# Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Paralympics

Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Paralympics was held at the Alpensia Biathlon Centre, South Korea. The twenty events were held from 11 to 18 March 2018. Canadian Brian McKeever won three individual gold and a team relay bronze, his third triple gold medal performance, for a career total of 13 gold medals and 17 medals in all, making him the most decorated Paralympic cross-country skier ever.

## Events

The program includes 20 events. The events are mostly divided into three classifications (sitting, standing and visually impaired). For each of these classifications, there are three men's events and three women's events. There are also two relay events which combine classifications. Standing skiers are those that have a locomotive disability but are able to use the same equipment as able-bodied skiers, whereas sitting competitors use a sitski. Skiers with a visual impairment compete with the help of a sighted guide. The skier with the visual impairment and the guide are considered a team, and dual medals are awarded.

### Men's events

* 1.1 km / 1.5 km sprint (all three classifications)
* 7.5 km (sitting) / 10 km (standing and visually impaired)
* 15 km (sitting) / 20 km (standing and visually impaired)

### Women's events

* 1.1 km / 1.5 km sprint (all three classifications)
* 5 km (sitting) / 7.5 km (standing and visually impaired)
* 12 km (sitting) / 15 km (standing and visually impaired)

### Relay events

* 4 x 2.5 km mixed relay (combined)
* 4 x 2.5 km open relay (combined)

## Competition schedule

The following is the competition schedule for all twenty events.
All times are local (UTC+9).
| Date | Time | Event |
| 11 March | 10:00 | Men's 15 km sitting |
| 11 March | 11:15 | Women's 12 km sitting |
| 12 March | 10:00 | Men's 20 km freestyle standing |
| 12 March | 10:25 | Men's 20 km freestyle visually impaired |
| 12 March | 12:00 | Women's 15 km freestyle visually impaired |
| 12 March | 12:15 | Women's 15 km freestyle standing |
| 14 March | 10:00 | Men's 1.1 km sprint, sitting qualification |
| 14 March | 10:17 | Women's 1.1 km sprint, sitting qualification |
| 14 March | 10:35 | Men's 1.5 km sprint classical, standing qualification |
| 14 March | 10:50 | Women's 1.5 km sprint classical, standing qualification |
| 14 March | 11:10 | Men's 1.5 km sprint classical, visually impaired qualification |
| 14 March | 11:25 | Women's 1.5 km sprint classical, visually impaired qualification |
| 14 March | 12:00 | Men's 1.1 km sprint, sitting semifinals |
| 14 March | 12:10 | Women's 1.1 km sprint, sitting semifinals |
| 14 March | 12:21 | Men's 1.5 km sprint classical, standing semifinals |
| 14 March | 12:31 | Women's 1.5 km sprint classical, standing semifinals |
| 14 March | 12:42 | Men's 1.5 km sprint classical, visually impaired semifinals |
| 14 March | 12:52 | Women's 1.5 km sprint classical, visually impaired semifinals |
| 14 March | 13:06 | Men's 1.1 km sprint, sitting final |
| 14 March | 13:20 | Women's 1.1 km sprint, sitting final |
| 14 March | 13:34 | Men's 1.5 km sprint classical, standing final |
| 14 March | 13:48 | Women's 1.5 km sprint classical, standing final |
| 14 March | 14:02 | Men's 1.5 km sprint classical, visually impaired final |
| 14 March | 14:16 | Women's 1.5 km sprint classical, visually impaired final |
| 17 March | 10:00 | Men's 10 km classical visually impaired |
| 17 March | 10:15 | Men's 10 km classical standing |
| 17 March | 11:45 | Women's 7.5 km classical standing |
| 17 March | 11:55 | Women's 7.5 km classical visually impaired |
| 17 March | 12:40 | Men's 7.5 km sitting |
| 17 March | 12:55 | Women's 5 km sitting |
| 18 March | 10:00 | 4x2.5 km Mixed Relay |
| 18 March | 11:00 | 4x2.5 km Open Relay |

## Medal summary
### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States (USA) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | Canada (CAN) | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | Ukraine (UKR) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | Belarus (BLR) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Neutral Paralympic Athletes (NPA) | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | South Korea (KOR)* | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | Totals (14 entries) | 20 | 20 | 21 | 61 |

