Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics

Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics
IOC Code	CCS
Governing body	FIS
Events	12 (men: 6; women: 6)
Winter Olympics
	1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2014; 2018; 2022; 2026;
	Medalists men; women; ;

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

Games	Year	Events	Best Nation
1	1924	2	Norway (1)
2	1928	2	Norway (2)
3	1932	2	Finland (1)
4	1936	3	Sweden (1)
5	1948	3	Sweden (2)
6	1952	4	Finland (2)
7	1956	6	Soviet Union (1)
8	1960	6	Sweden (3)
9	1964	7	Soviet Union (2)
10	1968	7	Norway (3)
11	1972	7	Soviet Union (3)
12	1976	7	Soviet Union (4)
13	1980	7	Soviet Union (5)

Games	Year	Events	Best Nation
14	1984	8	Finland (3)
15	1988	8	Soviet Union (6)
16	1992	10	Norway (4)
17	1994	10	Norway (5)
18	1998	10	Russia (1)
19	2002	12	Norway (6)
20	2006	12	Sweden (4)
21	2010	12	Norway (7)
22	2014	12	Norway (8)
23	2018	12	Norway (9)
24	2022	12	Norway (10)
25	2026	12

Events

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

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	22	Years
10 km																C	C	C							3
18 km/15 km	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	C				C	C	F	C	F	C	21
30 km							•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	C	C	F	C	Fm						13
50 km	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	F	F	C	F	C	Fm	Cm	Fm	Cm	Fm	24
4 x 10 km				•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	21
Combined/Double pursuit/Skiathlon																Fp	Fp	Fp	p	s	s	s	s	s	9
Individual sprint																			F	F	C	F	C	F	6
Team sprint																				C	F	C	F	C	5

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	6

Women'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	22	Years
5 km									•	•	•	•	•	•	C	C	C	C							10
10 km						•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	C				C	C	F	C	F	C	16
15 km																C	F	C	Fm						4
20 km/30 km														•	F	F	C	F	C	Fm	Cm	Fm	Cm	Fm	11
3/4 x 5 km							•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	18
Combined/Double pursuit/Skiathlon																Fp	Fp	Fp	p	s	s	s	s	s	9
Individual sprint																			F	F	C	F	C	F	6
Team sprint																				C	F	C	F	C	5

Total Events	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6

Medal table

Sources (after the 2022 Winter Olympics):^[1]
Accurate as of 2022 Winter Olympics.


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Norway (NOR)	52	43	34	129
2	Sweden (SWE)	32	27	25	84
3	Soviet Union (URS)	25	22	21	68
4	Finland (FIN)	22	27	37	86
5	Russia (RUS)	14	10	9	33
6	Italy (ITA)	9	14	13	36
7	ROC (ROC)	4	4	3	11
8	Estonia (EST)	4	2	1	7
9	Switzerland (SUI)	4	0	4	8
10	Germany (GER)	3	10	4	17
11	Unified Team (EUN)	3	2	4	9
12	Poland (POL)	2	1	2	5
13	East Germany (GDR)	2	1	1	4
14	Canada (CAN)	2	1	0	3
15	Czech Republic (CZE)	1	5	3	9
16	Austria (AUT)	1	2	3	6
17	Kazakhstan (KAZ)	1	2	1	4
17	United States (USA)	1	2	1	4
19	Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR)	0	3	5	8
20	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	0	1	4	5
20	France (FRA)	0	1	4	5
22	Slovenia (SLO)	0	0	2	2
23	Bulgaria (BUL)	0	0	1	1
Totals (23 entries)		182	180	182	544

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	22	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	2	9
North 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	11	11	11	11	13	12	12	13	11	16	15	15	16	14		23
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
United Team of Germany (EUA)							11	14	13																3
West Germany (FRG)										10	9	7	8	6	9										6
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	22