List of Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing

Cross-country skiing is a sport that has been contested at the Winter Olympic Games since the inaugural games in 1924.[1]


Table of contents
Men

15 km50 kmRelaySkiathlonSprintTeam sprint

Women

10 km30 kmRelaySkiathlonSprintTeam sprint

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Men's 10 kmMen's 30 kmWomen's 5 kmWomen's 15 km

Statistics

Cross-country skier medal leadersMedals per yearMedal sweep events

See also       References       External links

The numbers in brackets denotes cross-country skiers who won gold medal in corresponding disciplines more than one time. Bold numbers denotes record number of victories in certain disciplines.

18 and 15 km

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Games Gold Silver Bronze
18 kilometres
1924 Chamonix
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Thorleif Haug
 Norway
Johan Grøttumsbråten
 Norway
Tapani Niku
 Finland
1928 St. Moritz
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Johan Grøttumsbråten
 Norway
Ole Hegge
 Norway
Reidar Ødegaard
 Norway
1932 Lake Placid
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Sven Utterström
 Sweden
Axel Wikström
 Sweden
Veli Saarinen
 Finland
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen
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Erik Larsson
 Sweden
Oddbjørn Hagen
 Norway
Pekka Niemi
 Finland
1948 St. Moritz
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Martin Lundström
 Sweden
Nils Östensson
 Sweden
Gunnar Eriksson
 Sweden
1952 Oslo
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Hallgeir Brenden
 Norway
Tapio Mäkelä
 Finland
Paavo Lonkila
 Finland
15 kilometres
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo
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Hallgeir Brenden
 Norway
Sixten Jernberg
 Sweden
Pavel Kolchin
 Soviet Union
1960 Squaw Valley
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Håkon Brusveen
 Norway
Sixten Jernberg
 Sweden
Veikko Hakulinen
 Finland
1964 Innsbruck
details
Eero Mäntyranta
 Finland
Harald Grønningen
 Norway
Sixten Jernberg
 Sweden
1968 Grenoble
details
Harald Grønningen
 Norway
Eero Mäntyranta
 Finland
Gunnar Larsson
 Sweden
1972 Sapporo
details
Sven-Åke Lundbäck
 Sweden
Fyodor Simashev
 Soviet Union
Ivar Formo
 Norway
1976 Innsbruck
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Nikolay Bazhukov
 Soviet Union
Yevgeny Belyayev
 Soviet Union
Arto Koivisto
 Finland
1980 Lake Placid
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Thomas Wassberg
 Sweden
Juha Mieto
 Finland
Ove Aunli
 Norway
1984 Sarajevo
details
Gunde Svan
 Sweden
Aki Karvonen
 Finland
Harri Kirvesniemi
 Finland
1988 Calgary
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Mikhail Devyatyarov
 Soviet Union
Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass
 Norway
Vladimir Smirnov
 Soviet Union
1992–1998 Not included in the Olympic program
2002 Salt Lake City
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Andrus Veerpalu
 Estonia
Frode Estil
 Norway
Jaak Mae
 Estonia
2006 Turin
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Andrus Veerpalu
 Estonia
Lukáš Bauer
 Czech Republic
Tobias Angerer
 Germany
2010 Vancouver
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Dario Cologna
 Switzerland
Pietro Piller Cottrer
 Italy
Lukáš Bauer
 Czech Republic
2014 Sochi
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Dario Cologna
 Switzerland
Johan Olsson
 Sweden
Daniel Rickardsson
 Sweden
2018 Pyeongchang
details
Dario Cologna
 Switzerland
Simen Hegstad Krüger
 Norway
Denis Spitsov
 Olympic Athletes from Russia
2022 Beijing
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Iivo Niskanen
 Finland
Alexander Bolshunov
 ROC
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo
 Norway

Classic style: 1924–1936, 1948–1988, 2002–2006, 2014, 2022. Freestyle: 2010, 2018.

Medals
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Norway (NOR) 6 7 4 17
2  Sweden (SWE) 6 5 4 15
3  Switzerland (SUI) 3 0 0 3
4  Finland (FIN) 2 4 7 13
5  Soviet Union (URS) 2 2 2 6
6  Estonia (EST) 2 0 1 3
7  Czech Republic (CZE) 0 1 1 2
8  Italy (ITA) 0 1 0 1
 ROC (ROC) 0 1 0 1
10  Germany (GER) 0 0 1 1
 Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) 0 0 1 1
Total 11 nations 21 21 21 63

50 km

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Games Gold Silver Bronze
1924 Chamonix
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Thorleif Haug
 Norway
Thoralf Strømstad
 Norway
Johan Grøttumsbråten
 Norway
1928 St. Moritz
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Per-Erik Hedlund
 Sweden
Gustaf Jonsson
 Sweden
Volger Andersson
 Sweden
1932 Lake Placid
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Veli Saarinen
 Finland
Väinö Liikkanen
 Finland
Arne Rustadstuen
 Norway
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen
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Elis Wiklund
 Sweden
Axel Wikström
 Sweden
Nils-Joel Englund
 Sweden
1948 St. Moritz
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Nils Karlsson
 Sweden
Harald Eriksson
 Sweden
Benjamin Vanninen
 Finland
1952 Oslo
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Veikko Hakulinen
 Finland
Eero Kolehmainen
 Finland
Magnar Estenstad
 Norway
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo
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Sixten Jernberg
 Sweden
Veikko Hakulinen
 Finland
Fyodor Terentyev
 Soviet Union
1960 Squaw Valley
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Kalevi Hämäläinen
 Finland
Veikko Hakulinen
 Finland
Rolf Rämgård
 Sweden
1964 Innsbruck
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Sixten Jernberg (2)
 Sweden
Assar Rönnlund
 Sweden
Arto Tiainen
 Finland
1968 Grenoble
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Ole Ellefsæter
 Norway
Vyacheslav Vedenin
 Soviet Union
Josef Haas
 Switzerland
1972 Sapporo
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Pål Tyldum
 Norway
Magne Myrmo
 Norway
Vyacheslav Vedenin
 Soviet Union
1976 Innsbruck
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Ivar Formo
 Norway
Gert-Dietmar Klause
 East Germany
Benny Södergren
 Sweden
1980 Lake Placid
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Nikolay Zimyatov
 Soviet Union
Juha Mieto
 Finland
Alexander Zavyalov
 Soviet Union
1984 Sarajevo
details
Thomas Wassberg
 Sweden
Gunde Svan
 Sweden
Aki Karvonen
 Finland
1988 Calgary
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Gunde Svan
 Sweden
Maurilio De Zolt
 Italy
Andi Grünenfelder
 Switzerland
1992 Albertville
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Bjørn Dæhlie
 Norway
Maurilio De Zolt
 Italy
Giorgio Vanzetta
 Italy
1994 Lillehammer
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Vladimir Smirnov
 Kazakhstan
Mika Myllylä
 Finland
Sture Sivertsen
 Norway
1998 Nagano
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Bjørn Dæhlie (2)
 Norway
Niklas Jonsson
 Sweden
Christian Hoffmann
 Austria
2002 Salt Lake City
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Mikhail Ivanov
 Russia
Andrus Veerpalu
 Estonia
Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset
 Norway
2006 Turin
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Giorgio Di Centa
 Italy
Yevgeny Dementyev
 Russia
Mikhail Botvinov
 Austria
2010 Vancouver
details
Petter Northug
 Norway
Axel Teichmann
 Germany
Johan Olsson
 Sweden
2014 Sochi
details
Alexander Legkov
 Russia
Maxim Vylegzhanin
 Russia
Ilia Chernousov
 Russia
2018 Pyeongchang
details
Iivo Niskanen
 Finland
Alexander Bolshunov
 Olympic Athletes from Russia
Andrey Larkov
 Olympic Athletes from Russia
2022 Beijing
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Alexander Bolshunov
 ROC
Ivan Yakimushkin
 ROC
Simen Hegstad Krüger
 Norway

Classic style: 1924–1936, 1948–1984, 1994, 2002, 2010, 2018. Freestyle: 1988–1992, 1998, 2006, 2014. Mass start: 2006–2022.

