# List of FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in women's cross-country skiing

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

## 10 km

Debuted: 1954. Not held: 1993–1999. Resumed: 2001. Classic style: 1954–1987, 1989, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2019, 2025. Free style: 1989, 1991, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2021, 2023. Interval start: 1954–1991, 2001–2025.
| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1954 Falun | Lyubov Kozyreva (URS) | Siiri Rantanen (FIN) | Mirja Hietamies (FIN) |
| 1958 Lahti | Alevtina Kolchina (URS) | Lyubov Kozyreva (URS) | Siiri Rantanen (FIN) |
| 1962 Zakopane | Alevtina Kolchina (URS) (2) | Maria Gusakova (URS) | Radya Yeroshina (URS) |
| 1966 Oslo | Klavdiya Boyarskikh (URS) | Alevtina Kolchina (URS) | Toini Gustafsson (SWE) |
| 1970 Vysoké Tatry | Alevtina Olyunina (URS) | Marjatta Kajosmaa (FIN) | Galina Kulakova (URS) |
| 1974 Falun | Galina Kulakova (URS) | Barbara Petzold (GDR) | Helena Takalo (FIN) |
| 1978 Lahti | Zinaida Amosova (URS) | Raisa Smetanina (URS) | Hilkka Riihivuori (FIN) |
| 1982 Oslo | Berit Aunli (NOR) | Hilkka Riihivuori (FIN) | Květa Jeriová (TCH) |
| 1985 Seefeld | Anette Bøe (NOR) | Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (FIN) | Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo (NOR) |
| 1987 Oberstdorf | Anne Jahren (NOR) | Marjo Matikainen (FIN) | Brit Pettersen (NOR) |
| 1989 Lahti (classical) | Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (FIN) | Pirkko Määttä (FIN) | Marjo Matikainen (FIN) |
| 1989 Lahti (freestyle) | Yelena Välbe (URS) | Marjo Matikainen (FIN) | Tamara Tikhonova (URS) |
| 1991 Val di Fiemme | Yelena Välbe (URS) (2) | Marie-Helene Westin (SWE) | Tamara Tikhonova (URS) |
| 1993–1999 | Not included in the World Championships program | Not included in the World Championships program | Not included in the World Championships program |
| 2001 Lahti | Bente Skari (NOR) | Olga Danilova (RUS) | Larisa Lazutina (RUS) |
| 2003 Val di Fiemme | Bente Skari (NOR) (2) | Kristina Šmigun (EST) | Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen (NOR) |
| 2005 Oberstdorf | Kateřina Neumannová (CZE) | Yuliya Chepalova (RUS) | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) |
| 2007 Sapporo | Kateřina Neumannová (CZE) (2) | Olga Zavyalova (RUS) | Arianna Follis (ITA) |
| 2009 Liberec | Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (FIN) | Marianna Longa (ITA) | Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) |
| 2011 Oslo | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) | Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) | Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (FIN) |
| 2013 Val di Fiemme | Therese Johaug (NOR) | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) | Yuliya Chekalyova (RUS) |
| 2015 Falun | Charlotte Kalla (SWE) | Jessie Diggins (USA) | Caitlin Compton Gregg (USA) |
| 2017 Lahti | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) (2) | Charlotte Kalla (SWE) | Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen (NOR) |
| 2019 Seefeld | Therese Johaug (NOR) | Frida Karlsson (SWE) | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (NOR) |
| 2021 Oberstdorf | Therese Johaug (NOR) (3) | Frida Karlsson (SWE) | Ebba Andersson (SWE) |
| 2023 Planica | Jessie Diggins (USA) | Frida Karlsson (SWE) | Ebba Andersson (SWE) |
| 2025 Trondheim | Ebba Andersson (SWE) | Therese Johaug (NOR) | Frida Karlsson (SWE) |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Norway | 10 | 2 | 6 | 18 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 9 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
| 3 | Finland | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | Sweden | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | Czech Republic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | United States | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Russia | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | East Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Estonia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | Totals (12 entries) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 78 |

