# FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships is a biennial Nordic skiing event organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS). The World Championships was started in 1925 for men and opened for women's participation in 1954. World Championship events include Nordic skiing's three disciplines: cross-country skiing, ski jumping, and Nordic combined (the latter being a combination sport consisting of both cross-country and ski jumping). The Winter Olympics from 1924 to 1980 were also the Nordic World Ski Championships (except in the Nordic combined events). This meant that the Olympic champions were also World champions and received an additional medal from the International Ski Federation (FIS). Since 1985, the World Championships have been held in odd-numbered years.

## History

The first Nordic Skiing World Championships were held in Chamonix in 1924, as part of the first Winter Olympics, which were only later recognized as such. The competitions took place annually until 1939. From 1925 to 1927, the FIS referred to the events as Rendezvous races, while in the years after that until 1935 they were held as FIS races. Since 1937, the competitions have had the official title of FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. Until the 1980 Winter Olympics, the Olympic champions were also World champions, except in Nordic combined events.
The 1940 Nordic World Ski Championships were canceled due to the war, but this was also criticized at the time. The Italian winter sports resort of Cortina d'Ampezzo organized the 1941 Nordic World Ski Championships. However, the FIS subsequently declared these invalid at a congress in Pau in 1946, so that the medals awarded lost their official status and were no longer counted.
With the 1984 Winter Olympics, the rule that the Olympic winners were also World champions was finally abandoned. Since 1985, the Nordic World Ski Championships have taken place in odd-numbered years, independently of the Winter Olympics, in order to avoid an overlap with the Olympics.
The 1980 and 1984 World Championships consisted of a total of only three events; women's 20 km cross-country (1980), ski-jumping team event and Nordic combined team event (both 1984). These events were not held in the 1980 Winter Olympics and 1984 Winter Olympics and therefore got their own World Championships.

### Historical notes

The following list shows when new events were added for the first time:
* 1933, men's relay (cross-country) was added.
* 1954, women's 10 km and 3 × 5 km relay was added, men's 15 km (cross-country) replaced the 18 km.
* 1962, men's normal hill (ski jumping) and women's 5 km (cross-country) were added.
* 1978, women's 20 km (cross-country) was added.
* 1982, men's ski jumping team large hill and Nordic combined team large hill were added.
* 1989, women's 15 km was added (cross-country) and women's 30 km replaced the 20 km.
* 1991, men's 10 km (cross-country) was added.
* 1993, cross-country pursuit (both genders) were added.
* 2001, men's ski jumping team normal hill was added and cross-country sprint (both genders) replaced the 10 km (men) and the 5 km (women).
* 2003, women's 30 km and men's 50 km (cross-country) changed from interval start to mass start. Additionally, the Skiathlon format was introduced for pursuit races (previously separate races on the same day).
* 2005, cross-country team sprint (both genders) were added.
* 2009, women's normal hill (ski jumping) was added.
* 2011, Nordic combined team normal hill was added.
* 2013, mixed team (ski jumping) was added and team sprint large hill (Nordic combined) replaced the team large hill.
* 2019, women's team normal hill (ski jumping) was added.
* 2021, women's Nordic combined with women's large hill (ski jumping) were added.
* 2023, Nordic combined mixed team event replaced men's team sprint large hill.
* 2025, men's 10 km replaced the 15 km (interval start, cross-country), women's 50 km replaced the 30 km (mass-start, cross-country), men's and women's 4x7,5 km replaced the men's 4x10 km and the women's 4x5 km (relay, cross-country), men's and women's 20 km replaced the men's 30 km and the women's 15 km (skiathlon, cross-country), men's compact 7,5 km replaced the Gundersen 10 km (normal hill, Nordic combined), women's mass-start 5 km + normal hill (Nordic combined) and men's and women's Para Sprint (separated from Para Cross-Country World Championships) were added.

## Editions

| # | Year | Location | Date | Venue | Host country | Top nation | Events | Notes |
| — | 1924 | Chamonix | 25 Jan – 2 Feb | Stade Olympique de Chamonix / Tremplin Olympique du Mont | France | Norway | 4 | Declared the first Winter Olympic Games in 1926. Declared the first Nordic World Ski Championships in 1965. |
| 1 | 1925 | Janské Lázně | 4–14 Feb | — | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 4 | Denoted Rendezvous races |
| 2 | 1926 | Lahti | 4–6 Feb | Salpausselkä | Finland | Norway | 4 | Denoted Rendezvous races |
| 3 | 1927 | Cortina d'Ampezzo | 2–5 Feb | Trampolino Olimpico | Italy | Sweden | 4 | Denoted FIS races |
| — | 1928 | St. Moritz | 11–17 Feb | Olympic Stadium / Olympiaschanze | Switzerland | Norway | 4 | Winter Olympic Games |
| 4 | 1929 | Zakopane | 5–9 Feb | — | Poland | Finland | 4 | Denoted FIS races |
| 5 | 1930 | Oslo | 27 Feb – 1 Mar | Holmenkollen | Norway | Norway | 4 | |
| 6 | 1931 | Oberhof | 13–15 Feb | — | Germany | Norway | 4 | |
| — | 1932 | Lake Placid | 10–13 Feb | James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink / Lake Placid Olympic Ski Jumping Complex | United States | Norway | 4 | Winter Olympic Games |
| 7 | 1933 | Innsbruck | 8–12 Feb | | Austria | Sweden | 5 | Denoted FIS races. First with cross-country relay |
| 8 | 1934 | Sollefteå | 20–25 Feb | Hallstaberget | Sweden | Norway | 5 | Denoted FIS races |
| 9 | 1935 | Vysoké Tatry | 13–18 Feb | | Czechoslovakia (2) | Norway | 5 | Denoted FIS races |
| — | 1936 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 6–15 Feb | Olympic Stadium / Große Olympiaschanze | Germany | Norway | 5 | Winter Olympic Games |
| 10 | 1937 | Chamonix | 12–28 Feb | Tremplin Olympique / Stade Olympique | France | Norway | 5 | First official FIS Nordic World Ski Championships |
| 11 | 1938 | Lahti (2) | 24–28 Feb | Salpausselkä | Finland (2) | Finland | 5 | |
| 12 | 1939 | Zakopane (2) | 11–19 Feb | — | Poland (2) | Finland | 5 | |
| — | 1941 | Cortina d'Ampezzo | 1–10 Feb | Trampolino Olimpico | Italy | Finland | 5 | Declared unofficial in 1946 |
| — | 1948 | St. Moritz | 31 Jan – 7 Feb | Olympic Stadium / Olympiaschanze | Switzerland | Sweden | 5 | Winter Olympic Games |
| 13 | 1950 | Lake Placid (SJ) Rumford (XC) | 1–6 Feb | Intervales — | United States | Sweden | 5 | First championship outside Europe |
| — | 1952 | Oslo | 17–24 Feb | Holmenkollbakken | Norway | Finland | 6 | Winter Olympic Games |
| 14 | 1954 | Falun | 13–21 Feb | Lugnet | Sweden (2) | Soviet Union | 8 | First championship with women |
| — | 1956 | Cortina d'Ampezzo | 27 Jan – 5 Feb | Stadio della neve / Trampolino Olimpico | Italy | Finland | 8 | Winter Olympic Games |
| 15 | 1958 | Lahti (3) | 1–9 Mar | Salpausselkä | Finland (3) | Finland | 8 | |
| — | 1960 | Squaw Valley | 19–27 Feb | McKinney Creek Stadium / Papoose Peak Jumps | United States | Finland | 8 | Winter Olympic Games |
| 16 | 1962 | Zakopane (3) | 18–25 Feb | — | Poland (3) | Soviet Union | 10 | First with normal hill |
| — | 1964 | Innsbruck Seefeld in Tirol | 18–28 Feb | Bergiselschanze / Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze / Olympiaregion Seefeld | Austria | Finland | 10 | Winter Olympic Games |
| 17 | 1966 | Oslo (2) | 17–27 Feb | Holmenkollen | Norway (2) | Norway | 10 | |
| — | 1968 | Grenoble | 7–18 Feb | Dauphine / Le Claret / Austrans | France | Norway | 10 | Winter Olympic Games |
| 18 | 1970 | Vysoké Tatry (2) | 14–22 Feb | Štrbské pleso | Czechoslovakia (3) | Soviet Union | 10 | |
| — | 1972 | Sapporo | 5–13 Feb | — | Japan | Soviet Union | 10 | Winter Olympic Games |
| 19 | 1974 | Falun (2) | 16–24 Feb | Lugnet | Sweden (3) | East Germany | 10 | |
| — | 1976 | Innsbruck Seefeld in Tirol | 7–15 Feb | Bergiselschanze / Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze / Olympiaregion Seefeld | Austria | Soviet Union | 10 | Winter Olympic Games |
