Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics facts for kids

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

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 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

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

Men's

Women's

Medal table

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

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Norway	52	43	34	129
2	Sweden	32	27	25	84
3	Soviet Union (URS)	25	22	21	68
4	Finland	22	27	37	86
5	Russia	14	10	9	33
6	Italy	9	14	13	36
7	Republic of China (ROC)	4	4	3	11
8	Estonia	4	2	1	7
9	Switzerland	4	0	4	8
10	Germany	3	10	4	17
11	Unified Team (EUN)	3	2	4	9
12	Poland	2	1	2	5
13	East Germany (GDR)	2	1	1	4
14	Canada	2	1	0	3
15	Czech Republic	1	5	3	9
16	Austria	1	2	3	6
17	Kazakhstan	1	2	1	4
	United States	1	2	1	4
19	Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR)	0	3	5	8
20	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	0	1	4	5
	France	0	1	4	5
22	Slovenia	0	0	2	2
23	Bulgaria	0	0	1	1
Totals (23 entries)		182	180	182	544

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	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	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

See also

In Spanish: Esquí de fondo en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños

• Cross-country skiing at the Winter Paralympics
• List of Olympic venues in cross-country skiing