## 3/4 × 5/7.5 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. 2×7.5 km classic style + 2×7.5 km free style: 2025.
| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 3 × 5 km relay ||||
| 1954 Falun | Lyubov Kozyreva Margarita Maslennikova Valentina Tsaryova Soviet Union | Sirkka Polkunen Mirja Hietamies Siiri Rantanen Finland | Anna-Lisa Eriksson Märta Norberg Sonja Edström Sweden |
| 1958 Lahti | Radya Yeroshina Alevtina Kolchina Lyubov Kozyreva Soviet Union | Toini Mikkola-Pöysti Pirkko Korkee Siiri Rantanen Finland | Märta Norberg Irma Johansson Sonja Edström Sweden |
| 1962 Zakopane | Lyubov Baranova (3) Maria Gusakova Alevtina Kolchina Soviet Union | Barbro Martinsson Britt Strandberg Toini Gustafsson Sweden | Siiri Rantanen Eeva Ruoppa Mirja Lehtonen Finland |
| 1966 Oslo | Klavdiya Boyarskikh Rita Achkina Alevtina Kolchina (3) Soviet Union | Ingrid Wigernæs Inger Aufles Berit Mørdre Norway | Barbro Martinsson Britt Strandberg Toini Gustafsson Sweden |
| 1970 Vysoké Tatry | Nina Fyodorova Galina Kulakova Alevtina Olyunina Soviet Union | Gabriele Haupt Renata Fischer Anna Unger East Germany | Senja Pusula Helena Takalo Marjatta Kajosmaa Finland |
| 4 × 5 km relay ||||
| 1974 Falun | Nina Fyodorova (2) Nina Selyunina Raisa Smetanina Galina Kulakova (2) Soviet Union | Sigrun Krause Petra Hinze Barbara Petzold Veronika Schmidt East Germany | Alena Bartošová Gabriela Sekajová Miroslava Jaškovská Blanka Paulů Czechoslovakia |
| 1978 Lahti | Taina Impiö Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen Hilkka Riihivuori Helena Takalo Finland | Marlies Rostock Birgit Schreiber Barbara Petzold Christel Meinel East Germany | Nina Rocheva Zinaida Amosova Raisa Smetanina Galina Kulakova Soviet Union |
| 1982 Oslo | Anette Bøe Inger Helene Nybråten Berit Aunli Brit Pettersen Norway | Lyubov Lyadova Lyubov Zabolotskaya Raisa Smetanina Galina Kulakova Soviet Union | Petra Sölter Carola Anding Barbara Petzold Veronika Hesse East Germany |
| 1985 Seefeld | Tamara Tikhonova Raisa Smetanina Liliya Vasilchenko Anfisa Romanova Soviet Union | Anette Bøe Anne Jahren Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo Berit Aunli Norway | Manuela Drescher Gaby Nestler Antje Misersky Ute Noack East Germany |
| 1987 Oberstdorf | Antonina Ordina Nina Gavrylyuk Larisa Ptitsyna Anfisa Reztsova Soviet Union | Marianne Dahlmo Nina Skeime Anne Jahren Anette Bøe Norway | Magdalena Wallin Karin Lamberg-Skog Annika Dahlman Marie-Helene Westin Sweden |
| 1989 Lahti | Pirkko Määttä Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (2) Jaana Savolainen Marjo Matikainen Finland | Yuliya Shamshurina Raisa Smetanina Tamara Tikhonova Yelena Välbe Soviet Union | Inger Helene Nybråten Anne Jahren Nina Skeime Marianne Dahlmo Norway |
| 1991 Val di Fiemme | Lyubov Yegorova Raisa Smetanina (3) Tamara Tikhonova (2) Yelena Välbe Soviet Union | Bice Vanzetta Manuela Di Centa Gabriella Paruzzi Stefania Belmondo Italy | Solveig Pedersen Inger Helene Nybråten Elin Nilsen Trude Dybendahl Norway |
| 1993 Falun | Yelena Välbe Larisa Lazutina Nina Gavrylyuk Lyubov Yegorova (2) Russia | Gabriella Paruzzi Bice Vanzetta Manuela Di Centa Stefania Belmondo Italy | Trude Dybendahl Inger Helene Nybråten Anita Moen Elin Nilsen Norway |
| 1995 Thunder Bay | Olga Danilova Yelena Välbe Larisa Lazutina Nina Gavrylyuk Russia | Marit Mikkelsplass Inger Helene Nybråten Elin Nilsen Anita Moen-Guidon Norway | Anna Frithioff Marie-Helene Westin Antonina Ordina Anette Fanqvist Sweden |
| 1997 Trondheim | Olga Danilova Larisa Lazutina Nina Gavrylyuk Yelena Välbe (4) Russia | Bente Martinsen Marit Mikkelsplass Elin Nilsen Trude Dybendahl Hartz Norway | Riikka Sirviö Tuulikki Pyykkönen Kati Pulkkinen Satu Salonen Finland |
| 1999 Ramsau | Olga Danilova Larisa Lazutina Anfisa Reztsova (3) Nina Gavrylyuk Russia | Sabina Valbusa Gabriella Paruzzi Antonella Confortola Stefania Belmondo Italy | Viola Bauer Ramona Roth Evi Sachenbacher Sigrid Wille Germany |
| 2001 Lahti | Olga Danilova (4) Larisa Lazutina (6) Yuliya Chepalova Nina Gavrylyuk (6) Russia | Anita Moen Bente Skari Elin Nilsen Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen Norway | Gabriella Paruzzi Sabina Valbusa Stefania Belmondo Cristina Paluselli Italy |