  • Medals:
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Sweden 7 6 5 18
2  Norway 7 2 6 15
3  Finland 4 6 3 13
4  Russia 2 2 1 5
5  Italy 1 2 1 4
6  Soviet Union 1 1 3 5
7  Kazakhstan 1 0 0 1
8  ROC 1 1 0 2
9  Olympic Athletes from Russia 0 1 1 2
10  East Germany 0 1 0 1
 Estonia 0 1 0 1
 Germany 0 1 0 1
13  Austria 0 0 2 2
 Switzerland 0 0 2 2
Total 24 24 24 72

4 × 10 km relay

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Games Gold Silver Bronze
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen
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 Finland (FIN)
Sulo Nurmela
Klaes Karppinen
Matti Lähde
Kalle Jalkanen
 Norway (NOR)
Oddbjørn Hagen
Olaf Hoffsbakken
Sverre Brodahl
Bjarne Iversen
 Sweden (SWE)
John Berger
Erik Larsson
Arthur Häggblad
Martin Matsbo
1948 St. Moritz
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 Sweden (SWE)
Nils Östensson
Nils Täpp
Gunnar Eriksson
Martin Lundström
 Finland (FIN)
Lauri Silvennoinen
Teuvo Laukkanen
Sauli Rytky
August Kiuru
 Norway (NOR)
Erling Evensen
Olav Økern
Reidar Nyborg
Olav Hagen
1952 Oslo
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 Finland (FIN)
Heikki Hasu
Paavo Lonkila
Urpo Korhonen
Tapio Mäkelä
 Norway (NOR)
Magnar Estenstad
Mikal Kirkholt
Martin Stokken
Hallgeir Brenden
 Sweden (SWE)
Nils Täpp
Sigurd Andersson
Enar Josefsson
Martin Lundström
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo
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 Soviet Union (URS)
Fyodor Terentyev
Pavel Kolchin
Nikolay Anikin
Vladimir Kuzin
 Finland (FIN)
August Kiuru
Jorma Kortelainen
Arvo Viitanen
Veikko Hakulinen
 Sweden (SWE)
Lennart Larsson
Gunnar Samuelsson
Per-Erik Larsson
Sixten Jernberg
1960 Squaw Valley
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 Finland (FIN)
Toimi Alatalo
Eero Mäntyranta
Väinö Huhtala
Veikko Hakulinen
 Norway (NOR)
Harald Grønningen
Hallgeir Brenden
Einar Østby
Håkon Brusveen
 Soviet Union (URS)
Anatoly Shelyukhin
Gennady Vaganov
Alexey Kuznetsov
Nikolay Anikin
1964 Innsbruck
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 Sweden (SWE)
Karl-Åke Asph
Sixten Jernberg
Janne Stefansson
Assar Rönnlund
 Finland (FIN)
Väinö Huhtala
Arto Tiainen
Kalevi Laurila
Eero Mäntyranta
 Soviet Union (URS)
Ivan Utrobin
Gennady Vaganov
Igor Voronchikhin
Pavel Kolchin
1968 Grenoble
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 Norway (NOR)
Odd Martinsen
Pål Tyldum
Harald Grønningen
Ole Ellefsæter
 Sweden (SWE)
Jan Halvarsson
Bjarne Andersson
Gunnar Larsson
Assar Rönnlund
 Finland (FIN)
Kalevi Oikarainen
Hannu Taipale
Kalevi Laurila
Eero Mäntyranta
1972 Sapporo
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 Soviet Union (URS)
Vladimir Voronkov
Yuri Skobov
Fyodor Simashev
Vyacheslav Vedenin
 Norway (NOR)
Oddvar Brå
Pål Tyldum
Ivar Formo
Johs Harviken
 Switzerland (SUI)
Alfred Kälin
Albert Giger
Alois Kälin
Eduard Hauser
1976 Innsbruck
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 Finland (FIN)
Matti Pitkänen
Juha Mieto
Pertti Teurajärvi
Arto Koivisto
 Norway (NOR)
Pål Tyldum
Einar Sagstuen
Ivar Formo
Odd Martinsen
 Soviet Union (URS)
Yevgeny Belyayev
Nikolay Bazhukov
Sergey Savelyev
Ivan Garanin
1980 Lake Placid
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 Soviet Union (URS)
Vasily Rochev
Nikolay Bazhukov
Yevgeny Belyayev
Nikolay Zimyatov
 Norway (NOR)
Lars Erik Eriksen
Per Knut Aaland
Ove Aunli
Oddvar Brå
 Finland (FIN)
Harri Kirvesniemi
Pertti Teurajärvi
Matti Pitkänen
Juha Mieto
1984 Sarajevo
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 Sweden (SWE)
Thomas Wassberg
Benny Kohlberg
Jan Ottosson
Gunde Svan
 Soviet Union (URS)
Alexander Batyuk
Alexander Zavyalov
Vladimir Nikitin
Nikolay Zimyatov
 Finland (FIN)
Kari Ristanen
Juha Mieto
Harri Kirvesniemi
Aki Karvonen
1988 Calgary
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 Sweden (SWE)
Jan Ottosson (2)
Thomas Wassberg (2)
Gunde Svan (2)
Torgny Mogren
 Soviet Union (URS)
Vladimir Smirnov
Vladimir Sakhnov
Mikhail Devyatyarov
Alexey Prokurorov
 Czechoslovakia (TCH)
Radim Nyč
Václav Korunka
Pavel Benc
Ladislav Švanda
1992 Albertville
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 Norway (NOR)
Terje Langli
Vegard Ulvang
Kristen Skjeldal
Bjørn Dæhlie
 Italy (ITA)
Giuseppe Puliè
Marco Albarello
Giorgio Vanzetta
Silvio Fauner
 Finland (FIN)
Mika Kuusisto
Harri Kirvesniemi
Jari Räsänen
Jari Isometsä
1994 Lillehammer
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 Italy (ITA)
Maurilio De Zolt
Marco Albarello
Giorgio Vanzetta
Silvio Fauner
 Norway (NOR)
Sture Sivertsen
Vegard Ulvang
Thomas Alsgaard
Bjørn Dæhlie
 Finland (FIN)
Mika Myllylä
Harri Kirvesniemi
Jari Räsänen
Jari Isometsä
1998 Nagano
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 Norway (NOR)
Sture Sivertsen
Erling Jevne
Bjørn Dæhlie (2)
Thomas Alsgaard
 Italy (ITA)
Marco Albarello
Fulvio Valbusa
Fabio Maj
Silvio Fauner
 Finland (FIN)
Harri Kirvesniemi
Mika Myllylä
Sami Repo
Jari Isometsä
2002 Salt Lake City
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 Norway (NOR)
Anders Aukland
Frode Estil
Kristen Skjeldal (2)
Thomas Alsgaard (2)
 Italy (ITA)
Fabio Maj
Giorgio Di Centa
Pietro Piller Cottrer
Cristian Zorzi
 Germany (GER)
Jens Filbrich
Andreas Schlütter
Tobias Angerer
René Sommerfeldt
2006 Turin
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 Italy (ITA)
Fulvio Valbusa
Giorgio Di Centa
Pietro Piller Cottrer
Cristian Zorzi
 Germany (GER)
Andreas Schlütter
Jens Filbrich
René Sommerfeldt
Tobias Angerer
 Sweden (SWE)
Mats Larsson
Johan Olsson
Anders Södergren
Mathias Fredriksson
2010 Vancouver
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 Sweden (SWE)
Daniel Rickardsson
Johan Olsson
Anders Södergren
Marcus Hellner
 Norway (NOR)
Martin Johnsrud Sundby
Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset
Lars Berger
Petter Northug
 Czech Republic (CZE)
Martin Jakš
Lukáš Bauer
Jiří Magál
Martin Koukal
2014 Sochi
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 Sweden (SWE)
Lars Nelson
Daniel Rickardsson (2)
Johan Olsson (2)
Marcus Hellner (2)
 Russia (RUS)
Dmitry Yaparov
Alexander Bessmertnykh
Alexander Legkov
Maxim Vylegzhanin
 France (FRA)
Jean-Marc Gaillard
Maurice Manificat
Robin Duvillard
Ivan Perrillat Boiteux
2018 Pyeongchang
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 Norway (NOR)
Didrik Tønseth
Martin Johnsrud Sundby
Simen Hegstad Krüger
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo
 Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR)
Andrey Larkov
Alexander Bolshunov
Alexey Chervotkin
Denis Spitsov
 France (FRA)
Jean-Marc Gaillard
Maurice Manificat
Clément Parisse
Adrien Backscheider
2022 Beijing
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 ROC (ROC)
Aleksey Chervotkin
Alexander Bolshunov
Denis Spitsov
Sergey Ustiugov
 Norway (NOR)
Emil Iversen
Pål Golberg
Hans Christer Holund
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo
 France (FRA)
Richard Jouve
Hugo Lapalus
Clément Parisse
Maurice Manificat

