Cross-Country Skiing
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
There are two techniques in cross-country: classical (diagonal stride) and freestyle (skating style). The Freestyle Pursuit consists of a classical race (10 km for men, 5 km for women) followed the next day by a freestyle race (15 km for men, 10 km for women). The starting order in the Freestyle Pursuit is determined by the finish of the classical leg. Relays consist of two classical and two freestyle legs.
Medal breakdown (10 events): Nine medals— Norway (4-3-2); Eight— Russia (5-2-1); Four— Italy (0-2-2); Three— Finland (1-0-2); Two— Austria (0-1-1) and Czech Republic (0-1-1); One— Sweden (0-1-0) and Kazakhstan (0-0-1).
Men
10–km Classical
| Time | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bjorn Dählie, NOR | 27:24.5 |
| 2 | Markus Gandler, AUT | 27:32.5 |
| 3 | Mika Myllylae, FIN | 27:40.1 |
Best USA: 41st, John Bauer (29:58.4); 43rd, Patrick Weaver (30:04.4).
15–km Freestyle Pursuit
| Time | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Alsgaard, NOR | 1:07:01.7 |
| 2 | Bjorn Dählie, NOR | 1:07:02.8 |
| 3 | Vladimir Smirnov, KAZ | 1:07:31.5 |
Best USA: 40th, Patrick Weaver (1:12:31.1).
30–km Classical
| Time | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Myllylae, FIN | 1:33:55.8 |
| 2 | Erling Jevne, NOR | 1:35:27.1 |
| 3 | Silvio Fauner, ITA | 1:36:08.5 |
Best USA: 37th, Justin Wadsworth (1:42:21.1).
50–km Freestyle
| Time | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bjorn Dählie, NOR | 2:05:08.2 |
| 2 | Niklas Jonsson, SWE | 2:05:16.3 |
| 3 | Christian Hoffmann, AUT | 2:06:01.8 |
Best USA: 35th, Marcus Nash (2:17:37.8).
4 x 10–km Mixed Relay
| Time | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 1:40:55.7 |
| 2 | Italy | 1:40:55.9 |
| 3 | Finland | 1:42:15.5 |
NOR— Sture Sivertsen, Erling Jevne, Bjorn Dählie, Thomas Alsgaard; ITA— Marco Albarello, Fulvio Valbusa, Fabio Maj, Silvio Fauner; FIN— Harri Kirvesniemi, Mika Myllylae, Sami Repo, Jari Isometsae.
USA entry: 17th; Marcus Nash, John Bauer, Patrick Weaver, Justin Wadsworth (1:48:16.4).
Women
5–km Classical
| Time | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larissa Lazutina, RUS | 17:37.9 |
| 2 | Katerina Neumannova, CZE | 17:42.7 |
| 3 | Bente Martinsen, NOR | 17:49.4 |
Best USA: 51st, Kerrin Petty (1:58.7).
10–km Freestyle Pursuit
| Time | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larissa Lazutina, RUS | 46:06.9 |
| 2 | Olga Danilova, RUS | 46:13.4 |
| 3 | Katerina Neumannova, CZE | 46:14.2 |
Best USA: 52nd, Kerrin Petty (51:49.2).
15–km Classical
| Time | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olga Danilova, RUS | 46:55.4 |
| 2 | Larissa Lazutina, RUS | 47:01.0 |
| 3 | Anita Moen-Guidon, NOR | 47:52.6 |
Best USA: 47th, Kerrin Petty (52:45.3); 48th, Suzanne King (52:58.9).
30–km Freestyle
| Time | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julija Tchepalova, RUS | 1:22:01.5 |
| 2 | Stefania Belmondo, ITA | 1:22:11.7 |
| 3 | Larissa Lazutina, RUS | 1:23:15.7 |
Best USA: 36th, Laura Wilson (1:33:10.6).
4 x 5 Mixed Relay
| Time | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 55:13.5 |
| 2 | Norway | 55:38.0 |
| 3 | Italy | 56:53.3 |
RUS— Nina Gavryliouk, Olga Danilova, Elena Valbe, Larissa Lazutina; NOR— Bente Martinsen, Marit Mikkelsplass, Elin Nilsen, Anita Moen-Guidon; ITA— Karin Moroder, Gabriella Paruzzi, Manuela Di Centa, Stefania Belmondo.
USA entry: 15th; Kerrin Petty, Suzanne King, Laura McCabe, Laura Wilson (1:00:51.2).