| 2003 Val di Fiemme | Manuela Henkel Viola Bauer Claudia Künzel Evi Sachenbacher Germany | Anita Moen Marit Bjørgen Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen Vibeke Skofterud Norway | Natalya Korostelyova Olga Zavyalova Yelena Burukhina Nina Gavrylyuk Russia |
| 2005 Oberstdorf | Vibeke Skofterud Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen Kristin Størmer Steira Marit Bjørgen Norway | Larisa Kurkina Natalya Baranova-Masalkina Yevgeniya Medvedeva-Arbuzova Yuliya Chepalova Russia | Gabriella Paruzzi Antonella Confortola Sabina Valbusa Arianna Follis Italy |
| 2007 Sapporo | Virpi Kuitunen Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Riitta-Liisa Roponen Pirjo Manninen Finland | Stefanie Böhler Viola Bauer Claudia Künzel-Nystad Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle Germany | Vibeke Skofterud Marit Bjørgen Kristin Størmer Steira Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen Norway |
| 2009 Liberec | Pirjo Muranen (2) Virpi Kuitunen (2) Riitta-Liisa Roponen (2) Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (2) Finland | Katrin Zeller Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle Miriam Gössner Claudia Künzel-Nystad Germany | Lina Andersson Britta Norgren Anna Haag Charlotte Kalla Sweden |
| 2011 Oslo | Vibeke Skofterud (2) Therese Johaug Kristin Størmer Steira Marit Bjørgen Norway | Ida Ingemarsdotter Anna Haag Britta Johansson Norgren Charlotte Kalla Sweden | Pirjo Muranen Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Riitta-Liisa Roponen Krista Lähteenmäki Finland |
| 2013 Val di Fiemme | Heidi Weng Therese Johaug Kristin Størmer Steira (3) Marit Bjørgen Norway | Ida Ingemarsdotter Emma Wikén Anna Haag Charlotte Kalla Sweden | Yuliya Ivanova Alia Iksanova Mariya Guschina Yuliya Chekalyova Russia |
| 2015 Falun | Heidi Weng Therese Johaug Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen Marit Bjørgen Norway | Sofia Bleckur Charlotte Kalla Maria Rydqvist Stina Nilsson Sweden | Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Kerttu Niskanen Riitta-Liisa Roponen Krista Pärmäkoski Finland |
| 2017 Lahti | Maiken Caspersen Falla Heidi Weng Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen (2) Marit Bjørgen (5) Norway | Anna Haag Charlotte Kalla Ebba Andersson Stina Nilsson Sweden | Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Kerttu Niskanen Laura Mononen Krista Pärmäkoski Finland |
| 2019 Seefeld | Ebba Andersson Frida Karlsson Charlotte Kalla Stina Nilsson Sweden | Heidi Weng Ingvild Flugstad Østberg Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen Therese Johaug Norway | Yuliya Belorukova Anastasia Sedova Anna Nechaevskaya Natalya Nepryayeva Russia |
| 2021 Oberstdorf | Tiril Udnes Weng Heidi Weng (4) Therese Johaug (4) Helene Marie Fossesholm Norway | Yana Kirpichenko Yuliya Stupak Tatiana Sorina Natalya Nepryayeva Russian Ski Federation | Jasmi Joensuu Johanna Matintalo Riitta-Liisa Roponen Krista Pärmäkoski Finland |
| 2023 Planica | Tiril Udnes Weng (2) Astrid Øyre Slind Ingvild Flugstad Østberg Anne Kjersti Kalvå Norway | Laura Gimmler Katharina Hennig Pia Fink Victoria Carl Germany | Emma Ribom Ebba Andersson Frida Karlsson Maja Dahlqvist Sweden |
| 4 × 7.5 km relay ||||
| 2025 Trondheim | Emma Ribom Frida Karlsson (2) Ebba Andersson (2) Jonna Sundling Sweden | Heidi Weng Astrid Øyre Slind Therese Johaug Kristin Austgulen Fosnæs Norway | Pia Fink Katharina Hennig Helen Hoffmann Victoria Carl Germany |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | Norway | 8 | 9 | 4 | 21 |
| 3 | Russia | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | Finland | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 5 | Sweden | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 |
| 6 | Germany | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | East Germany | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Italy | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Russian Ski Federation | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 87 |

