Cross-country skiing has been contested at the Asian Winter Games since the first Winter Games in 1986.
Editions
| Games | Year | Host city | Best nation |
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| I | 1986 | Sapporo, Japan |  Japan
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| II | 1990 | Sapporo, Japan | Japan
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| III | 1996 | Harbin, China |  Kazakhstan
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| IV | 1999 | Gangwon, South Korea | Kazakhstan
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| V | 2003 | Changchun, China | Kazakhstan
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| VI | 2007 | Aomori, Japan | Kazakhstan
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| VII | 2011 | Astana–Almaty, Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan
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| VIII | 2017 | Sapporo, Japan |  Japan
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Events
| Event | 86 | 90 | 96 | 99 | 03 | 07 | 11 | 17 | Years |
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| Men's sprint | X | X | X | 3 | |||||
| Men's team sprint | X | 1 | |||||||
| Men's 10 km | X | X | X | X | 4 | ||||
| Men's 15 km | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 | |
| Men's 30 km | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 | |
| Men's relay | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 |
| Women's sprint | X | X | X | 3 | |||||
| Women's team sprint | X | 1 | |||||||
| Women's 5 km | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 | |
| Women's 10 km | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 | |
| Women's 15 km | X | X | X | 3 | |||||
| Women's relay | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 |
| Total | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 10 | |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 27 | 24 | 14 | 65 |
| 2 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 26 | 22 | 14 | 62 |
| 3 |  China (CHN) | 4 | 8 | 19 | 31 |
| 4 |  South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 |
| 5 |  North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 |  Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 59 | 59 | 60 | 178 | |
List of medalists
Further information: List of Asian Games medalists in cross-country skiingReferences
- "Results of the 1st Asian Winter Games". Changchun 2007 official website. Archived from the original on January 19, 2007. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
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