Cross-country skiing is a sport that has been contested at the Winter Olympic Games since the inaugural games in 1924. [1]
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| Statistics |
Cross-country skier medal leaders • Medals per year • Medal sweep events |
Men
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
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 |
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
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
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
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km classical; then 15 km freestyle | |||
|
1992 Albertville |
Bjørn Dæhlie
Norway
|
Vegard Ulvang
Norway
|
Giorgio Vanzetta
Italy
|
|
1994 Lillehammer |
Bjørn Dæhlie (2)
Norway
|
Vladimir Smirnov
Kazakhstan
|
Silvio Fauner
Italy
|
|
1998 Nagano |
Thomas Alsgaard
Norway
|
Bjørn Dæhlie
Norway
|
Vladimir Smirnov
Kazakhstan
|
| 10 km classical; then 10 km freestyle | |||
|
2002 Salt Lake City |
Thomas Alsgaard (2)
Norway Frode Estil
Norway
|
none awarded |
Per Elofsson
Sweden
|
| 15 km classical; then 15 km freestyle | |||
|
2006 Turin |
Yevgeny Dementyev
Russia
|
Frode Estil
Norway
|
Pietro Piller Cottrer
Italy
|
|
2010 Vancouver |
Marcus Hellner
Sweden
|
Tobias Angerer
Germany
|
Johan Olsson
Sweden
|
|
2014 Sochi |
Dario Cologna
Switzerland
|
Marcus Hellner
Sweden
|
Martin Johnsrud Sundby
Norway
|
|
2018 Pyeongchang |
Simen Hegstad Krüger
Norway
|
Martin Johnsrud Sundby
Norway
|
Hans Christer Holund
Norway
|
|
2022 Beijing |
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
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 |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
ROC |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 8 nations | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
Team sprint
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
10 km
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
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
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 |
Unified Team (EUN) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
ROC |
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
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km classical; then 10 km freestyle | |||
|
1992 Albertville |
Lyubov Yegorova
Unified Team
|
Stefania Belmondo
Italy
|
Yelena Välbe
Unified Team
|
|
1994 Lillehammer |
Lyubov Yegorova (2)
Russia
|
Manuela Di Centa
Italy
|
Stefania Belmondo
Italy
|
|
1998 Nagano |
Larisa Lazutina
Russia
|
Olga Danilova
Russia
|
Kateřina Neumannová
Czech Republic
|
| 5 km classical; then 5 km freestyle | |||
|
2002 Salt Lake City |
Beckie Scott
Canada
|
Kateřina Neumannová
Czech Republic
|
Viola Bauer
Germany
|
| 7.5 km classical; then 7.5 km freestyle | |||
|
2006 Turin |
Kristina Šmigun
Estonia
|
Kateřina Neumannová
Czech Republic
|
Yevgeniya Medvedeva-Arbuzova
Russia
|
|
2010 Vancouver |
Marit Bjørgen
Norway
|
Anna Haag
Sweden
|
Justyna Kowalczyk
Poland
|
|
2014 Sochi |
Marit Bjørgen (2)
Norway
|
Charlotte Kalla
Sweden
|
Heidi Weng
Norway
|
|
2018 Pyeongchang |
Charlotte Kalla
Sweden
|
Marit Bjørgen
Norway
|
Krista Pärmäkoski
Finland
|
|
2022 Beijing |
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
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
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2006 Turin |
Sweden (SWE) Anna Dahlberg Lina Andersson |
Canada (CAN) Sara Renner Beckie Scott |
Finland (FIN) Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Virpi Kuitunen |
|
2010 Vancouver |
Germany (GER) Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle Claudia Nystad |
Sweden (SWE) Charlotte Kalla Anna Haag |
Russia (RUS) Irina Khazova Natalya Korostelyova |
|
2014 Sochi |
Norway (NOR) Ingvild Flugstad Østberg Marit Bjørgen |
Finland (FIN) Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Kerttu Niskanen |
Sweden (SWE) Ida Ingemarsdotter Stina Nilsson |
|
2018 Pyeongchang |
United States (USA) Kikkan Randall Jessie Diggins |
Sweden (SWE) Charlotte Kalla Stina Nilsson |
Norway (NOR) Marit Bjørgen Maiken Caspersen Falla |
|
2022 Beijing |
Germany (GER) Katharina Hennig Victoria Carl |
Sweden (SWE) Maja Dahlqvist Jonna Sundling |
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 |
Russia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 |
ROC |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 8 Nations | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
Discontinued
Men's 10 km
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Norway | 52 | 43 | 34 | 129 |
| 2 |
Sweden | 32 | 27 | 25 | 84 |
| 3 |
Soviet Union | 25 | 22 | 21 | 68 |
| 4 |
Finland | 22 | 27 | 37 | 86 |
| 5 |
Russia | 14 | 10 | 9 | 33 |
| 6 |
Italy | 9 | 14 | 13 | 36 |
| 7 |
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 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 12 |
Poland | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 |
East Germany | 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 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 20 |
Czechoslovakia | 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 | |
Cross-country skier medal leaders
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- 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
|
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 |
- 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
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.
Men
| 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
| 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
| 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 | |
|
Russia (RUS)
|
5 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||
|
ROC
|
11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|
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
These are the podium sweeps; events in which athletes from one NOC won all three medals.
- * In addition to sweeping the podium, the country also had the fourth-place finisher.
Multiple medals at one Olympic Games - men
- 5 medals:
- out of 6 possible:
- 4 medals:
- out of 4 possible:
- out of 5 possible:
- out of 6 possible:
- 3 medals:
- out of 3 possible: none
- out of 4 possible:
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- 2 medals out of 2 possible:
-
1924
Thorleif Haug
(+
in Nordic Combined) -
1928
Johan Grøttumsbråten
(one Gold in Cross Country + one in Nordic Combined)
-
1932
Veli Saarinen
-
1924
Johan Grøttumsbråten
(+
in Nordic Combined)
-
Multiple medals at one Olympic Games - women
- 5 medals:
- out of 5 possible:
- out of 6 possible:
-
2010
Marit Bjørgen
-
2018
Marit Bjørgen
(one
shared)
-
- 4 medals:
- out of 4 possible:
- out of 5 possible:
- out of 6 possible:
- 3 medals:
- out of 3 possible:
- out of 4 possible:
- 2 medals out of 2 possible:
See also
- List of FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in men's cross-country skiing
- List of FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in women's cross-country skiing
References
- 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
- ^ "Cross Country Skiing". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
External links
- Cross Country Skiing – Olympics at Sports-reference.com
- Olympic Review and Revue Olympique. LA84 Foundation
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