## 5 km (discontinued)

Debuted: 1962. Not held: 1989. Resumed: 1991. Discontinued: 1999. Classic style: 1962–1987, 1991–1999.
Interval start: 1962–1987, 1991–1999.
| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1962 Zakopane | Alevtina Kolchina (URS) | Lyubov Baranova (URS) | Maria Gusakova (URS) |
| 1966 Oslo | Alevtina Kolchina (URS) (2) | Klavdiya Boyarskikh (URS) | Rita Achkina (URS) |
| 1970 Vysoké Tatry | Galina Kulakova (URS) | Galina Pilyushenko (URS) | Nina Fyodorova (URS) |
| 1974 Falun | Galina Kulakova (URS) (2) | Blanka Paulů (TCH) | Raisa Smetanina (URS) |
| 1978 Lahti | Helena Takalo (FIN) | Hilkka Riihivuori (FIN) | Raisa Smetanina (URS) |
| 1982 Oslo | Berit Aunli (NOR) | Hilkka Riihivuori (FIN) | Brit Pettersen (NOR) |
| 1985 Seefeld | Anette Bøe (NOR) | Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (FIN) | Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo (NOR) |
| 1987 Oberstdorf | Marjo Matikainen (FIN) | Anfisa Reztsova (URS) | Evi Kratzer (SUI) |
| 1989 | Not included in the World Championships program | Not included in the World Championships program | Not included in the World Championships program |
| 1991 Val di Fiemme | Trude Dybendahl (NOR) | Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (FIN) | Manuela Di Centa (ITA) |
| 1993 Falun | Larisa Lazutina (RUS) | Lyubov Yegorova (RUS) | Trude Dybendahl (NOR) |
| 1995 Thunder Bay | Larisa Lazutina (RUS) (2) | Nina Gavrylyuk (RUS) | Manuela Di Centa (ITA) |
| 1997 Trondheim | Yelena Välbe (RUS) | Stefania Belmondo (ITA) | Olga Danilova (RUS) |
| 1999 Ramsau | Bente Martinsen (NOR) | Olga Danilova (RUS) | Kateřina Neumannová (CZE) |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 2 | Norway | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Russia | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Finland | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 |

