Women's Olympic Cross Country Skiing

Updated September 27, 2017 | Infoplease Staff

Multiple gold medals (including relays): Lyubov Egorova, Marit Bjorgen (6); Larissa Lazutina (5); Galina Kulakova and Raisa Smetanina (4); Claudia Boyarskikh, Olga Danilova and Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen, Julija Tchepalova, Elena Valbe (3); Stefania Belmondo, Manuela Di Centa, Nina Gavriluk, Toini Gustafsson, Barbara Petzold, Kristina Smigun-Vahi, Claudia Nystad, Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle (2).

Multiple gold medals (including relays and Biathlon): Anfisa Reztsova (2).

1.5-kilometer Sprint

New event in 2002.

Year		Time
2002	Julija Tchepalova, RUS	3:10.6
2006	Chandra Crawford, CAN	2:12.3
2010	Marit Bjoergen, NOR	Final
2014	Maiken Caspersen Falla	2:32.07

Team Sprint

New event in 2006.

Year		Time
2006	Sweden	16:36.9
2010	Germany	Final
2014	Norway	16:04.05

5 kilometers

Held as a classical event from 1964-98. From 1992-98 it was half of the combined pursuit event. Discontinued after 1998.

Year		Time
1964	Claudia Boyarskikh, USSR	17:50.5
1968	Toini Gustafsson, SWE	16:45.2
1972	Galina Kulakova, USSR	17:00.50
1976	Helena Takalo, FIN	15:48.69
1980	Raisa Smetanina, USSR	15:06.92
1984	Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen, FIN	17:04.0
1988	Marjo Matikainen, FIN	15:04.0
1992	Marjut Lukkarinen, FIN	14:13.8
1994	Lyubov Egorova, RUS	14:08.8
1998	Larissa Lazutina, RUS	17:37.9

Combined Pursuit

From 1992-98 the pursuit consisted of a 10-km freestyle race in which the starting order was determined by order of finish in the 5-km classical race contested on separate days. In 2002, the pursuit was shortened to a 5-km classical race followed by a 5-km freestyle race contested on the same day. The 5-km classical is no longer a separate medal event. Beginning in 2006, the Women's Combined Pursuit consists of a 7.5-classical race and a 7.5-km mass start.

Year		Time
1992	Lyubov Egorova, UT	40:07.7
1994	Lyubov Egorova, RUS	41:38.1
1998	Larissa Lazutina, RUS	46:06.9
2002	Olga Danilova, RUS	24:52.1
2006	Kristina Smigun-Vahi	42:48.7
2010	Marit Bjoergen, NOR	39:58.1
2014	Marit Bjoergen, NOR	38:33.6

10 kilometers

Held as a classical event from 1952-88, and since 2002. Replaced by 10-km combined pursuit from 1992-98.

Year		Time
1952	Lydia Wideman, FIN	41:40.0
1956	Lyubov Kosyreva, USSR	38:11.0
1960	Maria Gusakova, USSR	39:46.6
1964	Claudia Boyarskikh, USSR	40:24.3
1968	Toini Gustafsson, SWE	36:46.5
1972	Galina Kulakova, USSR	34:17.82
1976	Raisa Smetanina, USSR	30:13.41
1980	Barbara Petzold, E. Ger	30:31.54
1984	Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen, FIN	31:44.2
1988	Vida Venciene, USSR	30:08.3
1992-98 Not held
2002	Bente Skari, NOR	28:05.6
2006	Kristina Smigun-Vahi, EST	27:51.4
2010	Charlotte Kalla, SWE	24:58.4
2014	Justyna Kowalczyk, POL	28:17.8

15 kilometers

Held as a freestyle event from 1992-94, and since 2002. Held as a classical event in 1998.

Year		Time
1992	Lyubov Egorova, UT	42:20.8
1994	Manuela Di Centa, ITA	39:44.5
1998	Olga Danilova, RUS	46:55.4
2002	Stefania Belmondo, ITA	39:54.4

20 kilometers

Held as a classical event from 1984-88. Discontinued in 1992 and replaced by the 30-kilometer freestyle.

Year		Time
1984	Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen, FIN	1:01:45.0
1988	Tamara Tikhonova, USSR	55:53.6

30 kilometers

Replaced 20-km classical event in 1992. Held as a freestyle event 1992-98. Held as a classical event since 2002.

Year		Time
1992	Stefania Belmondo, ITA	1:22:30.1
1994	Manuela Di Centa, ITA	1:25:41.6
1998	Julija Tchepalova, RUS	1:22:01.5
2002	Gabriella Paruzzi, ITA*	1:30:57.1
2006	Katerina Neumannova, CZE	1:22:25.4
2010	Justyna Kowalczyk, POL	1:30:33.7
2014	Marit Bjoergen, NOR	1:11:05.2

*Paruzzi finished second to Larissa Lazutina of Russia, who was disqualified after failing a drug test.

4x5-kilometer Relay

Two classical and two freestyle legs since 1992. Event featured three skiers per team from 1956-72.

Year		Time
1956	Finland	1:09:01.0
1960	Sweden	1:04:21.4
1964	Soviet Union	59:20.2
1968	Norway	57:30.0
1972	Soviet Union	48:46.15
1976	Soviet Union	1:07:49.75
1980	East Germany	1:02:11.10
1984	Norway	1:06:49.7
1988	Soviet Union	59:51.1
1992	Unified Team	59:34.8
1994	Russia	57:12.5
1998	Russia	55:13.5
2002	Germany	49:30.6
2006	Russia	54:47.7
2010	Norway	55:19.5
2014	Sweden	53:02.7