CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING AT THE WINTER PARALYMPICS

Cross-country skiing at the Winter Paralympics
Cross-country skiing at the Winter Paralympics
Governing body	IPC
Events	27 (men: 16; women: 11)
Games
	1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2014; 2018; 2022;
	Medalists;

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

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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
	Visually impaired	• •	• •	• • • •		• • •	• • •		• • •	•	•	8
	Sitting			• •	• •	• •	• •	• • •	• • •	•	•	8
1 km men	Standing										•	1
	Visually impaired										•	1
	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
	Visually impaired	• •	• •	• •	• • •	• •	• • • • • •	• • • •	• •	•	•	10
	Sitting		•	•	• •	•	•	•	•	•	•	9
1 km women	Standing										•	1
	Visually impaired										•	1
	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
	Visually impaired	• •			• • •			• • •				3
	Intellectual disability							•				1
5 km men	Standing	• • • •	• • • • •	• • • • •	• • • •	• • •	• • • •	• •	• •	•		9
	Visually impaired						• • •	• • •	• • •	•		4
	Sitting		•	• •	• •	• •	• •	• • •	• • •	•		8
	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		25	27	35	38	27	48	39	32	20	20

Medal table

^[4]^[5] 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)		380	360	356	1096

Nations

References

^ IPC Historical Results Database - General Search, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
^ Paralympic Winter Sports Programme Build-Up Archived July 7, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, The Paralympian, No. 1/2002
^ Team handbook and guide Archived June 9, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, British Paralympic Association, February 10, 2010
^ IPC Historical Results Database - Athlete Search - Search by Sport, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
^ IPC Historical Results Database - Participation and Medallist Reports - Medal Standings, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)

[1] IPC Historical Results Database - General Search, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)

[2] Paralympic Winter Sports Programme Build-Up Archived July 7, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, The Paralympian, No. 1/2002

[3] Team handbook and guide Archived June 9, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, British Paralympic Association, February 10, 2010

[4] IPC Historical Results Database - Athlete Search - Search by Sport, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)

[5] IPC Historical Results Database - Participation and Medallist Reports - Medal Standings, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)

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Winter sports	Alpine skiing Biathlon Cross-country skiing Para ice hockey Snowboarding Wheelchair curling
Discontinued sports	Football 7-a-side Basketball ID Dartchery Ice sledge racing Lawn bowls Sailing Snooker Weightlifting Wrestling
Demonstration sports	Racquetball

v t e Sports at the Paralympic Games
Summer sports	Archery Athletics Badminton Boccia Cycling Equestrian Football 5-a-side Goalball Judo Paracanoe Paratriathlon Parataekwondo Powerlifting Rowing Shooting Swimming Table tennis Volleyball Wheelchair basketball Wheelchair fencing Wheelchair rugby Wheelchair tennis
Winter sports	Alpine skiing Biathlon Cross-country skiing Para ice hockey Snowboarding Wheelchair curling
Discontinued sports	Football 7-a-side Basketball ID Dartchery Ice sledge racing Lawn bowls Sailing Snooker Weightlifting Wrestling
Demonstration sports	Racquetball

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