## 20 km, 30 km and 50 km

Debuted: 1978. Cancelled due to weather conditions: 2001. Classic style: 1978–1985, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2021, 2023. Free style: 1987–1995, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2019, 2025. Interval start: 1978–1999, 2003. Mass start: 2005–2025.
| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 20 km ||||
| 1978 Lahti | Zinaida Amosova (URS) | Galina Kulakova (URS) | Helena Takalo (FIN) |
| 1980 Falun | Veronika Hesse (GDR) | Galina Kulakova (URS) | Raisa Smetanina (URS) |
| 1982 Oslo | Raisa Smetanina (URS) | Berit Aunli (NOR) | Hilkka Riihivuori (FIN) |
| 1985 Seefeld | Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo (NOR) | Brit Pettersen (NOR) | Anette Bøe (NOR) |
| 1987 Oberstdorf | Marie-Helene Westin (SWE) | Anfisa Reztsova (URS) | Larisa Ptitsyna (URS) |
| 30 km ||||
| 1989 Lahti | Yelena Välbe (URS) | Larisa Lazutina (URS) | Marjo Matikainen (FIN) |
| 1991 Val di Fiemme | Lyubov Yegorova (URS) | Yelena Välbe (URS) | Manuela Di Centa (ITA) |
| 1993 Falun | Stefania Belmondo (ITA) | Manuela Di Centa (ITA) | Lyubov Yegorova (RUS) |
| 1995 Thunder Bay | Yelena Välbe (RUS) | Manuela Di Centa (ITA) | Antonina Ordina (SWE) |
| 1997 Trondheim | Yelena Välbe (RUS) (3) | Stefania Belmondo (ITA) | Marit Mikkelsplass (NOR) |
| 1999 Ramsau | Larisa Lazutina (RUS) | Olga Danilova (RUS) | Kristina Šmigun (EST) |
| 2001 Lahti | Cancelled due to extremely cold weather | Cancelled due to extremely cold weather | Cancelled due to extremely cold weather |
| 2003 Val di Fiemme | Olga Zavyalova (RUS) | Yelena Burukhina (RUS) | Kristina Šmigun (EST) |
| 2005 Oberstdorf | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) | Virpi Kuitunen (FIN) | Natalya Baranova-Masalkina (RUS) |
| 2007 Sapporo | Virpi Kuitunen (FIN) | Kristin Størmer Steira (NOR) | Therese Johaug (NOR) |
| 2009 Liberec | Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) | Yevgeniya Medvedeva-Arbuzova (RUS) | Valentyna Shevchenko (UKR) |
| 2011 Oslo | Therese Johaug (NOR) | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) | Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) |
| 2013 Val di Fiemme | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) | Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) | Therese Johaug (NOR) |
| 2015 Falun | Therese Johaug (NOR) | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) | Charlotte Kalla (SWE) |
| 2017 Lahti | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) (3) | Heidi Weng (NOR) | Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen (NOR) |
| 2019 Seefeld | Therese Johaug (NOR) | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (NOR) | Frida Karlsson (SWE) |
| 2021 Oberstdorf | Therese Johaug (NOR) (4) | Heidi Weng (NOR) | Frida Karlsson (SWE) |
| 2023 Planica | Ebba Andersson (SWE) | Anne Kjersti Kalvå (NOR) | Frida Karlsson (SWE) |
| 50 km ||||
| 2025 Trondheim | Frida Karlsson (SWE) | Heidi Weng (NOR) | Therese Johaug (NOR) |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Norway | 8 | 10 | 6 | 24 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | Russia | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | Italy | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Finland | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | Poland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | East Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Estonia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 69 |

## 15 km (discontinued)

Debuted: 1989. Discontinued: 2003. Classic style: 1989–1995, 2001, 2003. Free style: 1997, 1999.
Interval start: 1989–2001. Mass start: 2003.
| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1989 Lahti | Marjo Matikainen (FIN) | Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (FIN) | Pirkko Määttä (FIN) |
| 1991 Val di Fiemme | Yelena Välbe (URS) | Trude Dybendahl (NOR) | Stefania Belmondo (ITA) |
| 1993 Falun | Yelena Välbe (RUS) | Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (FIN) | Marjut Rolig (FIN) |
| 1995 Thunder Bay | Larisa Lazutina (RUS) | Yelena Välbe (RUS) | Inger Helene Nybråten (NOR) |
| 1997 Trondheim | Yelena Välbe (RUS) (3) | Stefania Belmondo (ITA) | Kateřina Neumannová (CZE) |
| 1999 Ramsau | Stefania Belmondo (ITA) | Kristina Šmigun (EST) | Maria Theurl (AUT) |
| 2001 Lahti | Bente Skari (NOR) | Olga Danilova (RUS) | Kaisa Varis (FIN) |
| 2003 Val di Fiemme | Bente Skari (NOR) (2) | Kristina Šmigun (EST) | Olga Zavyalova (RUS) |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Russia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Norway | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Finland | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Italy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Estonia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |

