Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics
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Cross-country skiing
has been contested at the Winter Olympic Games
since the first Winter Games in 1924
. The women's events were first contested at the 1952 Winter Olympics
.
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles...
has been contested at the Winter Olympic Games
Winter Olympic Games
The Winter Olympic Games is a sporting event, which occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The original sports were alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating...
since the first Winter Games in 1924
1924 Winter Olympics
The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France...
. The women's events were first contested at the 1952 Winter Olympics
1952 Winter Olympics
The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games, took place in Oslo, Norway, from 14 to 25 February 1952. Discussions about Oslo hosting the Winter Olympic Games began as early as 1935; the city wanted to host the 1948 Games, but World War II made that impossible...
.
Events
| 18 km/15 km men | • Cross-country skiing at the 1924 Winter Olympics - Men's 18 km The 18 kilometre cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing at the 1924 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Saturday, February 2, 1924.Forty-one cross-country skiers from twelve nations competed.-Medalists:... |
• Cross-country skiing at the 1928 Winter Olympics - Men's 18 km The 18 kilometre cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing at the 1928 Winter Olympics programme. It was the second appearance of the event. The competition was held on Friday, February 17, 1928.... |
• Cross-country skiing at the 1932 Winter Olympics - Men's 18 km The shorter cross-country skiing event of the cross-country skiing at the 1932 Winter Olympics programme was contested of a distance of 19.7 kilometres. It was the third appearance of the event, but the only time this race was held over a distance of 19.7 kilometres... |
• Cross-country skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics - Men's 18 km The 18 kilometre cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event. The competition was held on Wednesday, February 12, 1936.... |
• Cross-country skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics - Men's 18 km The 18 kilometre cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event. The competition was held on Saturday, January 31, 1948.... |
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| 50 km men | • Cross-country skiing at the 1924 Winter Olympics - Men's 50 km The 50 kilometre cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing at the 1924 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Wednesday, January 30, 1924.Thirty-three cross-country skiers from eleven nations competed.-Medalists:... |
• Cross-country skiing at the 1928 Winter Olympics - Men's 50 km The 50 kilometre cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing at the 1928 Winter Olympics programme. It was the second appearance of the event... |
• Cross-country skiing at the 1932 Winter Olympics - Men's 50 km The 50 kilometre cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing at the 1932 Winter Olympics programme. It was the third appearance of the event. The competition was held on Saturday, February 13, 1932.... |
• Cross-country skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics - Men's 50 km The 50 kilometre cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event. The competition was held on Saturday, February 15, 1936.... |
• Cross-country skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics - Men's 50 km The 50 kilometre cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event. The competition was held on Friday, February 6, 1948.... |
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| 4 x 10 km men | • Cross-country skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics - Men's 4x10 km relay The 4x10 kilometre relay cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics programme. It was the first appearance of the event. The competition was held on Monday, February 10, 1936.... |
• Cross-country skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics - Men's 4x10 km relay The 4x10 kilometre relay cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics programme. It was the second appearance of the event. The competition was held on Tuesday, February 3, 1948.... |
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| 30 km men | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 13 | ||||||||
| 10 km men | • | • | • | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Combined/Double pursuit men | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Individual sprint men | • | • | • | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Team sprint men | • | • | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 km women | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 13 | ||||||||
| 3/4 x 5 km women | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 15 | ||||||
| 5 km women | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | |||||||||||
| 20 km/30 km women | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | |||||||||||||
| 15 km women | • | • | • | • | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Combined/Double pursuit women | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Individual sprint women | • | • | • | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Team sprint women | • | • | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total Events | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Medal table
| 1 |  Norway |
31 | 34 | 25 | 90 |
| 2 |  Sweden |
26 | 15 | 18 | 59 |
| 3 |  Soviet Union |
25 | 22 | 21 | 68 |
| 4 |  Finland |
19 | 22 | 30 | 71 |
| 5 |  Russia |
13 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
| 6 |  Italy |
9 | 12 | 13 | 34 |
| 7 |  Estonia |
4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | align=left | |3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 9 |  German Democratic Republic |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 |  Canada |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 |  Germany |
1 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| 12 |  Czech Republic |
1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 13 |  Poland |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 |  Austria |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 15 |  Kazakhstan |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 16 |  Switzerland |
1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 17 |  Czechoslovakia |
0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 18 |  France |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 |  United States |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 |  Bulgaria |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 |  Slovenia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Number of Cross-country skiers by Nation
| Nations | 11 | 15 | 11 | 22 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 24 | |||||||||||||
| Cross-country skiers | 59 | 71 | 58 | 108 | 106 | 138 | 150 | 112 | 151 | |||||||||||||
See also
- Cross-country skiing at the Winter ParalympicsCross-country skiing at the Winter ParalympicsCross-country skiing has been contested at the Winter Paralympic Games since the first Winter Games in 1976.- Events :- Medal table : NPCs in italics no longer compete at the Winter ParalympicsAs of 2010 Winter Paralympics-References:...
- List of Olympic venues in cross-country skiing