2010 Winter Olympic Games: Cross-Country Skiing Summary

Thirty-six medals were awarded in cross-country skiing. Norway won nine medals, the most by any nation in 2010. To be more precise, Norway dominated the competition by winning six gold medals, one silver medal, and two bronze medals. Sweden garnered seven medals, three of which were gold, two were silver, and two were bronze. Germany followed Sweden with five medals, including one gold and four silver medals. Russia won one gold, one silver, and two bronze medals, followed by Poland with one gold, one silver, and one bronze medal. The Czech Republic and Finland each won two bronze medals, while Switzerland garnered a gold medal, Italy a silver medal, and Slovenia a bronze medal.

Men

Petter Northug, of Norway, ranked as the leading male cross-country skier by winning four medals, including two gold medals, one silver medal, and one bronze medal. Johan Olsson of Sweden also won four medals, including two gold medals and two bronze medals. His teammate, Marcus Hellner, won two gold medals as well. Alex Tiechmann, of Germany, won two silver medals, and Lukáš Bauer, of the Czech Republic, garnered two bronze medals.

Men's 15 Kilometers Freestyle

Gold - Dario Cologna - Switzerland

Silver - Pietro Piller Cottner - Italy

Bronze - Lukáš Bauer - Czech Republic

Men's Individual Sprint Classic Finals

Gold - Nikita Krivkov - Russia

Silver - Alexander Panzhinskiy - Russia

Bronze - Petter Northug - Norway

Men's 30 Kilometer Pursuit (15-Classic/15 Freestyle)

Gold - Marcus Hellner - Sweden

Silver - Tobias Angerer - Germany

Bronze - Johan Olsson - Sweden

Men's Team Sprint

Gold - Petter Northug and Oeystein Pettersen - Norway

Silver - Axel Teichmannn and Tim Tscharnke - Germany

Bronze - Alexey Petukhov and Nikolay Morikov - Russia

Men's 4 X 10 Kilometer Relay

Gold - Sweden

Daniel Richardsson, Johan Olsson, Anders Soedergren, and Marcus Hellner

Silver - Norway

Martin Johnsrud-Sundby, Odd-Bjoern Hjelmeset, Lars Berger, and Petter Northug

Bronze - Czech Republic

Martin Jas, Lukáš Bauer, Jiri Magal, and Martin Koukal

Men's 50 Kilometer Mass Start Classic

Gold - Petter Northug - Norway

Silver - Axel Teichmannn - Germany

Bronze - Johan Olsson - Sweden

Women

Marit Bjoergen, of Norway, ranked as the leading female cross-country skier, winning two gold medals, one silver medal, and one bronze medal. Justyna Kowalczyk, of Poland, won a gold medal, a silver medal, and a bronze medal. Charlotte Kalla, of Sweden, and Claudia Nystad and Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle, of Germany, each garnered a gold and a silver medal. Anna Haag, of Sweden, captured two silver medals, while Aino-Kaisa Saarinen, of Finland, garnered two bronze medals.

Women's 10 Kilometers Freestyle

Gold - Charlotte Kalla - Sweden

Silver - Kristina Šmigun-Vähi - Estonia

Bronze - Marit Bjoergen - Norway

Women's Individual Sprint Classic Finals

Gold - Marit Bjoergen - Norway

Silver - Justyna Kowalczyk - Poland

Bronze - Petra Majdič - Slovenia

Women's 15 Kilometer Pursuit (7.5 Classic/7.5 Freestyle)

Gold - Marit Bjoergen - Norway

Silver - Anna Haag - Sweden

Bronze - Justyna Kowalczyk - Poland

Women's Team Sprint

Gold - Claudia Nystad and Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle - Germany

Silver - Anna Haag and Charlotte Kalla - Sweden

Bronze - Natalia Korosteleva and Irina Khazova - Russia

Women's 4 X 5 Kilometer Relay

Gold - Norway

Vibeke Skofterud, Therese Johaug, Kristin Soermer Steria, and Marit Bjoergen

Silver - Germany

Katrin Zeller, Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle, Miriam Gossner, and Claudia Nystad

Bronze - Finland

Pirjo Muranen, Virpi Kuitunen, Riita-Liisa Roponen, Aino-Kaisa Saarinen

Women's 30 Kilometer Mass Start Classic

Gold - Justyna Kowaleczyk - Poland

Silver - Marit Bjoergen - Norway

Bronze - Aino-Kaisa Saarinen - Finland

Reference:

Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee, Cross-Country Skiing, Vancouver 2010 Official Website