## Combined/double pursuit/Skiathlon

Debuted: 1993.
| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 5 km classical interval start + 10 km freestyle pursuit. Separate days. ||||
| 1993 Falun | Stefania Belmondo (ITA) | Larisa Lazutina (RUS) | Lyubov Yegorova (RUS) |
| 1995 Thunder Bay | Larisa Lazutina (RUS) | Nina Gavrylyuk (RUS) | Olga Danilova (RUS) |
| 1997 Trondheim | Yelena Välbe (RUS) | Stefania Belmondo (ITA) | Nina Gavrylyuk (RUS) |
| 1999 Ramsau | Stefania Belmondo (ITA) (2) | Nina Gavrylyuk (RUS) | Iryna Taranenko-Terelya (UKR) |
| 5 km classical interval start + 5 km freestyle pursuit. Same day ||||
| 2001 Lahti | Virpi Kuitunen (FIN) | Larisa Lazutina (RUS) | Olga Danilova (RUS) |
| 5 km classical mass start; then 5 km freestyle pursuit ||||
| 2003 Val di Fiemme | Kristina Šmigun (EST) | Evi Sachenbacher (GER) | Olga Zavyalova (RUS) |
| 7.5 km classical mass start; then 7.5 km freestyle pursuit ||||
| 2005 Oberstdorf | Yuliya Chepalova (RUS) | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) | Kristin Størmer Steira (NOR) |
| 2007 Sapporo | Olga Zavyalova (RUS) | Kateřina Neumannová (CZE) | Kristin Størmer Steira (NOR) |
| 2009 Liberec | Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) | Kristin Størmer Steira (NOR) | Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (FIN) |
| 2011 Oslo | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) | Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) | Therese Johaug (NOR) |
| 2013 Val di Flemme | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) | Therese Johaug (NOR) | Heidi Weng (NOR) |
| 2015 Falun | Therese Johaug (NOR) | Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen (NOR) | Charlotte Kalla (SWE) |
| 2017 Lahti | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) (3) | Krista Pärmäkoski (FIN) | Charlotte Kalla (SWE) |
| 2019 Seefeld | Therese Johaug (NOR) | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (NOR) | Natalya Nepryayeva (RUS) |
| 2021 Oberstdorf | Therese Johaug (NOR) (3) | Frida Karlsson (SWE) | Ebba Andersson (SWE) |
| 2023 Planica | Ebba Andersson (SWE) | Frida Karlsson (SWE) | Astrid Øyre Slind (NOR) |
| 10 km classic mass start; then 10 km freestyle pursuit ||||
| 2025 Trondheim | Ebba Andersson (SWE) (2) | Therese Johaug (NOR) | Jonna Sundling (SWE) |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Norway | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
| 2 | Russia | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | Sweden | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Finland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Poland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Estonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 51 |

## Individual sprint

Debuted: 2001. Classic style: 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2021, 2023. Free style: 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2019, 2025.
| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2001 Lahti | Pirjo Manninen (FIN) | Kati Sundqvist (FIN) | Yuliya Chepalova (RUS) |
| 2003 Val di Fiemme | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) | Claudia Künzel (GER) | Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen (NOR) |
| 2005 Oberstdorf | Emelie Öhrstig (SWE) | Lina Andersson (SWE) | Sara Renner (CAN) |
| 2007 Sapporo | Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen (NOR) | Petra Majdič (SLO) | Virpi Kuitunen (FIN) |
| 2009 Liberec | Arianna Follis (ITA) | Kikkan Randall (USA) | Pirjo Muranen (FIN) |
| 2011 Oslo | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) | Arianna Follis (ITA) | Petra Majdič (SLO) |
| 2013 Val di Fiemme | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) | Ida Ingemarsdotter (SWE) | Maiken Caspersen Falla (NOR) |
| 2015 Falun | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) (4) | Stina Nilsson (SWE) | Maiken Caspersen Falla (NOR) |
| 2017 Lahti | Maiken Caspersen Falla (NOR) | Jessie Diggins (USA) | Kikkan Randall (USA) |
| 2019 Seefeld | Maiken Caspersen Falla (NOR) (2) | Stina Nilsson (SWE) | Mari Eide (NOR) |
| 2021 Oberstdorf | Jonna Sundling (SWE) | Maiken Caspersen Falla (NOR) | Anamarija Lampič (SLO) |
| 2023 Planica | Jonna Sundling (SWE) | Emma Ribom (SWE) | Maja Dahlqvist (SWE) |
| 2025 Trondheim | Jonna Sundling (SWE) (3) | Kristine Stavås Skistad (NOR) | Nadine Fähndrich (SUI) |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Norway | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 2 | Sweden | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | Finland | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | United States | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Russia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 |

## Team sprint

Debuted: 2005. Classic style: 2009, 2011, 2017, 2019, 2025. Free style: 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2021, 2023.
| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2005 Oberstdorf | Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen Marit Bjørgen Norway | Riitta-Liisa Lassila Pirjo Manninen Finland | Yuliya Chepalova Alyona Sidko Russia |
| 2007 Sapporo | Riitta-Liisa Roponen Virpi Kuitunen Finland | Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle Claudia Künzel-Nystad Germany | Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen Marit Bjørgen Norway |
| 2009 Liberec | Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Virpi Kuitunen (2) Finland | Anna Olsson Lina Andersson Sweden | Marianna Longa Arianna Follis Italy |
| 2011 Oslo | Ida Ingemarsdotter Charlotte Kalla Sweden | Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Krista Lähteenmäki Finland | Maiken Caspersen Falla Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen Norway |
| 2013 Val di Flemme | Jessie Diggins Kikkan Randall United States | Charlotte Kalla Ida Ingemarsdotter Sweden | Riikka Sarasoja-Lilja Krista Lähteenmäki Finland |
| 2015 Falun | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg Maiken Caspersen Falla Norway | Ida Ingemarsdotter Stina Nilsson Sweden | Justyna Kowalczyk Sylwia Jaśkowiec Poland |
| 2017 Lahti | Heidi Weng Maiken Caspersen Falla (2) Norway | Yuliya Belorukova Natalya Matveyeva Russia | Sadie Bjornsen Jessie Diggins United States |
| 2019 Seefeld | Stina Nilsson Maja Dahlqvist Sweden | Katja Višnar Anamarija Lampič Slovenia | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg Maiken Caspersen Falla Norway |
| 2021 Oberstdorf | Maja Dahlqvist Jonna Sundling Sweden | Laurien van der Graaff Nadine Fähndrich Switzerland | Eva Urevc Anamarija Lampič Slovenia |
| 2023 Planica | Emma Ribom Jonna Sundling Sweden | Anne Kjersti Kalvå Tiril Udnes Weng Norway | Jessie Diggins Julia Kern United States |
| 2025 Trondheim | Maja Dahlqvist (3) Jonna Sundling (3) Sweden | Jessie Diggins Julia Kern United States | Anja Weber Nadine Fähndrich Switzerland |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Sweden | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Norway | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Finland | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | United States | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 |

## Medal table

Table updated after the 2025 Championships.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Norway | 48 | 31 | 32 | 111 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 27 | 15 | 12 | 54 |
| 3 | Russia | 19 | 17 | 17 | 53 |
| 4 | Sweden | 18 | 20 | 21 | 59 |
| 5 | Finland | 14 | 20 | 23 | 57 |
| 6 | Italy | 5 | 11 | 8 | 24 |
| 7 | United States | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | Poland | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | Czech Republic | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | Germany | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| 11 | East Germany | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 12 | Estonia | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 13 | Slovenia | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 14 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | Russian Ski Federation | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (19 entries) | Totals (19 entries) | 140 | 140 | 140 | 420 |

## 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

| Rank | Cross-country skier | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Marit Bjørgen | Norway | 2003 | 2017 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 26 |
| 2 | Therese Johaug | Norway | 2007 | 2025 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 23 |
| 3 | Yelena Välbe | Soviet Union Russia | 1989 | 1997 | 14 | 3 | – | 17 |
| 4 | Larisa Lazutina (Ptitsyna) | Soviet Union Russia | 1987 | 2001 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
| 5 | Alevtina Kolchina | Soviet Union | 1958 | 1966 | 7 | 1 | – | 8 |
| 6 | Jonna Sundling | Sweden | 2021 | 2025 | 7 | – | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | Nina Gavrylyuk | Soviet Union Russia | 1987 | 2003 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 8 | Ebba Andersson | Sweden | 2017 | 2025 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 9 | Virpi Kuitunen | Finland | 2001 | 2009 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | Heidi Weng | Norway | 2013 | 2025 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 |

### Individual events

| Rank | Cross-country skier | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Marit Bjørgen | Norway | 2003 | 2017 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| 2 | Therese Johaug | Norway | 2007 | 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 17 |
| 3 | Yelena Välbe | Soviet Union Russia | 1989 | 1997 | 10 | 2 | – | 12 |
| 4 | Larisa Lazutina (Ptitsyna) | Soviet Union Russia | 1987 | 2001 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | Bente Skari (Martinsen) | Norway | 1999 | 2003 | 5 | – | – | 5 |
| 6 | Stefania Belmondo | Italy | 1991 | 1999 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | Alevtina Kolchina | Soviet Union | 1958 | 1966 | 4 | 1 | – | 5 |
| 8 | Ebba Andersson | Sweden | 2021 | 2025 | 4 | – | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | Galina Kulakova | Soviet Union | 1970 | 1980 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Jonna Sundling | Sweden | 2021 | 2025 | 3 | – | 1 | 4 |

