina Kolchina | Soviet Union | 1958 | 1966 | 4 | 1 | – | 5 |
8 | Galina Kulakova | Soviet Union | 1970 | 1980 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
9 | Justyna Kowalczyk | Poland | 2009 | 2013 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
10 | Marjo Matikainen | Finland | 1987 | 1989 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Best performers by country
Country | Athlete | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Norway | Marit Bjørgen | 2003 | 2017 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 26 |
Soviet Union Russia | Yelena Välbe | 1989 | 1997 | 14 | 3 | – | 17 |
Russia (as such only) | Larisa Lazutina | 1993 | 2001 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
Soviet Union (as such only) | Alevtina Kolchina (by the gold first ranking system) | 1958 | 1966 | 7 | 1 | – | 8 |
Raisa Smetanina (by total number of medals) | 1974 | 1991 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Finland | Virpi Kuitunen (by the gold first ranking system) | 2001 | 2009 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (by total number of medals) | 2007 | 2017 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | |
Italy | Stefania Belmondo | 1991 | 2001 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 |
Sweden | Charlotte Kalla | 2009 | 2019 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
Poland | Justyna Kowalczyk | 2009 | 2015 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Czech Republic | Kateřina Neumannová* | 1997 | 2007 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Germany | Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle | 1999 | 2009 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
Estonia | Kristina Šmigun* | 1999 | 2003 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
United States | Jessie Diggins | 2013 | 2017 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
East Germany | Veronika Hesse (Schmidt) (by the gold first ranking system) | 1974 | 1982 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Barbara Petzold (by total number of medals) | 1974 | 1982 | – | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
Czechoslovakia | Blanka Paulů | 1974 | 1974 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Slovenia | Petra Majdič | 2007 | 2011 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Ukraine | Valentyna Shevchenko | 2009 | 2009 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
Iryna Taranenko-Terelia | 1999 | 1999 | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
Austria | Maria Theurl* | 1999 | 1999 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
Canada | Sara Renner* | 2005 | 2005 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
Switzerland | Evi Kratzer* | 1987 | 1987 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
An asterisk (*) marks athletes who are the only representatives of their respective countries to win a medal.
Multiple medals at one championship
- 5 medals:
- out of 5 possible:
- out of 6 possible:
- 4 medals:
- out of 4 possible:
- out of 5 possible:
- out of 6 possible:
- 3 medals:
- out of 3 possible:
- out of 4 possible:
- 2 medals out of 2 possible: