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 GamesYear EventsBest Nation1 1924 2 (1)2 1928 2 (2)3 1932 2 (1)4 1936 3 (1)5 1948 3 (2)6 1952 4 (2)7 1956 6 (1)8 1960 6 (3)9 1964 7 (2)10 1968 7 (3)11 1972 7 (3)12 1976 7 (4)13 1980 7 (5)GamesYear EventsBest Nation14 1984 8 (3)15 1988 8 (6)16 1992 10 (4)17 1994 10 (5)18 1998 10 (1)19 2002 12 (6)20 2006 12 (4)21 2010 12 (7)22 2014 12 (8)23 2018 12 (9)24 2022 12 (10)25 2026 12 (11)

Events C = classical, F = freestyle, m = mass start, p = pursuit, s = skiathlon

Men's 10 km C C C F 4 18 km/15 km • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C C C F C F C 21 30 km • • • • • • • • C C F C Fm 13 50 km • • • • • • • • • • • • • • F F C F C Fm Cm Fm Cm Fm Cm 25 4 x 10/7.5 km • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 22 Combined/Double pursuit/Skiathlon Fp Fp Fp p s s s s s s 10 Individual sprint F F C F C F C 7 Team sprint C F C F C F 6 Total Events 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 108

Women's 5 km • • • • • • C C C C 10 10 km • • • • • • • • • C C C F C F C F 17 15 km C F C Fm 4 20 km/30 km/50 km • F F C F C Fm Cm Fm Cm Fm Cm 12 3/4 x 5 km/4 x 7.5 km • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 19 Combined/Double pursuit/Skiathlon Fp Fp Fp p s s s s s s 10 Individual sprint F F C F C F C 7 Team sprint C F C F C F 6 Total Events 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 85

Medal table

Sources (after the 2022 Winter Olympics): Accurate as of 2026 Winter Olympics.

Notes 2 gold medals and no silver were awarded at 2002 men's 2 × 10 kilometre pursuit. 2 bronze medals were awarded at 2018 women's 10 kilometre freestyle.

Number of cross-country skiers by nation Nations 11 15 11 22 15 19 20 19 24 25 19 24 24 32 35 40 35 37 44 53 55 54 65 Cross-country skiers 59 71 58 108 106 138 150 112 151 147 152 165 131 179 197 223 197 228 260 307 292 310 313

See also Cross-country skiing at the Winter Paralympics List of Olympic venues in cross-country skiing

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