## 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.
| Country | Cross-country skier | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Norway | Marit Bjørgen | 2003 | 2017 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 26 |
| Soviet Union Russia | Yelena Välbe | 1989 | 1997 | 14 | 3 | – | 17 |
| Russia (as such only) | Larisa Lazutina | 1993 | 2001 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| Soviet Union (as such only) | Alevtina Kolchina (by the gold first ranking system) | 1958 | 1966 | 7 | 1 | – | 8 |
| Soviet Union (as such only) | Raisa Smetanina (by total number of medals) | 1974 | 1991 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| Sweden | Jonna Sundling (by the gold first ranking system) | 2021 | 2025 | 7 | – | 1 | 8 |
| Sweden | Charlotte Kalla (by total number of medals) | 2009 | 2019 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| Finland | Virpi Kuitunen (by the gold first ranking system) | 2001 | 2009 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Finland | Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (by total number of medals) | 2007 | 2017 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| Italy | Stefania Belmondo | 1991 | 2001 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 |
| Poland | Justyna Kowalczyk | 2009 | 2015 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| United States | Jessie Diggins | 2013 | 2025 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Czech Republic | Kateřina Neumannová* | 1997 | 2007 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Germany | Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle | 1999 | 2009 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Estonia | Kristina Šmigun* | 1999 | 2003 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| East Germany | Veronika Hesse (Schmidt) (by the gold first ranking system) | 1974 | 1982 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| East Germany | Barbara Petzold (by total number of medals) | 1974 | 1982 | – | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Slovenia | Anamarija Lampič | 2019 | 2021 | – | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Switzerland | Nadine Fähndrich | 2021 | 2025 | – | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Czechoslovakia | Blanka Paulů | 1974 | 1974 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Russian Ski Federation (as such only) | Yana Kirpichenko | 2021 | 2021 | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| Russian Ski Federation (as such only) | Natalya Nepryayeva | 2021 | 2021 | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| Russian Ski Federation (as such only) | Tatiana Sorina | 2021 | 2021 | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| Russian Ski Federation (as such only) | Yuliya Stupak | 2021 | 2021 | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| Austria | Maria Theurl* | 1999 | 1999 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Canada | Sara Renner* | 2005 | 2005 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Ukraine | Valentyna Shevchenko | 2009 | 2009 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Ukraine | Iryna Taranenko-Terelya | 1999 | 1999 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
An asterisk (*) marks athletes who are the only representatives of their respective countries to win a medal.

## Multiple medals at one championship

* 5 medals:
** out of 5 possible:
*** 1997 Yelena Välbe
*** 1989 Marjo Matikainen
** out of 6 possible:
*** 2011 Marit Bjørgen
*** 2013 Marit Bjørgen
*** 2005 Marit Bjørgen
*** 2019 Ingvild Flugstad Østberg
* 4 medals:
** out of 4 possible:
*** 1982 Berit Aunli
*** 1985 Anette Bøe
*** 1985 Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo
*** 1978 Raisa Smetanina
** out of 5 possible:
*** 1995 Larisa Lazutina
*** 1991 Yelena Välbe
*** 2001 Olga Danilova
*** 1993 Lyubov Yegorova
*** 1997 Stefania Belmondo
** out of 6 possible:
*** 2017 Marit Bjørgen
*** 2021 Therese Johaug
*** 2019 Therese Johaug
*** 2007 Virpi Kuitunen
*** 2009 Aino-Kaisa Saarinen
*** 2025 Jonna Sundling
*** 2013 Therese Johaug
*** 2023 Ebba Andersson
*** 2003 Kristina Šmigun (all four individual)
*** 2005 Yuliya Chepalova
*** 2015 Charlotte Kalla
*** 2003 Olga Zavyalova
*** 2025 Therese Johaug
*** 2023 Frida Karlsson
* 3 medals:
** out of 3 possible:
*** 1962 Alevtina Kolchina
*** 1974 Galina Kulakova
*** 1966 Klavdiya Boyarskikh
*** 1966 Alevtina Kolchina
*** 1970 Galina Kulakova
*** 1962 Maria Gusakova
** out of 4 possible:
*** 1978 Helena Takalo
*** 1978 Zinaida Amosova
*** 1987 Anfisa Reztsova
*** 1978 Hilkka Riihivuori
*** 1982 Hilkka Riihivuori
* 2 medals out of 2 possible:
*** 1954 Lyubov Kozyreva
*** 1958 Alevtina Kolchina
*** 1958 Lyubov Kozyreva
*** 1954 Siiri Rantanen
*** 1954 Mirja Hietamies
*** 1958 Siiri Rantanen