| 20 | 1978 | Lahti (4) | 18–26 Feb | Salpausselkä | Finland (4) | Soviet Union | 11 | |
| — | 1980 | Lake Placid | 14–23 Feb | Lake Placid Olympic Ski Jumping Complex / Olympic Sports Complex | United States | Soviet Union | 10 | Winter Olympic Games. Last Winter Olympics, which were also considered the Nordic World Ski Championships |
| 21 | 1980 | Falun (3) | 8 Mar | Lugnet | Sweden (4) | East Germany | 1 | Non-Olympic event |
| 22 | 1982 | Oslo (3) | 19–28 Feb | Holmenkollen | Norway (3) | Norway | 13 | First with team large hill/Nordic combined relay |
| 23 | 1984 | Engelberg (SJ) Rovaniemi (NC) | 26 Feb 17 Mar | Gross-Titlis-Schanze – | Switzerland Finland (5) | Finland | 2 | Non-Olympic events |
| 24 | 1985 | Seefeld | 16–27 Jan | Seefeld Nordic Competence Centre / Bergiselschanze in Innsbruck | Austria (2) | Norway | 13 | |
| 25 | 1987 | Oberstdorf | 12–21 Feb | Schattenberg Ski Jump / Birgsautal | West Germany | Sweden | 13 | |
| 26 | 1989 | Lahti (5) | 17–26 Feb | Salpausselkä / Lahti Stadium | Finland (6) | Finland | 15 | |
| 27 | 1991 | Val di Fiemme | 7–17 Feb | Lago di Tesero / Trampolino dal Ben | Italy (2) | Norway | 15 | First with 10 km cross-country (men) |
| 28 | 1993 | Falun (4) | 19–28 Feb | Lugnet | Sweden (5) | Norway | 15 | First with pursuit |
| 29 | 1995 | Thunder Bay | 9–19 Mar | Big Thunder | Canada | Russia | 15 | |
| 30 | 1997 | Trondheim | 21 Feb – 2 Mar | Granåsen Ski Centre | Norway (4) | Russia | 15 | |
| 31 | 1999 | Ramsau | 19–28 Feb | Ramsau am Dachstein / Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze in Bischofshofen | Austria (3) | Norway | 16 | First with 10 km/large hill |
| 32 | 2001 | Lahti (6) | 15–25 Feb | Salpausselkä / Lahti Stadium | Finland (7) | Norway | 19 | First with team normal hill; first with sprint |
| 33 | 2003 | Val di Fiemme (2) | 18 Feb – 1 Mar | Lago di Tesero / Trampolino dal Ben | Italy (3) | Norway | 18 | |
| 34 | 2005 | Oberstdorf (2) | 16–27 Feb | Schattenberg Ski Jump / Ried | Germany (2) | Norway | 19 | First with team sprint |
| 35 | 2007 | Sapporo | 22 Feb – 4 Mar | Miyanomori / Okurayama / Shirahatayama / Sapporo Dome | Japan | Norway | 18 | |
| 36 | 2009 | Liberec | 18 Feb – 1 Mar | Ještěd / Vesec | Czech Republic | Norway | 20 | First with ski jumping for women; only with Nordic combined mass start |
| 37 | 2011 | Oslo (4) | 23 Feb – 6 Mar | Holmenkollen | Norway (5) | Norway | 21 | First with Nordic combined normal hill relay |
| 38 | 2013 | Val di Fiemme (3) | 20 Feb – 3 Mar | Lago di Tesero / Trampolino dal Ben | Italy (4) | Norway | 21 | First with mixed team ski jumping First with Nordic combined large hill team sprint |
| 39 | 2015 | Falun (5) | 18 Feb – 1 Mar | Lugnet | Sweden (6) | Norway | 21 | |
| 40 | 2017 | Lahti (7) | 22 Feb – 5 Mar | Salpausselkä / Lahti Stadium | Finland (8) | Norway | 21 | |
| 41 | 2019 | Seefeld (2) | 20 Feb – 3 Mar | Seefeld Nordic Competence Centre / Bergiselschanze in Innsbruck | Austria (4) | Norway | 22 | First with women's team ski jumping |
| 42 | 2021 | Oberstdorf (3) | 24 Feb – 7 Mar | Schattenberg Ski Jump / Ried | Germany (3) | Norway | 24 | First with women's nordic combined individual race First with women's ski jumping large hill |
| 43 | 2023 | Planica | 22 Feb – 5 Mar | Planica Nordic Centre | Slovenia | Norway | 24 | First with Nordic combined mixed team event |
| 44 | 2025 | Trondheim (2) | 26 Feb – 9 Mar | Granåsen Ski Centre | Norway (6) | Norway | 25+6 | First with women's mass-start 5 km + normal hill (Nordic combined), men's and women's para sprint events |
| 45 | 2027 | Falun (6) | 24 Feb – 7 Mar | Lugnet | Sweden (7) | | | |
| 46 | 2029 | Lahti (8) | | Salpausselkä / Lahti Stadium | Finland (9) | | | |

