Cross-country skiing is a sport that has been contested at the Winter Olympic Games since the inaugural games in 1924.

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.

50 km

Classic style: 1924–1936, 1948–1984, 1994, 2002, 2010, 2018. Freestyle: 1988–1992, 1998, 2006, 2014. Mass start: 2006–2022.

4 × 10 km relay

4x10 km classic style: 1936, 1948–1984. 4x10 km freestyle: 1988. 2x10 km classic style + 2x10 km freestyle: 1992–2018.

Combined/double pursuit/Skiathlon

Individual sprint

Classic style: 2010, 2018. Freestyle: 2002–2006, 2014.

Team sprint

Classic style: 2006, 2014, 2022. Free style: 2010, 2018.

Women

10 km

Classic style: 1952–1988, 2002–2006, 2014, 2022. Freestyle: 2010, 2018.

20 and 30 km

Classic style: 1984, 1994, 2002, 2010, 2018. Freestyle: 1988–1992, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2022. Mass start: 2006–2022.

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.

Combined/double pursuit/Skiathlon

Individual sprint

Classic style: 2010, 2018. Freestyle: 2002–2006, 2014.

Team sprint

Classic style: 2006, 2014, 2022. Freestyle: 2010, 2018.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Statistics

Medal table

Cross-country skier medal leaders

• 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

Women

• denotes only those Olympics at which mentioned skiers won at least one medal

Medals per year

Medal sweep events

These are the podium sweeps; events in which athletes from one NOC won all three medals.

Multiple medals at one Olympic Games – men

Multiple medals at one Olympic Games – women