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
IOC Discipline CodeCCS
Governing bodyFIS
Events12 (men: 6; women: 6)
Games

Summary edit

Games Year Events Best Nation
1 1924 2   Norway
2 1928 2   Norway
3 1932 2   Finland
4 1936 3   Sweden
5 1948 3   Sweden
6 1952 4   Finland
7 1956 6   Soviet Union
8 1960 6   Sweden
9 1964 7   Soviet Union
10 1968 7   Norway
11 1972 7   Soviet Union
12 1976 7   Soviet Union
13 1980 7   Soviet Union
14 1984 8   Finland
15 1988 8   Soviet Union
Games Year Events Best Nation
16 1992 10   Norway
17 1994 10   Norway
18 1998 10   Russia
19 2002 12   Norway
20 2006 12   Sweden
21 2010 12   Norway
22 2014 12   Norway
23 2018 12   Norway
24 2022 12   Norway

Events edit

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

Men's edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Norway524334129
2  Sweden32272584
3  Soviet Union (URS)25222168
4  Finland22273786
5  Russia1410933
6  Italy9141336
7  ROC44311
8  Estonia4217
9  Switzerland4048
10  Germany310417
11  Unified Team (EUN)3249
12  Poland2125
13  East Germany (GDR)2114
14  Canada2103
15  Czech Republic1539
16  Austria1236
17  Kazakhstan1214
  United States1214
19  Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR)0358
20  Czechoslovakia (TCH)0145
  France0145
22  Slovenia0022
23  Bulgaria0011
Totals (23 entries)182180182544
Notes

Number of cross-country skiers by nation edit

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

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Olympic Analytics - Medals by Countries". olympanalyt.com. Retrieved 2022-02-20.

External links edit

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