4x10 km classic style: 1936, 1948–1984. 4x10 km freestyle: 1988. 2x10 km classic style + 2x10 km freestyle: 1992–2018.

  • Medals:
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Sweden 6 1 4 11
2  Norway 5 8 1 14
3  Finland 4 3 6 13
4  Soviet Union 3 2 3 8
5  Italy 2 3 0 5
6  Germany 0 1 1 2
7  Olympic Athletes from Russia 0 1 0 1
 Russia 0 1 0 1
9  France 0 0 2 2
10  Czech Republic 0 0 1 1
 Czechoslovakia 0 0 1 1
 Switzerland 0 0 1 1
Total 20 20 20 60

Combined/double pursuit/Skiathlon

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Games Gold Silver Bronze
10 km classical; then 15 km freestyle
1992 Albertville
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Bjørn Dæhlie
 Norway
Vegard Ulvang
 Norway
Giorgio Vanzetta
 Italy
1994 Lillehammer
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Bjørn Dæhlie (2)
 Norway
Vladimir Smirnov
 Kazakhstan
Silvio Fauner
 Italy
1998 Nagano
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Thomas Alsgaard
 Norway
Bjørn Dæhlie
 Norway
Vladimir Smirnov
 Kazakhstan
10 km classical; then 10 km freestyle
2002 Salt Lake City
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Thomas Alsgaard (2)
 Norway
Frode Estil
 Norway
none awarded Per Elofsson
 Sweden
15 km classical; then 15 km freestyle
2006 Turin
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Yevgeny Dementyev
 Russia
Frode Estil
 Norway
Pietro Piller Cottrer
 Italy
2010 Vancouver
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Marcus Hellner
 Sweden
Tobias Angerer
 Germany
Johan Olsson
 Sweden
2014 Sochi
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Dario Cologna
 Switzerland
Marcus Hellner
 Sweden
Martin Johnsrud Sundby
 Norway
2018 Pyeongchang
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Simen Hegstad Krüger
 Norway
Martin Johnsrud Sundby
 Norway
Hans Christer Holund
 Norway
2022 Beijing
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Alexander Bolshunov
 ROC
Denis Spitsov
 ROC
Iivo Niskanen
 Finland
  • Medals:
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Norway 6 4 2 12
2  Sweden 1 1 2 4
3  ROC 1 1 0 2
4  Russia 1 0 0 1
 Switzerland 1 0 0 1
5  Kazakhstan 0 1 1 2
6  Germany 0 1 0 1
7  Italy 0 0 3 3
8  Finland 0 0 1 1
Total 10 8 9 27

Individual sprint

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Games Gold Silver Bronze
2002 Salt Lake City
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Tor Arne Hetland
 Norway
Peter Schlickenrieder
 Germany
Cristian Zorzi
 Italy
2006 Turin
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Björn Lind
 Sweden
Roddy Darragon
 France
Thobias Fredriksson
 Sweden
2010 Vancouver
details
Nikita Kryukov
 Russia
Alexander Panzhinskiy
 Russia
Petter Northug
 Norway
2014 Sochi
details
Ola Vigen Hattestad
 Norway
Teodor Peterson
 Sweden
Emil Jönsson
 Sweden
2018 Pyeongchang
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Johannes Høsflot Klæbo
 Norway
Federico Pellegrino
 Italy
Alexander Bolshunov
 Olympic Athletes from Russia
2022 Beijing
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Johannes Høsflot Klæbo
 Norway
Federico Pellegrino
 Italy
Alexander Terentyev
 ROC

Classic style: 2010, 2018. Freestyle: 2002–2006, 2014.

