Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics - wikipedia Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics Governing body FIS Events 12 ( men : 6 ; women : 6 ) Games 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 Medalists men women 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. Contents 1 Events 1.1 Men 's 1.2 Women 's 2 Medal table 3 Number of cross-country skiers by nation 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Events Men 's Event 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 Years 10 km 18 km / 15 km 20 30 km 13 50 km 23 4 x 10 km 20 Combined / Double pursuit / Skiathlon 8 Individual sprint 5 Team sprint Total Events 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 Women 's Event 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 Years 5 km 10 10 km 15 15 km 20 km / 30 km 10 3 / 4 x 5 km 17 Combined / Double pursuit / Skiathlon 8 Individual sprint 5 Team sprint Total Events 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 Medal table Main article : List of Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing Updated after 2018 Winter Olympics. Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total Norway ( NOR ) 47 42 32 121 Sweden ( SWE ) 31 25 24 80 Soviet Union ( URS ) 25 22 21 68 Finland ( FIN ) 21 25 34 80 5 Russia ( RUS ) 14 10 9 33 6 Italy ( ITA ) 9 13 13 35 7 Estonia ( EST ) 7 8 Switzerland ( SUI ) 0 8 9 Unified Team ( EUN ) 9 10 Germany ( GER ) 9 15 11 Poland ( POL ) 5 12 East Germany ( GDR ) 13 Canada ( CAN ) 0 14 Czech Republic ( CZE ) 5 9 15 Austria ( AUT ) 5 16 Kazakhstan ( KAZ ) 17 United States ( USA ) 0 18 Olympic Athletes from Russia ( OAR ) 0 5 8 19 Czechoslovakia ( TCH ) 0 5 20 France ( FRA ) 0 21 Slovenia ( SLO ) 0 0 22 Bulgaria ( BUL ) 0 0 Total 170 168 170 508 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 Nation 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 Years Algeria ( ALG ) Andorra ( AND ) Argentina ( ARG ) 5 5 9 Armenia ( ARM ) 5 Australia ( AUS ) 12 Austria ( AUT ) 5 8 10 9 5 7 8 6 7 7 7 8 19 Belarus ( BLR ) 9 10 14 7 7 6 6 Bermuda ( BER ) Bosnia and Herzegovina ( BIH ) Brazil ( BRA ) Bulgaria ( BUL ) 6 6 5 5 6 19 Canada ( CAN ) 7 12 13 13 Chile ( CHI ) China ( CHN ) 20 Costa Rica ( CRC ) Croatia ( CRO ) 6 Czechoslovakia ( TCH ) 6 6 6 9 5 9 5 11 Denmark ( DEN ) Dominica ( DMA ) Estonia ( EST ) 6 10 10 9 12 14 7 8 Ethiopia ( ETH ) Finland ( FIN ) 5 7 5 7 13 17 15 12 11 13 France ( FRA ) 6 8 5 7 8 6 5 11 Germany ( GER ) 5 10 9 11 14 13 11 Great Britain ( GBR ) 8 6 Greece ( GRE ) Hungary ( HUN ) 7 Iceland ( ISL ) 6 India ( IND ) Iran ( IRI ) Ireland ( IRL ) Italy ( ITA ) 6 7 9 11 14 9 9 17 Japan ( JPN ) 5 6 5 9 Kazakhstan ( KAZ ) 17 Kenya ( KEN ) Latvia ( LAT ) 5 5 8 Lebanon ( LIB ) Liechtenstein ( LIE ) 5 Lithuania ( LTU ) 7 Macedonia ( MKD ) Moldova ( MDA ) Mongolia ( MGL ) 8 11 Nepal ( NEP ) North Korea ( PRK ) Norway ( NOR ) 5 7 6 7 12 15 12 7 8 16 Poland ( POL ) 5 9 9 9 Portugal ( POR ) Romania ( ROU ) 9 6 South Africa ( RSA ) South Korea ( KOR ) Soviet Union ( URS ) 11 11 13 Spain ( ESP ) 5 Sweden ( SWE ) 6 6 6 9 11 15 11 12 11 Switzerland ( SUI ) 7 6 10 9 11 5 7 Turkey ( TUR ) United States ( USA ) 7 6 5 7 5 10 7 Yugoslavia ( YUG ) 6 6 6 9 Nations 11 15 11 22 15 19 20 19 24 25 19 24 24 32 35 40 35 37 44 53 55 54 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 Year 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 See also Cross-country skiing at the Winter Paralympics List of Olympic venues in cross-country skiing References External links Media related to Cross-country skiing at the Olympics at Wikimedia Commons Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 List of medalists List of venues Sports at the Olympic Games Summer sports Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Field hockey Football Golf Gymnastics Handball Judo Modern pentathlon Rowing Rugby sevens Sailing Shooting Swimming Synchronized swimming Table tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball Beach volleyball Water polo Weightlifting Wrestling Winter sports Alpine skiing Biathlon Bobsleigh Cross-country skiing Curling Figure skating Freestyle skiing Ice hockey Luge Nordic combined Short track speed skating Skeleton Ski jumping Snowboarding Speed skating Future sports ( 2020 ) Baseball Softball Karate Skateboarding Sport climbing Surfing Past sports Basque pelota Cricket Croquet Jeu de paume Lacrosse Military patrol Polo Rackets Roque Rugby union ( 15 - a-side ) Tug of war Water motorsports Demonstration sports American football Australian football Bandy Bowling Budo Disabled skiing Gliding Glima Ice stock sport Korfball La canne Pesäpallo Roller hockey Savate Skijoring Sled dog racing Speed skiing Water skiing Winter pentathlon Unofficial sports Angling Art competitions Ballooning Boules Cannon shooting Cycle polo Fire fighting Gaelic football Hurling Kaatsen Kite flying Life saving Longue paume Motor racing Motorcycle racing Pigeon racing Wushu See also : Paralympic sports Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cross-country_skiing_at_the_Winter_Olympics&oldid=831264950 '' Categories : Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics Sports at the Winter Olympics Skiing at the Winter Olympics Nordic skiing at the Winter Olympics Cross-country skiing at multi-sport events Talk Contents About Wikipedia Català Čeština Deutsch Eesti Español Français Frysk 한국어 हिन्दी Italiano Lietuvių Magyar मराठी Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Română Русский Српски / srpski Suomi Svenska ไทย Українська 中文 17 more Edit links This page was last edited on 19 March 2018, at 17 : 51. 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Question: when did cross country skiing become an olympic sport
Answer: 1924