# Cross-country skiing at the Winter Paralympics

Cross-country skiing has been contested at the Winter Paralympic Games since the first Winter Games in 1976.

## Summary

| Games | Year | Events | Best Nation |
| 1 | 1976 | 25 | Finland |
| 2 | 1980 | 27 | Finland |
| 3 | 1984 | 35 | Finland |
| 4 | 1988 | 38 | Norway |
| 5 | 1992 | 27 | Unified Team |
| 6 | 1994 | 48 | Norway |
| 7 | 1998 | 39 | Russia |
| 8 | 2002 | 32 | Norway |
| 9 | 2006 | 20 | Russia |
| 10 | 2010 | 20 | Russia |
| 11 | 2014 | 20 | Russia |
| 12 | 2018 | 20 | United States |
| 13 | 2022 | 20 | China |

## Events

| Event | Class | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 |
| Current program |||||||||||||||
| 20 km men | Standing | | | • | • | • • | • • • • | • | • | • | • | 8 |
| 20 km men | Visually impaired | | • • | | | | • • • | • | • | • | • | 6 |
| 15 km men | Sitting | | | | | | • • | • | • | • | • | 5 |
| 10 km men | Standing | • • • • | • • • • • | • • • • • • | • • • | • | • • • • | | • • | • | • | 9 |
| 10 km men | Visually impaired | • • | • • | • • • • | | • • • | • • • | | • • • | • | • | 8 |
| 10 km men | Sitting | | | • • | • • | • • | • • | • • • | • • • | • | • | 8 |
| 1 km men | Standing | | | | | | | | | | • | 1 |
| 1 km men | Visually impaired | | | | | | | | | | • | 1 |
| 1 km men | Sitting | | | | | | | | | | • | 1 |
| 1 x 4 km/ 2 x 5 km men | Standing/ Visually impaired/ Sitting | | | | | | | | | | • | 1 |
| 3 x 2.5 km women | Standing/ Visually impaired/ Sitting | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | 5 |
| 15 km women | Standing | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | 4 |
| 15 km women | Visually impaired | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | 4 |
| 10 km women | Sitting | | • | | | | • | • | • | • | • | 6 |
| 5 km women | Standing | • • • | • | • • | • • | • | • • • • | • • | • | • | • | 10 |
| 5 km women | Visually impaired | • • | • • | • • | • • • | • • | • • • • • • | • • • • | • • | • | • | 10 |
| 5 km women | Sitting | | • | • | • • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 |
| 1 km women | Standing | | | | | | | | | | • | 1 |
| 1 km women | Visually impaired | | | | | | | | | | • | 1 |
| 1 km women | Sitting | | | | | | | | | | • | 1 |
| Past events |||||||||||||||
| 3 x 10 km men | Standing | • | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 3 x 10 km men | Visually impaired | • | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 3 x 5 km men | Standing | • | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 3 x 5 km men | Visually impaired | | | | | • | | | | | | 1 |
| 3 x 2.5 km men | Sitting | | | • | • | • | • | • | | | | 5 |
| 4 x 10 km men | Visually impaired | | • | • | • | | | | | | | 3 |
| 4 x 5 km men | Standing | | • | • | • | • | | | | | | 4 |
| 4 x 5 km men | Standing / Visually impaired | | | | | | • | • | | | | 2 |
| 30 km men | Visually impaired | | | | • • • | • • • | | | | | | 2 |
| 20 km men | Intellectual disability | | | | | | | • | | | | 1 |
| 15 km men | Standing | | | | • • | | | • • | | | | 1 |
| 15 km men | Visually impaired | • • | | | • • • | | | • • • | | | | 3 |
| 15 km men | Intellectual disability | | | | | | | • | | | | 1 |
| 5 km men | Standing | • • • • | • • • • • | • • • • • | • • • • | • • • | • • • • | • • | • • | • | | 9 |
| 5 km men | Visually impaired | | | | | | • • • | • • • | • • • | • | | 4 |
| 5 km men | Sitting | | • | • • | • • | • • | • • | • • • | • • • | • | | 8 |
| 5 km men | Intellectual disability | | | | | | | • | | | | 1 |
| 1 x 2.5 km/ 2 x 5 km men | Standing/ Visually impaired/ Sitting | | | | | | | | • | | | 1 |
| 1 x 3.75 km/ 2 x 5 km men | Standing/ Visually impaired/ Sitting | | | | | | | | | • | | 1 |
| 3 x 5 km women | Standing | | | • | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 3 x 5 km women | Visually impaired | • | | | • | | | | | | | 2 |
| 15 km women | Intellectual disability | | | | | | | • | | | | 1 |
| 10 km women | Standing | • • | • • | • • | • • | • | • • | | • | • | | 8 |
| 10 km women | Visually impaired | • • | • • | • • | • • • | • • | • • • | | • • | • | | 8 |
| 5 km women | Intellectual disability | | | | | | | • • | | | | 1 |
| 2.5 km women | Sitting | | | • | • • | • | • | • | • | • | | 7 |
| 4 x 5 km women | Visually impaired | | • | • | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Total Events | Total Events | 25 | 27 | 35 | 38 | 27 | 48 | 39 | 32 | 20 | 20 | |

## Medal table

NPCs in italics no longer compete at the Winter Paralympics
As of 2022 Winter Paralympics
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Norway (NOR) | 78 | 49 | 35 | 162 |
| 2 | Russia (RUS) | 63 | 52 | 39 | 154 |
| 3 | Finland (FIN) | 63 | 47 | 54 | 164 |
| 4 | Germany (GER) | 35 | 55 | 33 | 123 |
| 5 | Canada (CAN) | 25 | 7 | 14 | 46 |
| 6 | Ukraine (UKR) | 16 | 23 | 25 | 64 |
| 7 | Sweden (SWE) | 14 | 20 | 25 | 59 |
| 8 | France (FRA) | 14 | 9 | 18 | 41 |
| 9 | Austria (AUT) | 11 | 19 | 20 | 50 |
| 10 | Poland (POL) | 11 | 6 | 19 | 36 |
| 11 | United States (USA) | 10 | 20 | 10 | 40 |
| 12 | Unified Team | 9 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| 13 | Belarus (BLR) | 7 | 9 | 10 | 26 |
| 14 | China (CHN) | 7 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
| 15 | Switzerland (SUI) | 5 | 11 | 21 | 37 |
| 16 | Italy (ITA) | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 |
| 17 | Japan (JPN) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 18 | Neutral Paralympic Athletes | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 19 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 22 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 23 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (26 entries) | Totals (26 entries) | 380 | 360 | 356 | 1,096 |