Medals
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Norway (NOR) 4 0 1 5
2  Sweden (SWE) 1 1 2 4
3  Russia (RUS) 1 1 0 2
4  Italy (ITA) 0 2 1 3
5  France (FRA) 0 1 0 1
 Germany (GER) 0 1 0 1
7  Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) 0 0 1 1
 ROC (ROC) 0 0 1 1
Total 8 nations 6 6 6 18

Team sprint

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Games Gold Silver Bronze
2006 Turin
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 Sweden (SWE)
Thobias Fredriksson
Björn Lind
 Norway (NOR)
Jens Arne Svartedal
Tor Arne Hetland
 Russia (RUS)
Ivan Alypov
Vasily Rochev
2010 Vancouver
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 Norway (NOR)
Øystein Pettersen
Petter Northug
 Germany (GER)
Tim Tscharnke
Axel Teichmann
 Russia (RUS)
Nikolay Morilov
Alexey Petukhov
2014 Sochi
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 Finland (FIN)
Iivo Niskanen
Sami Jauhojärvi
 Russia (RUS)
Maxim Vylegzhanin
Nikita Kryukov
 Sweden (SWE)
Emil Jönsson
Teodor Peterson
2018 Pyeongchang
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 Norway (NOR)
Martin Johnsrud Sundby
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo
 Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR)
Denis Spitsov
Alexander Bolshunov
 France (FRA)
Maurice Manificat
Richard Jouve
2022 Beijing
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 Norway (NOR)
Erik Valnes
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo
 Finland (FIN)
Iivo Niskanen
Joni Mäki
 ROC (ROC)
Alexander Bolshunov
Alexander Terentyev

Classic style: 2006, 2014, 2022. Free style: 2010, 2018.

  • Medals:
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Norway 3 1 0 4
2  Finland 1 1 0 2
3  Sweden 1 0 1 2
4  Russia 0 1 2 3
5  Germany 0 1 0 1
 Olympic Athletes from Russia 0 1 0 1
7  France 0 0 1 1
 ROC 0 0 1 1
Total 5 5 5 15

Women

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10 km

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Games Gold Silver Bronze
1952 Oslo
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Lydia Wideman
 Finland
Mirja Hietamies
 Finland
Siiri Rantanen
 Finland
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo
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Lyubov Kozyreva
 Soviet Union
Radya Yeroshina
 Soviet Union
Sonja Edström
 Sweden
1960 Squaw Valley
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Maria Gusakova
 Soviet Union
Lyubov Baranova
 Soviet Union
Radya Yeroshina
 Soviet Union
1964 Innsbruck
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Klavdiya Boyarskikh
 Soviet Union
Yevdokiya Mekshilo
 Soviet Union
Maria Gusakova
 Soviet Union
1968 Grenoble
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Toini Gustafsson
 Sweden
Berit Mørdre
 Norway
Inger Aufles
 Norway
1972 Sapporo
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Galina Kulakova
 Soviet Union
Alevtina Olyunina
 Soviet Union
Marjatta Kajosmaa
 Finland
1976 Innsbruck
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Raisa Smetanina
 Soviet Union
Helena Takalo
 Finland
Galina Kulakova
 Soviet Union
1980 Lake Placid
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Barbara Petzold
 East Germany
Hilkka Riihivuori
 Finland
Helena Takalo
 Finland
1984 Sarajevo
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Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen
 Finland
Raisa Smetanina
 Soviet Union
Brit Pettersen
 Norway
1988 Calgary
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Vida Vencienė
 Soviet Union
Raisa Smetanina
 Soviet Union
Marjo Matikainen
 Finland
1992–1998 Not included in the Olympic program
2002 Salt Lake City
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Bente Skari
 Norway
Yuliya Chepalova
 Russia
Stefania Belmondo
 Italy
2006 Turin
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Kristina Šmigun
 Estonia
Marit Bjørgen
 Norway
Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen
 Norway
2010 Vancouver
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Charlotte Kalla
 Sweden
Kristina Šmigun-Vähi
 Estonia
Marit Bjørgen
 Norway
2014 Sochi
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Justyna Kowalczyk
 Poland
Charlotte Kalla
 Sweden
Therese Johaug
 Norway
2018 Pyeongchang
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Ragnhild Haga
 Norway
Charlotte Kalla
 Sweden
Marit Bjørgen
 Norway
Krista Pärmäkoski
 Finland
2022 Beijing
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Therese Johaug
 Norway
Kerttu Niskanen
 Finland
Krista Pärmäkoski
 Finland

Classic style: 1952–1988, 2002–2006, 2014, 2022. Freestyle: 2010, 2018.

Medals
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Soviet Union (URS) 6 6 3 15
2  Norway (NOR) 3 2 6 11
3  Finland (FIN) 2 4 6 12
4  Sweden (SWE) 2 2 1 5
5  Estonia (EST) 1 1 0 2
6  East Germany (GDR) 1 0 0 1
 Poland (POL) 1 0 0 1
8  Russia (RUS) 0 1 0 1
9  Italy (ITA) 0 0 1 1
Total 9 nations 15 15 16 46

20 and 30 km

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Games Gold Silver Bronze
20 km
1984 Sarajevo
details
Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen
 Finland
Raisa Smetanina
 Soviet Union
Anne Jahren
 Norway
1988 Calgary
details
Tamara Tikhonova
 Soviet Union
Anfisa Reztsova
 Soviet Union
Raisa Smetanina
 Soviet Union
30 km
1992 Albertville
details
Stefania Belmondo
 Italy
Lyubov Yegorova
 Unified Team
Yelena Välbe
 Unified Team
1994 Lillehammer
details
Manuela Di Centa
 Italy
Marit Wold
 Norway
Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi
 Finland
1998 Nagano
details
Yuliya Chepalova
 Russia
Stefania Belmondo
 Italy
Larisa Lazutina
 Russia
2002 Salt Lake City
details
Gabriella Paruzzi
 Italy
Stefania Belmondo
 Italy
Bente Skari
 Norway
2006 Turin
details
Kateřina Neumannová
 Czech Republic
Yuliya Chepalova
 Russia
Justyna Kowalczyk
 Poland
2010 Vancouver
details
Justyna Kowalczyk
 Poland
Marit Bjørgen
 Norway
Aino-Kaisa Saarinen
 Finland
2014 Sochi
details
Marit Bjørgen
 Norway
Therese Johaug
 Norway
Kristin Størmer Steira
 Norway
2018 Pyeongchang
details
Marit Bjørgen (2)
 Norway
Krista Pärmäkoski
 Finland
Stina Nilsson
 Sweden
2022 Beijing
details
Therese Johaug
 Norway
Jessie Diggins
 United States
Kerttu Niskanen
 Finland

Classic style: 1984, 1994, 2002, 2010, 2018. Freestyle: 1988–1992, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2022. Mass start: 2006–2022.

