Cross-Country Skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held between 12 and 26 February 2006 at Pragelato Plan.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sweden |
3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 |  Estonia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  Russia |
2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 |  Italy |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 |  Czech Republic |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 |  Canada |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Germany |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
 Norway |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 9 |  France |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  Austria |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Finland |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Poland |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
Men[]
| Event | 
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 km | Andrus Veerpalu
|
Lukas Bauer
|
Tobias Angerer
|
| Pursuit | Eugeni Dementiev
|
Frode Estil
|
Pietro Piller Cottrer
|
| Sprint | Bjoern Lind
|
Roddy Darragon
|
Thobias Fredriksson
|
| Team sprint | Thobias Fredriksson Bjoern Lind
|
Tor Arne Hetland Jens Arne Svartedal
|
Ivan Alypov Vassili Rotchev
|
| Mass start | Giorgio di Centa
|
Eugeni Dementiev
|
Mikhail Botwinov
|
| Relay | Italy Giorgio di Centa Pietro Piller Cottrer Fulvio Valbusa Cristian Zorzi |
Germany Tobias Angerer Jens Filbrich Andreas Schluetter Rene Sommerfeldt |
Sweden Mathias Fredriksson Mats Larsson Johan Olsson Anders Soedergren |
Women[]
| Event |
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km | Kristina Smigun
|
Marit Bjoergen
|
Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen
|
| Pursuit | Kristina Smigun
|
Katerina Neumannova
|
Evgenia Medvedeva-Abruzova
|
| Sprint | Chandra Crawford
|
Claudia Kuenzel
|
Alena Sidko
|
| Team sprint | Lina Andersson Anna Dahlberg
|
Sara Renner Beckie Scott
|
Virpi Kuitunen Aino Kaisa Saarinen
|
| Mass start | Katerina Neummanova
|
Julija Tchepalova
|
Justyna Kowalczyk
|
| Relay | Russia Natalia Baranova-Masolkina Larisa Kurkina Evgenia Medvedeva-Abruzova Julija Tchepalova |
Germany Viola Bauer Stefanie Boehler Claudia Kuenzel Evi Sachenbacher Stehle |
Italy Antonella Confortola Arianna Follis Gabriella Paruzzi Sabina Valbusa |
Statistics[]
- There were 307 total athletes from 53 countries.
- Panagiota Tsakiri was the youngest participant with 15 years and 286 days.
- Arturo Kinch was the oldest participant with 49 years and 307 days.
- 7 athletes were chosen to be a flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
- Russia won 7 medals, more than in any other sport.
- Sweden won 5 medals, more than in any other sport.
- Italy won 4 medals, more than in any other sport.
- Czech Republic won 3 medals, more than in any other sport.
- Estonia won their only 3 medals at Torino 2006.