## Medalists by sport

* Cross-country skiing
** List of FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in men's cross-country skiing
** List of FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in women's cross-country skiing
* Nordic combined
** List of FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in Nordic combined
* Ski jumping
** List of FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in ski jumping

## Medal table

Table updated after the 2025 Championships.
The medals won at the 13 Winter Olympics (from 1924 through 1980) are not included into this table.
The medals won at the para cross-country events (in 2025) are also not included.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Norway | 184 | 141 | 132 | 457 |
| 2 | Finland | 63 | 74 | 70 | 207 |
| 3 | Sweden | 58 | 53 | 58 | 169 |
| 4 | Germany | 39 | 53 | 33 | 125 |
| 5 | Soviet Union | 36 | 32 | 24 | 92 |
| 6 | Austria | 28 | 33 | 43 | 104 |
| 7 | Russia | 26 | 32 | 31 | 89 |
| 8 | East Germany | 12 | 15 | 11 | 38 |
| 9 | Poland | 12 | 7 | 13 | 32 |
| 10 | Italy | 11 | 24 | 24 | 59 |
| 11 | Japan | 11 | 14 | 20 | 45 |
| 12 | Slovenia | 8 | 5 | 9 | 22 |
| 13 | United States | 8 | 5 | 7 | 20 |
| 14 | Czechoslovakia | 7 | 12 | 11 | 30 |
| 15 | France | 6 | 4 | 15 | 25 |
| 16 | Switzerland | 4 | 7 | 10 | 21 |
| 17 | West Germany | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 18 | Czech Republic | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| 19 | Estonia | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 20 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 21 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 22 | Russian Ski Federation | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 23 | Spain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Yugoslavia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Belarus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (27 entries) | Totals (27 entries) | 532 | 532 | 531 | 1,595 |

## Multiple medalists

Boldface denotes active athletes and highest medal count among all athletes (including these who not included in these tables) per type.

### All events

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Gender | Discipline | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Marit Bjørgen | Norway | F | Cross-country skiing | 2003 | 2017 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 26 |
| 2 | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Norway | M | Cross-country skiing | 2017 | 2025 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
| 3 | Therese Johaug | Norway | F | Cross-country skiing | 2007 | 2025 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 23 |
| 4 | Yelena Välbe | Soviet Union Russia | F | Cross-country skiing | 1989 | 1997 | 14 | 3 | – | 17 |
| 5 | Petter Northug | Norway | M | Cross-country skiing | 2007 | 2015 | 13 | 3 | – | 16 |
| 6 | Larisa Lazutina (Ptitsyna) | Soviet Union Russia | F | Cross-country skiing | 1987 | 2001 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
| 7 | Jarl Magnus Riiber | Norway | M | Nordic combined | 2019 | 2025 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
| 8 | Bjørn Dæhlie | Norway | M | Cross-country skiing | 1991 | 1999 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| 9 | Thomas Morgenstern | Austria | M | Ski jumping | 2005 | 2013 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 10 | Eric Frenzel | Germany | M | Nordic combined | 2011 | 2023 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 18 |

### Individual events
#### Men

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Discipline | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Norway | Cross-country skiing | 2017 | 2025 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | Petter Northug | Norway | Cross-country skiing | 2009 | 2015 | 7 | 2 | – | 9 |
| 3 | Jarl Magnus Riiber | Norway | Nordic combined | 2019 | 2025 | 6 | 1 | – | 7 |
| 4 | Bjørn Dæhlie | Norway | Cross-country skiing | 1991 | 1999 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | Gunde Svan | Sweden | Cross-country skiing | 1985 | 1991 | 5 | 2 | – | 7 |
| 6 | Vladimir Smirnov | Soviet Union Kazakhstan | Cross-country skiing | 1989 | 1995 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | Mika Myllylä | Finland | Cross-country skiing | 1995 | 1999 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Ronny Ackermann | Germany | Nordic combined | 2001 | 2007 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Adam Małysz | Poland | Ski jumping | 2001 | 2011 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | Eric Frenzel | Germany | Nordic combined | 2011 | 2019 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Johannes Rydzek | Germany | Nordic combined | 2011 | 2017 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |

#### Women

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

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