  • Medals:
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Norway 3 2 3 8
2  Italy 3 2 0 5
3  Soviet Union 1 3 1 5
4  Finland 1 1 3 5
5  Russia 1 1 1 3
6  Poland 1 0 1 2
7  Czech Republic 1 0 0 1
8  Unified Team 0 1 1 2
9  United States 0 1 0 1
10  Sweden 0 0 1 1
Total 11 11 11 33

3 × 5 km and 4 × 5 km relay

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Games Gold Silver Bronze
3 × 5 km relay
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo
details
 Finland (FIN)
Sirkka Polkunen
Mirja Hietamies
Siiri Rantanen
 Soviet Union (URS)
Lyubov Kozyreva
Alevtina Kolchina
Radya Yeroshina
 Sweden (SWE)
Irma Johansson
Anna-Lisa Eriksson
Sonja Edström
1960 Squaw Valley
details
 Sweden (SWE)
Irma Johansson
Britt Strandberg
Sonja Edström
 Soviet Union (URS)
Radya Yeroshina
Maria Gusakova
Lyubov Baranova
 Finland (FIN)
Siiri Rantanen
Eeva Ruoppa
Toini Pöysti
1964 Innsbruck
details
 Soviet Union (URS)
Alevtina Kolchina
Yevdokiya Mekshilo
Klavdiya Boyarskikh
 Sweden (SWE)
Barbro Martinsson
Britt Strandberg
Toini Gustafsson
 Finland (FIN)
Senja Pusula
Toini Pöysti
Mirja Lehtonen
1968 Grenoble
details
 Norway (NOR)
Inger Aufles
Babben Enger Damon
Berit Mørdre
 Sweden (SWE)
Britt Strandberg
Toini Gustafsson
Barbro Martinsson
 Soviet Union (URS)
Alevtina Kolchina
Rita Achkina
Galina Kulakova
1972 Sapporo
details
 Soviet Union (URS)
Lyubov Mukhachyova
Alevtina Olyunina
Galina Kulakova
 Finland (FIN)
Helena Takalo
Hilkka Riihivuori
Marjatta Kajosmaa
 Norway (NOR)
Inger Aufles
Aslaug Dahl
Berit Mørdre
4 × 5 km relay
1976 Innsbruck
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 Soviet Union (URS)
Nina Baldycheva
Zinaida Amosova
Raisa Smetanina
Galina Kulakova
 Finland (FIN)
Liisa Suihkonen
Marjatta Kajosmaa
Hilkka Riihivuori
Helena Takalo
 East Germany (GDR)
Monika Debertshäuser
Sigrun Krause
Barbara Petzold
Veronika Hesse
1980 Lake Placid
details
 East Germany (GDR)
Marlies Rostock
Carola Anding
Veronika Hesse
Barbara Petzold
 Soviet Union (URS)
Nina Baldycheva
Nina Rocheva
Galina Kulakova
Raisa Smetanina
 Norway (NOR)
Brit Pettersen
Anette Bøe
Marit Myrmæl
Berit Aunli
1984 Sarajevo
details
 Norway (NOR)
Inger Helene Nybråten
Anne Jahren
Brit Pettersen
Berit Aunli
 Czechoslovakia (TCH)
Dagmar Švubová
Blanka Paulů
Gabriela Svobodová
Květa Jeriová
 Finland (FIN)
Pirkko Määttä
Eija Hyytiäinen
Marjo Matikainen
Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen
1988 Calgary
details
 Soviet Union (URS)
Svetlana Nageykina
Nina Gavrylyuk
Tamara Tikhonova
Anfisa Reztsova
 Norway (NOR)
Trude Dybendahl
Marit Wold
Anne Jahren
Marianne Dahlmo
 Finland (FIN)
Pirkko Määttä
Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi
Marjo Matikainen
Jaana Savolainen
1992 Albertville
details
 Unified Team (EUN)
Yelena Välbe
Raisa Smetanina
Larisa Lazutina
Lyubov Yegorova
 Norway (NOR)
Solveig Pedersen
Inger Helene Nybråten
Trude Dybendahl
Elin Nilsen
 Italy (ITA)
Bice Vanzetta
Manuela Di Centa
Gabriella Paruzzi
Stefania Belmondo
1994 Lillehammer
details
 Russia (RUS)
Yelena Välbe (2)
Larisa Lazutina
Nina Gavrylyuk
Lyubov Yegorova
 Norway (NOR)
Trude Dybendahl
Inger Helene Nybråten
Elin Nilsen
Anita Moen
 Italy (ITA)
Bice Vanzetta
Manuela Di Centa
Gabriella Paruzzi
Stefania Belmondo
1998 Nagano
details
 Russia (RUS)
Nina Gavrylyuk
Olga Danilova
Yelena Välbe
Larisa Lazutina
 Norway (NOR)
Bente Martinsen
Marit Mikkelsplass
Elin Nilsen
Anita Moen-Guidon
 Italy (ITA)
Karin Moroder
Gabriella Paruzzi
Manuela Di Centa
Stefania Belmondo
2002 Salt Lake City
details
 Germany (GER)
Manuela Henkel
Viola Bauer
Claudia Künzel
Evi Sachenbacher
 Norway (NOR)
Marit Bjørgen
Bente Skari
Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen
Anita Moen
 Switzerland (SUI)
Andrea Huber
Laurence Rochat
Brigitte Albrecht-Loretan
Natascia Leonardi Cortesi
2006 Turin
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 Russia (RUS)
Natalya Baranova-Masalkina
Larisa Kurkina
Yuliya Chepalova
Yevgeniya Medvedeva-Arbuzova
 Germany (GER)
Stefanie Böhler
Viola Bauer
Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle
Claudia Künzel
 Italy (ITA)
Arianna Follis
Gabriella Paruzzi
Antonella Confortola
Sabina Valbusa
2010 Vancouver
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 Norway (NOR)
Vibeke Skofterud
Therese Johaug
Kristin Størmer Steira
Marit Bjørgen
 Germany (GER)
Katrin Zeller
Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle
Miriam Gössner
Claudia Nystad
 Finland (FIN)
Pirjo Muranen
Virpi Kuitunen
Riitta-Liisa Roponen
Aino-Kaisa Saarinen
2014 Sochi
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 Sweden (SWE)
Ida Ingemarsdotter
Emma Wikén
Anna Haag
Charlotte Kalla
 Finland (FIN)
Anne Kyllönen
Aino-Kaisa Saarinen
Kerttu Niskanen
Krista Lähteenmäki
 Germany (GER)
Nicole Fessel
Stefanie Böhler
Claudia Nystad
Denise Herrmann
2018 Pyeongchang
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 Norway (NOR)
Ingvild Flugstad Østberg
Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen
Ragnhild Haga
Marit Bjørgen
 Sweden (SWE)
Anna Haag
Charlotte Kalla
Ebba Andersson
Stina Nilsson
 Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR)
Natalya Nepryayeva
Yuliya Belorukova
Anastasia Sedova
Anna Nechaevskaya
2022 Beijing
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 ROC (ROC)
Yuliya Stupak
Natalya Nepryayeva
Tatiana Sorina
Veronika Stepanova
 Germany (GER)
Katherine Sauerbrey
Katharina Hennig
Victoria Carl
Sofie Krehl
 Sweden (SWE)
Maja Dahlqvist
Ebba Andersson
Frida Karlsson
Jonna Sundling

3 × 5 km classic style: 1956–1972. 4 x 5 km classic style: 1976–1984. 4 × 5 km freestyle: 1988. 2 × 5 km classic style + 2 × 5 km freestyle: 1992–2022.

