Main article: Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiing is a sport that has been contested at the Winter Olympic Games since the inaugural games in 1924.
| Table of contents | |
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| Men | |
| Women | |
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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 (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 details |
Bjørn Dæhlie Norway
|
Vegard Ulvang Norway
|
Giorgio Vanzetta Italy
|
| 1994 Lillehammer details |
Bjørn Dæhlie (2) Norway
|
Vladimir Smirnov Kazakhstan
|
Silvio Fauner Italy
|
| 1998 Nagano details |
Thomas Alsgaard Norway
|
Bjørn Dæhlie Norway
|
Vladimir Smirnov Kazakhstan
|
| 10 km classical; then 10 km freestyle | |||
| 2002 Salt Lake City details |
Thomas Alsgaard (2) Norway Frode Estil Norway
|
none awarded | Per Elofsson Sweden
|
| 15 km classical; then 15 km freestyle | |||
| 2006 Turin details |
Yevgeny Dementyev Russia
|
Frode Estil Norway
|
Pietro Piller Cottrer Italy
|
| 2010 Vancouver details |
Marcus Hellner Sweden
|
Tobias Angerer Germany
|
Johan Olsson Sweden
|
| 2014 Sochi details |
Dario Cologna Switzerland
|
Marcus Hellner Sweden
|
Martin Johnsrud Sundby Norway
|
| 2018 Pyeongchang details |
Simen Hegstad Krüger Norway
|
Martin Johnsrud Sundby Norway
|
Hans Christer Holund Norway
|
| 2022 Beijing details |
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 (OAR) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| ROC (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 | 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
- 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
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 |
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 (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 | |
| 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
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)
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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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