Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics

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Cross country skiing

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.

[edit] 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

[edit] Medal table

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

[edit] 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 Austria (AUT) 1 3 5 8
Bulgaria Bulgaria (BUL) 4 2
Canada Canada (CAN) 2 7 4 2
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia (TCH) 6 6 4 6 9
Estonia Estonia (EST) 1
Finland Finland (FIN) 5 7 5 7 13
France France (FRA) 6 8 5 4 7
Germany Germany (GER) 5 10
Great Britain Great Britain (GBR) 1
Greece Greece (GRE) 1
Hungary Hungary (HUN) 7 1 2
Italy Italy (ITA) 4 6 7 9
Japan Japan (JPN) 5 6 5
Latvia Latvia (LAT) 1 5
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein (LIE) 5
Norway Norway (NOR) 5 7 6 7 12
Poland Poland (POL) 3 4 4 4 5
Romania Romania (ROM) 4
Spain Spain (ESP) 4
Sweden Sweden (SWE) 6 6 6 9 11
Switzerland Switzerland (SUI) 7 6 4 10
Turkey Turkey (TUR) 4
United States United States (USA) 4 3 7 6 5
Yugoslavia 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