Medals
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Norway (NOR) 4 5 2 11
2  Soviet Union (URS) 4 3 1 8
3  Russia (RUS) 3 0 0 3
4  Sweden (SWE) 2 3 2 7
5  Finland (FIN) 1 3 5 9
6  Germany (GER) 1 3 1 5
7  East Germany (GDR) 1 0 1 2
8  ROC (ROC) 1 0 0 1
 Unified Team (EUN) 1 0 0 1
10  Czechoslovakia (TCH) 0 1 0 1
11  Italy (ITA) 0 0 4 4
12  Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) 0 0 1 1
 Switzerland (SUI) 0 0 1 1
Total 13 nations 18 18 18 56

Combined/double pursuit/Skiathlon

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Games Gold Silver Bronze
5 km classical; then 10 km freestyle
1992 Albertville
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Lyubov Yegorova
 Unified Team
Stefania Belmondo
 Italy
Yelena Välbe
 Unified Team
1994 Lillehammer
details
Lyubov Yegorova (2)
 Russia
Manuela Di Centa
 Italy
Stefania Belmondo
 Italy
1998 Nagano
details
Larisa Lazutina
 Russia
Olga Danilova
 Russia
Kateřina Neumannová
 Czech Republic
5 km classical; then 5 km freestyle
2002 Salt Lake City
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Beckie Scott
 Canada
Kateřina Neumannová
 Czech Republic
Viola Bauer
 Germany
7.5 km classical; then 7.5 km freestyle
2006 Turin
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Kristina Šmigun
 Estonia
Kateřina Neumannová
 Czech Republic
Yevgeniya Medvedeva-Arbuzova
 Russia
2010 Vancouver
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Marit Bjørgen
 Norway
Anna Haag
 Sweden
Justyna Kowalczyk
 Poland
2014 Sochi
details
Marit Bjørgen (2)
 Norway
Charlotte Kalla
 Sweden
Heidi Weng
 Norway
2018 Pyeongchang
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Charlotte Kalla
 Sweden
Marit Bjørgen
 Norway
Krista Pärmäkoski
 Finland
2022 Beijing
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Therese Johaug
 Norway
Natalya Nepryayeva
 ROC
Teresa Stadlober
 Austria
  • Medals:
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Norway 2 1 1 4
 Russia 2 1 1 4
3  Sweden 1 2 0 3
4  Unified Team 1 0 1 2
5  Canada 1 0 0 1
 Estonia 1 0 0 1
7  Czech Republic 0 2 1 3
 Italy 0 2 1 3
9  Finland 0 0 1 1
 Germany 0 0 1 1
 Poland 0 0 1 1
Total 8 8 8 24

Individual sprint

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Games Gold Silver Bronze
2002 Salt Lake City
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Yuliya Chepalova
 Russia
Evi Sachenbacher
 Germany
Anita Moen
 Norway
2006 Turin
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Chandra Crawford
 Canada
Claudia Künzel
 Germany
Alyona Sidko
 Russia
2010 Vancouver
details
Marit Bjørgen
 Norway
Justyna Kowalczyk
 Poland
Petra Majdič
 Slovenia
2014 Sochi
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Maiken Caspersen Falla
 Norway
Ingvild Flugstad Østberg
 Norway
Vesna Fabjan
 Slovenia
2018 Pyeongchang
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Stina Nilsson
 Sweden
Maiken Caspersen Falla
 Norway
Yuliya Belorukova
 Olympic Athletes from Russia
2022 Beijing
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Jonna Sundling
 Sweden
Maja Dahlqvist
 Sweden
Jessie Diggins
 United States

Classic style: 2010, 2018. Freestyle: 2002–2006, 2014.

Medals
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Norway (NOR) 2 2 1 5
2  Sweden (SWE) 2 1 0 3
3  Russia (RUS) 1 0 1 2
4  Canada (CAN) 1 0 0 1
5  Germany (GER) 0 2 0 2
6  Poland (POL) 0 1 0 1
7  Slovenia (SLO) 0 0 2 2
8  Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) 0 0 1 1
 United States (USA) 0 0 1 1
Total 9 nations 6 6 6 18

Team sprint

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Games Gold Silver Bronze
2006 Turin
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 Sweden (SWE)
Anna Dahlberg
Lina Andersson
 Canada (CAN)
Sara Renner
Beckie Scott
 Finland (FIN)
Aino-Kaisa Saarinen
Virpi Kuitunen
2010 Vancouver
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 Germany (GER)
Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle
Claudia Nystad
 Sweden (SWE)
Charlotte Kalla
Anna Haag
 Russia (RUS)
Irina Khazova
Natalya Korostelyova
2014 Sochi
details
 Norway (NOR)
Ingvild Flugstad Østberg
Marit Bjørgen
 Finland (FIN)
Aino-Kaisa Saarinen
Kerttu Niskanen
 Sweden (SWE)
Ida Ingemarsdotter
Stina Nilsson
2018 Pyeongchang
details
 United States (USA)
Kikkan Randall
Jessie Diggins
 Sweden (SWE)
Charlotte Kalla
Stina Nilsson
 Norway (NOR)
Marit Bjørgen
Maiken Caspersen Falla
2022 Beijing
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 Germany (GER)
Katharina Hennig
Victoria Carl
 Sweden (SWE)
Maja Dahlqvist
Jonna Sundling
 ROC (ROC)
Yuliya Stupak
Natalya Nepryayeva

Classic style: 2006, 2014, 2022. Freestyle: 2010, 2018.

  • Medals:
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Germany 2 0 0 2
2  Sweden 1 3 1 5
3  Norway 1 0 1 2
4  United States 1 0 0 1
5  Finland 0 1 1 2
6  Canada 0 1 0 1
7  ROC 0 0 1 1
7  Russia 0 0 1 1
Total 8 Nations 5 5 5 15

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Men's 10 km

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This event ran from 1992 to 1998 to replace the 15 km event before it was replaced again by the 15 km event for the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1992 Albertville
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Vegard Ulvang
 Norway
Marco Albarello
 Italy
Christer Majbäck
 Sweden
1994 Lillehammer
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Bjørn Dæhlie
 Norway
Vladimir Smirnov
 Kazakhstan
Marco Albarello
 Italy
1998 Nagano
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Bjørn Dæhlie (2)
 Norway
Markus Gandler
 Austria
Mika Myllylä
 Finland

Classic style: 1992–1998.

  • Medals:
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Norway 3 0 0 3
2  Italy 0 1 1 2
3  Austria 0 1 0 1
 Kazakhstan 0 1 0 1
5  Finland 0 0 1 1
 Sweden 0 0 1 1
Total 3 3 3 9

