The cross-country skiing events at the 2006 Winter Olympics featured 12 events, from 11 to 26 February 2006 at Pragelato in Turin.
| Cross-country skiing at the XX Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Pragelato Plan |
| Dates | 11–26 February 2006 |
| No. of events | 12 |
| Competitors | 307 from 53 nations |
Medal summary
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 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | |
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 km classical | Andrus Veerpalu Estonia | Lukáš Bauer Czech Republic | Tobias Angerer Germany |
| 30 km pursuit | Yevgeny Dementyev Russia | Frode Estil Norway | Pietro Piller Cottrer Italy |
| 50 km freestyle | Giorgio Di Centa Italy | Yevgeny Dementyev Russia | Mikhail Botvinov Austria |
| 4 × 10 km relay | Italy Fulvio Valbusa Giorgio Di Centa Pietro Piller Cottrer Cristian Zorzi | Germany Andreas Schlütter Jens Filbrich René Sommerfeldt Tobias Angerer | Sweden Mats Larsson Johan Olsson Anders Södergren Mathias Fredriksson |
| Sprint | Björn Lind Sweden | Roddy Darragon France | Thobias Fredriksson Sweden |
| Team sprint | Sweden Thobias Fredriksson Björn Lind | Norway Jens Arne Svartedal Tor Arne Hetland | Russia Ivan Alypov Vasily Rochev |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km classical | Kristina Šmigun Estonia | Marit Bjørgen Norway | Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen Norway |
| 15 km pursuit | Kristina Šmigun Estonia | Kateřina Neumannová Czech Republic | Yevgeniya Medvedeva-Arbuzova Russia |
| 30 km freestyle | Kateřina Neumannová Czech Republic | Yuliya Chepalova Russia | Justyna Kowalczyk Poland |
| 4 × 5 km relay | Russia Natalya Baranova-Masalkina Larisa Kurkina Yuliya Chepalova Yevgeniya Medvedeva-Arbuzova | Germany Stefanie Böhler Viola Bauer Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle Claudia Künzel | Italy Arianna Follis Gabriella Paruzzi Antonella Confortola Sabina Valbusa |
| Sprint | Chandra Crawford Canada | Claudia Künzel Germany | Alyona Sidko Russia |
| Team sprint | Sweden Lina Andersson Anna Dahlberg | Canada Sara Renner Beckie Scott | Finland Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Virpi Kuitunen |
Participating nations
Fifty-three nations contributed competitors to the events. Below is a list of the competing nations; in parentheses are the number of national competitors.
- Algeria (1)
- Andorra (1)
- Argentina (1)
- Armenia (2)
- Australia (3)
- Austria (7)
- Belarus (7)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (2)
- Brazil (2)
- Bulgaria (1)
- Canada (12)
- China (20)
- Costa Rica (1)
- Croatia (4)
- Czech Republic (11)
- Spain (5)
- Estonia (12)
- Ethiopia (1)
- Finland (13)
- France (11)
- Germany (11)
- Greece (2)
- Hungary (2)
- India (1)
- Iran (1)
- Ireland (1)
- Italy (17)
- Japan (9)
- Kazakhstan (17)
- Kenya (1)
- South Korea (4)
- Latvia (4)
- Liechtenstein (1)
- Lithuania (2)
- Moldova (2)
- Mongolia (2)
- Macedonia (1)
- Nepal (1)
- Norway (16)
- Poland (3)
- Portugal (1)
- Romania (3)
- South Africa (1)
- Russia (18)
- Serbia and Montenegro (2)
- Slovenia (5)
- Switzerland (9)
- Slovakia (6)
- Sweden (15)
- Thailand (1)
- Turkey (3)
- Ukraine (12)
- United States (16)
See also
- Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Paralympics
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