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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
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.
Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held at the Kuyangshu Nordic Center and Biathlon Center in Zhangjiakou, China. [1] A total of 296 quota spots (148 per gender) were distributed to the sport, a decline of 14 from the 2018 Winter Olympics. [2] A total of 12 events were contested, six each for men and women. [3]
Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held at the Alpensia Cross-Country Skiing Centre in Pyeongchang, South Korea. [1] The twelve events took place between 10 and 25 February 2018. Qualification
1976 Winter Paralympics: Paralympic cross-country skiing added. 1980 Winter Olympics: Women's 20 km added. 2002 Winter Olympics: Appearance of sprint and mass start events in Salt Lake City. At the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, cross-country skiing will feature events in both classic cross-country and skate skiing (also called free technique). The ...
For top 30 in the 2009-10 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup extra quota places were allocated separately for both genders, nations with two or more skiers in the top 30 earning two more skiers and nations with one skier in the top 30 earning one extra place. The remaining quotas were allocated to countries based on the FIS point allocation list.
The overall leader of the 2021–22 FIS Cross-Country World Cup before the Olympics, as well as the sprint leader, was Klæbo. Thomas Helland Larsen and Even Northug won the only team sprint event of the season. Erik Valnes and Klæbo are the 2021 World Champions in team sprint. The Russian duo of Bolshunov and Alexander Terentyev are also ...
August "Gus" Schumacher (born July 25, 2000) is an American cross-country skier. [2] In 2020, Schumacher became the first American to win a gold medal in an individual race at the Junior World Ski Championships. [3] He competed in the 30 kilometre skiathlon at the 2022 Winter Olympics. [4]