Men's 30 km

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This event ran from 1956 to 2002 and was replaced by a 30 km skiathlon (15 km classical + 15 km freestyle) for the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo
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Veikko Hakulinen
 Finland
Sixten Jernberg
 Sweden
Pavel Kolchin
 Soviet Union
1960 Squaw Valley
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Sixten Jernberg
 Sweden
Rolf Rämgård
 Sweden
Nikolay Anikin
 Soviet Union
1964 Innsbruck
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Eero Mäntyranta
 Finland
Harald Grønningen
 Norway
Igor Voronchikhin
 Soviet Union
1968 Grenoble
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Franco Nones
 Italy
Odd Martinsen
 Norway
Eero Mäntyranta
 Finland
1972 Sapporo
details
Vyacheslav Vedenin
 Soviet Union
Pål Tyldum
 Norway
Johs Harviken
 Norway
1976 Innsbruck
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Sergey Savelyev
 Soviet Union
Bill Koch
 United States
Ivan Garanin
 Soviet Union
1980 Lake Placid
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Nikolay Zimyatov
 Soviet Union
Vasily Rochev
 Soviet Union
Ivan Lebanov
 Bulgaria
1984 Sarajevo
details
Nikolay Zimyatov (2)
 Soviet Union
Alexander Zavyalov
 Soviet Union
Gunde Svan
 Sweden
1988 Calgary
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Alexey Prokurorov
 Soviet Union
Vladimir Smirnov
 Soviet Union
Vegard Ulvang
 Norway
1992 Albertville
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Vegard Ulvang
 Norway
Bjørn Dæhlie
 Norway
Terje Langli
 Norway
1994 Lillehammer
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Thomas Alsgaard
 Norway
Bjørn Dæhlie
 Norway
Mika Myllylä
 Finland
1998 Nagano
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Mika Myllylä
 Finland
Erling Jevne
 Norway
Silvio Fauner
 Italy
2002 Salt Lake City
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Christian Hoffmann
 Austria
Mikhail Botvinov
 Austria
Kristen Skjeldal
 Norway

Classic style: 1956–1992, 1998. Freestyle: 1994, 2002. Mass start: 2002.

  • Medals:
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Soviet Union 5 3 4 12
2  Finland 3 0 2 5
3  Norway 2 6 4 12
4  Sweden 1 2 1 4
5  Austria 1 1 0 2
6  Italy 1 0 1 2
7  United States 0 1 0 1
8  Bulgaria 0 0 1 1
Total 13 13 13 39

Women's 5 km

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The 5 km event ran from 1964 to 1998 before being replaced by the 10 km event, which was being reintroduced after the 10 km had been discontinued following the 1988 Winter Olympics.

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1964 Innsbruck
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Klavdiya Boyarskikh
 Soviet Union
Mirja Lehtonen
 Finland
Alevtina Kolchina
 Soviet Union
1968 Grenoble
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Toini Gustafsson
 Sweden
Galina Kulakova
 Soviet Union
Alevtina Kolchina
 Soviet Union
1972 Sapporo
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Galina Kulakova
 Soviet Union
Marjatta Kajosmaa
 Finland
Helena Šikolová
 Czechoslovakia
1976 Innsbruck
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Helena Takalo
 Finland
Raisa Smetanina
 Soviet Union
Nina Baldycheva
 Soviet Union
1980 Lake Placid
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Raisa Smetanina
 Soviet Union
Hilkka Riihivuori
 Finland
Květa Jeriová
 Czechoslovakia
1984 Sarajevo
details
Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen
 Finland
Berit Aunli
 Norway
Květa Jeriová
 Czechoslovakia
1988 Calgary
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Marjo Matikainen
 Finland
Tamara Tikhonova
 Soviet Union
Vida Vencienė
 Soviet Union
1992 Albertville
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Marjut Lukkarinen
 Finland
Lyubov Yegorova
 Unified Team
Yelena Välbe
 Unified Team
1994 Lillehammer
details
Lyubov Yegorova
 Russia
Manuela Di Centa
 Italy
Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi
 Finland
1998 Nagano
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Larisa Lazutina
 Russia
Kateřina Neumannová
 Czech Republic
Bente Martinsen
 Norway

Classic style: 1964–1998.

  • Medals:
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Finland 4 3 1 8
2  Soviet Union 3 3 4 10
3  Russia 2 0 0 2
4  Sweden 1 0 0 1
5  Norway 0 1 1 2
 Unified Team 0 1 1 2
7  Czech Republic 0 1 0 1
 Italy 0 1 0 1
9  Czechoslovakia 0 0 3 3
Total 10 10 10 30

Women's 15 km

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This event ran from 1992 to 2002 and was replaced by a 15 km skiathlon (7.5 km classical + 7.5 km freestyle) for the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1992 Albertville
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Lyubov Yegorova
 Unified Team
Marjut Lukkarinen
 Finland
Yelena Välbe
 Unified Team
1994 Lillehammer
details
Manuela Di Centa
 Italy
Lyubov Yegorova
 Russia
Nina Gavrylyuk
 Russia
1998 Nagano
details
Olga Danilova
 Russia
Larisa Lazutina
 Russia
Anita Moen-Guidon
 Norway
2002 Salt Lake City
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Stefania Belmondo
 Italy
Kateřina Neumannová
 Czech Republic
Yuliya Chepalova
 Russia

Classic style: 1992, 1998. Freestyle: 1994, 2002. Mass start: 2002.

  • Medals:
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Italy 2 0 0 2
2  Russia 1 2 2 5
3  Unified Team 1 0 1 2
4  Czech Republic 0 1 0 1
 Finland 0 1 0 1
6  Norway 0 0 1 1
Total 4 4 4 12

Statistics

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Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Norway524334129
2 Sweden32272584
3 Soviet Union25222168
4 Finland22273786
5 Russia1410933
6 Italy9141336
7 ROC44311
8 Estonia4217
9 Switzerland4048
10 Germany310417
11 Unified Team3249
12 Poland2125
13 East Germany2114
14 Canada2103
15 Czech Republic1539
16 Austria1236
17 Kazakhstan1214
 United States1214
19 Olympic Athletes from Russia0358
20 Czechoslovakia0145
 France0145
22 Slovenia0022
23 Bulgaria0011
Totals (23 entries)182180182544

Cross-country skier medal leaders

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Bjørn Dæhlie is the most successful male cross-country skier at Winter Olympics. He is one of three Winter Olympians (and one of two male Olympians) to win eight gold medals.
Men
Cross-country skier Nation Olympics * Gold Silver Bronze Total
Bjørn Dæhlie  Norway (NOR) 1992–1998 8 4 0 12
Sixten Jernberg  Sweden (SWE) 1956–1964 4 3 2 9
Alexander Bolshunov  Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR)
 ROC (ROC)
2018–2022 3 4 2 9
Veikko Hakulinen  Finland (FIN) 1952–1960 3 3 1 7
Eero Mäntyranta  Finland (FIN) 1960–1972 3 2 2 7
Vladimir Smirnov  Soviet Union (URS)
 Unified Team (EUN)
 Kazakhstan (KAZ)
1988–1998 1 4 2 7
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo  Norway (NOR) 2018–2022 5 1 1 7
Thomas Alsgaard  Norway (NOR) 1994–2002 5 1 0 6
Gunde Svan  Sweden (SWE) 1984–1988 4 1 1 6
Vegard Ulvang  Norway (NOR) 1988–1994 3 2 1 6
Johan Olsson  Sweden (SWE) 2006–2014 2 1 3 6
Mika Myllylä  Finland (FIN) 1992–1998 1 1 4 6
Harri Kirvesniemi  Finland (FIN) 1980–1998 0 0 6 6
Marit Bjørgen is the most successful Winter Olympian of all time. She is one of three Winter Olympians (and only woman) to win eight gold medals. In total, she won 15 Olympic medals – more than any athlete (male or female) in the history of Winter Olympics.
Women
Cross-country skier Nation Olympics * Gold Silver Bronze Total
Marit Bjørgen  Norway (NOR) 2002–2018 8 4 3 15
Raisa Smetanina  Soviet Union (URS)
 Unified Team (EUN)
1976–1992 4 5 1 10
Stefania Belmondo  Italy (ITA) 1988–2002 2 3 5 10
Lyubov Yegorova  Unified Team (EUN)
 Russia (RUS)
1992–1994, 2002 6 3 0 9
Charlotte Kalla  Sweden (SWE) 2010–2022 3 6 0 9
Galina Kulakova  Soviet Union (URS) 1968–1980 4 2 2 8
Larisa Lazutina  Unified Team (EUN)
 Russia (RUS)
1992–2002 5 1 1 7
Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (Hämäläinen)  Finland (FIN) 1976–1994 3 0 4 7
Yelena Välbe  Unified Team (EUN)
 Russia (RUS)
1992–1998 3 0 4 7
Manuela Di Centa  Italy (ITA) 1984–1998 2 2 3 7

