This is a list of medalists from the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in women's cross-country skiing. Bold numbers in brackets denotes record number of victories in corresponding disciplines.

10 km

Debuted: 1954. Classic style: 1954–1987, 1989, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2019. Free style: 1989, 1991, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2021, 2023. Interval start: 1954–1991, 2001–2023. Medal table

3/4 × 5 km relay

Debuted: 1954. 3×5 km classic style: 1954–1970. 4×5 km classic style: 1974–1985. 4×5 km free style: 1987. 2×5 km classic style + 2×5 km free style: 1989–2023. Medal table

5 km (discontinued)

Debuted: 1962. Discontinued: 1999. Classic style: 1962–1987, 1991–1999. Interval start: 1962–1987, 1991–1999. Medal table

20 km and 30 km

Debuted: 1978. Classic style: 1978–1985, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2021, 2023. Free style: 1987–1995, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2019. Interval start: 1978–1999, 2003. Mass start: 2005–2023. Medal table

15 km (discontinued)

Debuted: 1989. Discontinued: 2003. Classic style: 1989–1995, 2001, 2003. Free style: 1997, 1999. Interval start: 1989–2001. Mass start: 2003. Medal table

Combined/double pursuit/Skiathlon

Debuted: 1993. Medal table

Individual sprint

Debuted: 2001. Classic style: 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2021, 2023. Free style: 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2019. Medal table

Team sprint

Debuted: 2005. Classic style: 2009, 2011, 2017, 2019. Free style: 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2021, 2023. Medal table

Medal table

Table updated after the 2023 Championships.

Multiple medalists

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.

All events

Individual events

Best performers by country

Here are listed most successful cross-country skiers in the history of each medal-winning national team – according to the gold-first ranking system and by total number of World Championships medals (one skier if he holds national records in both categories or few skiers if these national records belongs to different persons). If the total number of medals is identical, the gold, silver and bronze medals are used as tie-breakers (in that order). If all numbers are the same, the skiers get the same placement and are sorted by the alphabetic order. An asterisk (*) marks athletes who are the only representatives of their respective countries to win a medal.

Multiple medals at one championship

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