Cross-Country Skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics was held between 9 and 24 February 2002 at Soldier Hollow.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Norway |
5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 2 |  Italy |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 |  Russia |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |  Germany |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 |  Estonia |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Austria |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Canada |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Czech Republic |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |  Sweden |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Switzerland |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
Men[]
| Event | 
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 km | Andrus Veerpalu
|
Frode Estil
|
Jaak Mae
|
| 30 km mass start | Christian Hoffmann
|
Mikhail Botvinov
|
Kristen Skjeldal
|
| 50 km | Mikhail Ivanov
|
Andrus Veerpalu
|
Odd-Bjoern Hjelmeset
|
| Pursuit | Thomas Alsgaard Frode Estil
|
- | Per Elofsson
|
| Sprint | Tor Arne Hetland
|
Peter Schlickenrieder
|
Cristian Zorzi
|
| Relay | Norway Thomas Alsgaard Anders Aukland Frode Estil Kristen Skjeldal |
Italy Giorgio di Centa Fabio Maj Pietro Piller Cottrer Cristian Zorzi |
Germany Tobias Angerer Jens Filbrich Andreas Schluetter Rene Sommerfeldt |
Women[]
| Event |
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km | Bente Skari
|
Julija Tchepalova
|
Stefania Belmondo
|
| 15 km mass start | Stefania Belmondo
|
Katerina Neumannova
|
Julija Tchepalova
|
| 30 km | Gabriella Paruzzi
|
Stefania Belmondo
|
Bente Skari
|
| Pursuit | Beckie Scott
|
Katerina Neumannova
|
Viola Bauer
|
| Sprint | Julija Tchepalova
|
Evi Sachenbacher
|
Anita Moen
|
| Relay | Germany Viola Bauer Manuela Henkel Claudia Kuenzel Evi Sachenbacher |
Norway Marit Bjoergen Anita Moen Hilde Pedersen Bente Skari |
Switzerland Brigitte Albrecht Loretan Andrea Huber Natascia Leonardi Cortesi Laurence Rochat |
Statistics[]
- There were 260 total athletes from 44 countries.
- Irina Terentjeva was the youngest participant with 17 years and 225 days.
- Arturo Kinch was the oldest participant with 45 years and 311 days.
- 9 athletes were chosen to be a flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
- Norway won 11 medals, more than in any other sport.
- Italy won 6 medals, more than in any other sport.
- Czech Republic won 2 medals, more than in any other sport.
- Estonia won their only 3 medals at Salt Lake City 2002.