* denotes all Olympics in which mentioned cross-country skiers took part. Boldface denotes latest Olympics.

Cross-country skiers with most victories

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Top 10 cross-country skiers who won more gold medals at the Winter Olympics are listed below. 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.

Rank Cross-country skier Country From * To * Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Bjørn Dæhlie  Norway 1992 1998 8 4 - 12
2 Johannes Høsflot Klæbo  Norway 2018 2022 5 1 1 7
3 Thomas Alsgaard  Norway 1994 2002 5 1 - 6
4 Sixten Jernberg  Sweden 1956 1964 4 3 2 9
5 Gunde Svan  Sweden 1984 1988 4 1 1 6
6 Nikolay Zimyatov  Soviet Union 1980 1984 4 1 - 5
7 Dario Cologna  Switzerland 2010 2018 4 - - 4
Thomas Wassberg  Sweden 1980 1988 4 - - 4
9 Alexander Bolshunov  Olympic Athletes from Russia
 ROC
2018 2022 3 4 2 9
10 Veikko Hakulinen  Finland 1952 1960 3 3 1 7

Women

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Rank Cross-country skier Country From * To * Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Marit Bjørgen  Norway 2002 2018 8 4 3 15
2 Lyubov Yegorova  Unified Team
 Russia
1992 1994 6 3 - 9
3 Larisa Lazutina  Unified Team
 Russia
1992 1998 5 1 1 7
4 Raisa Smetanina  Soviet Union
 Unified Team
1976 1992 4 5 1 10
5 Galina Kulakova  Soviet Union 1968 1980 4 2 2 8
6 Therese Johaug  Norway 2010 2022 4 1 1 6
7 Charlotte Kalla  Sweden 2010 2018 3 6 - 9
8 Yuliya Chepalova  Russia 1998 2006 3 2 1 6
9 Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (Hämäläinen)  Finland 1984 1994 3 - 4 7
Yelena Välbe  Unified Team
 Russia
1992 1998 3 - 4 7

* denotes only those Olympics at which mentioned skiers won at least one medal

Medals per year

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NOC did not exist or did not participate in cross-country skiing events # Number of medals won by the NOC NOC did not win any medals
  • bolded numbers indicate the highest medal count at that year's Olympic Games.
Country 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 22 Total
 Austria (AUT)       2 2 1 1 6
 Bulgaria (BUL)       1 1
 Canada (CAN)   1 2 3
 Czech Republic (CZE)                                 2 2 3 2 9
 Czechoslovakia (TCH) 1 1 2 1                 5
 East Germany (GDR)                   2 2                   4
 Estonia (EST)                             3 3 1 7
 Finland (FIN) 1 3 2 2 8 4 5 6 3 3 5 6 8 3 3 5 3 1 2 3 4 6 86
 France (FRA) 1 1 2 1 5
 Germany (GER)                         5 4 5 1 2 17
 Italy (ITA) 1 1 8 9 4 6 4 1 1 1 36
 Kazakhstan (KAZ)                                 3 1 4
 Norway (NOR) 5 3 1 2 1 3 1 2 2 7 7 2 3 4 3 9 8 9 11 4 9 11 14 8 129
 Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR)                                             8   8
 Poland (POL)   1 3 1 5
 ROC (ROC)                                               11 11
 Russia (RUS)                                 5 8 4 7 4 5     33
 Slovenia (SLO)                                 1 1 2
 Soviet Union (URS)             7 6 8 4 8 10 7 5 13                   68
 Sweden (SWE) 3 2 5 6 1 6 5 5 5 1 1 1 5 2 1 1 1 5 7 11 6 4 84
 Switzerland (SUI)   1 1 1 1 1 2 1 8
 Unified Team (EUN)                               9                 9
 United States (USA) 1 1 2 4
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

Medal sweep events

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These are the podium sweeps; events in which athletes from one NOC won all three medals.

Games Event NOC Gold Silver Bronze
1924 Chamonix Men's 50 Kilometers *  Norway (NOR) Thorleif Haug Thoralf Strømstad Johan Grøttumsbråten
1928 St. Moritz Men's 50 Kilometers  Sweden (SWE) Per-Erik Hedlund Gustaf Jonsson Volger Andersson
Men's 18 Kilometers  Norway (NOR) Johan Grøttumsbråten Ole Hegge Reidar Ødegaard
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Men's 50 Kilometers *  Sweden (SWE) Elis Wiklund Axel Wikström Nils-Joel Englund
1948 St. Moritz Men's 18 Kilometers Martin Lundström Nils Östensson Gunnar Eriksson
1952 Oslo Women's 10 Kilometers  Finland (FIN) Lydia Wideman Mirja Hietamies Siiri Rantanen
1960 Squaw Valley Women's 10 Kilometers *  Soviet Union (URS) Maria Gusakova Lyubov Baranova Radya Yeroshina
1964 Innsbruck Women's 10 Kilometers Klavdiya Boyarskikh Yevdokiya Mekshilo Maria Gusakova
1988 Calgary Women's 20 Kilometers Tamara Tikhonova Anfisa Reztsova Raisa Smetanina
1992 Albertville Men's 30 Kilometers  Norway (NOR) Vegard Ulvang Bjørn Dæhlie Terje Langli
2014 Sochi Women's 30 Kilometers Marit Bjørgen Therese Johaug Kristin Størmer Steira
Men's 50 Kilometers  Russia (RUS) Alexander Legkov Maxim Vylegzhanin Ilia Chernousov
2018 Pyeongchang Men's 30 Kilometers skiathlon  Norway (NOR) Simen Hegstad Krüger Martin Johnsrud Sundby Hans Christer Holund
  • * In addition to sweeping the podium, the country also had the fourth-place finisher.

Multiple medals at one Olympic Games – men

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Multiple medals at one Olympic Games – women

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See also

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References

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General
  • "Olympic medals". International Ski Federation. Archived from the original on 2012-12-09. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
  • "Nordic Skiing: 4x10km Cross-country Relay Men". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
  • "Nordic Skiing: 4x5km Cross-country Relay Women". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
  • "Results database". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
Specific
  1. ^ "Cross Country Skiing". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
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