### Women's events

| Event | Class | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Sprint details | Visually impaired | Sviatlana Sakhanenka Guide: Raman Yashchanka Belarus | 4:29.9 | Mikhalina Lysova Guide: Alexey Ivanov Neutral Paralympic Athletes | 4:44.0 | Oksana Shyshkova Guide: Vitaliy Kazakov Ukraine | 4:45.6 |
| Sprint details | Sitting | Oksana Masters United States | 4:06.7 | Andrea Eskau Germany | 4:08.8 | Marta Zaynullina Neutral Paralympic Athletes | 4:10.4 |
| Sprint details | Standing | Anna Milenina Neutral Paralympic Athletes | 5:11.1 | Vilde Nilsen Norway | 5:14.2 | Natalie Wilkie Canada | 5:14.3 |
| 5 kilometres details | Sitting | Oksana Masters United States | 16:42.0 | Andrea Eskau Germany | 16:53.5 | Marta Zaynullina Neutral Paralympic Athletes | 17:25.4 |
| 7.5 kilometres details | Visually impaired | Sviatlana Sakhanenka Guide: Raman Yashchanka Belarus | 22:19.3 | Mikhalina Lysova Guide: Alexey Ivanov Neutral Paralympic Athletes | 22:55.6 | Carina Edlinger Guide: Julian Edlinger Austria | 23:22.9 |
| 7.5 kilometres details | Standing | Natalie Wilkie Canada | 22:12.2 | Ekaterina Rumyantseva Neutral Paralympic Athletes | 22:13.8 | Emily Young Canada | 22:13.9 |
| 12 kilometres details | Sitting | Kendall Gretsch United States | 38:15.9 | Andrea Eskau Germany | 38:48.3 | Oksana Masters United States | 39:04.9 |
| 15 kilometres freestyle details | Visually impaired | Sviatlana Sakhanenka Guide: Raman Yashchanka Belarus | 49:11.7 | Oksana Shyshkova Guide: Vitaliy Kazakov Ukraine | 49:19.5 | Mikhalina Lysova Guide: Alexey Ivanov Neutral Paralympic Athletes | 52:29.2 |
| 15 kilometres freestyle details | Standing | Ekaterina Rumyantseva Neutral Paralympic Athletes | 49:37.6 | Anna Milenina Neutral Paralympic Athletes | 50:55.6 | Liudmyla Liashenko Ukraine | 51:06.6 |

### Men's events

| Event | Class | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Sprint details | Visually impaired | Brian McKeever Guide: Russell Kennedy Canada | 4:03.2 | Zebastian Modin Guide: Robin Bryntesson Sweden | 4:05.7 | Eirik Bye Guide: Arvid Nelson Norway | 4:32.7 |
| Sprint details | Sitting | Andrew Soule United States | 3:31.4 | Dzmitry Loban Belarus | 3:31.4 | Daniel Cnossen United States | 3:31.8 |
| Sprint details | Standing | Alexandr Kolyadin Kazakhstan | 4:19.7 | Yoshihiro Nitta Japan | 4:20.5 | Mark Arendz Canada | 4:21.7 |
| Sprint details | Standing | Alexandr Kolyadin Kazakhstan | 4:19.7 | Yoshihiro Nitta Japan | 4:20.5 | Ilkka Tuomisto Finland | 4:21.7 |
| 7.5 kilometres details | Sitting | Sin Eui-hyun South Korea | 22:28.4 | Daniel Cnossen United States | 22:33.7 | Maksym Yarovyi Ukraine | 22:39.9 |
| 10 kilometres details | Visually impaired | Brian McKeever Guide: Graham Nishikawa Canada | 23:17.8 | Jake Adicoff Guide: Sawyer Kesselheim United States | 24:31.3 | Yury Holub Guide: Dzmitry Budzilovich Belarus | 24:37.1 |
| 10 kilometres details | Standing | Yoshihiro Nitta Japan | 24:06.8 | Grygorii Vovchynskyi Ukraine | 24:15.5 | Mark Arendz Canada | 24:27.1 |
| 15 kilometres details | Sitting | Maksym Yarovyi Ukraine | 41:37.0 | Daniel Cnossen United States | 42:20.7 | Sin Eui-hyun South Korea | 42:28.9 |
| 20 kilometres freestyle details | Visually impaired | Brian McKeever Guide: Graham Nishikawa Canada | 46:02.4 | Yury Holub Guide: Dzmitry Budzilovich Belarus | 47:07.5 | Thomas Clarion Guide: Antoine Bollet France | 47:24.4 |
| 20 kilometres freestyle details | Standing | Ihor Reptyukh Ukraine | 44:52.4 | Benjamin Daviet France | 46:48.9 | Håkon Olsrud Norway | 47:10.6 |

### Relay events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 4 x 2.5 km Mixed Relay details | Ukraine (UKR) Iurii Utkin Guide: Ruslan Perekhoda Liudmyla Liashenko Iuliia Batenkova-Bauman Oksana Shyshkova Guide: Vitaliy Kazakov | 24:31.9 | Canada (CAN) Natalie Wilkie Emily Young Chris Klebl Mark Arendz | 25:21.9 | Germany (GER) Andrea Eskau Steffen Lehmker Alexander Ehler | 25:25.3 |
| 4 x 2.5 km Open Relay details | France (FRA) Benjamin Daviet Anthony Chalencon Guide: Simon Valverde Thomas Clarion Guide: Antoine Bollet | 22:46.6 | Norway (NOR) Nils-Erik Ulset Håkon Olsrud Eirik Bye Guide: Arvid Nelson | 23:09.1 | Canada (CAN) Collin Cameron Brian McKeever Guide: Graham Nishikawa | 23:52.4 |