Cross-Country Skiing

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Beijing 2022 | Olympic Winter Games

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Feature | Beijing 2022 - Cross Country Skiing - Therese Johaug

A truly medal-worthy performance by T. Johaug (NOR). Take a look at one of her greatest moments!

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Music | Beijing 2022 - Gold Medal - Cross-Country Skiing - T. Johaug (NOR)

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Moments | Beijing 2022 - Cross Country Skiing - 7.5 Km + 7.5 Km Skiathlon - T. Johaug

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Moments | Beijing 2022 - Gold Medal - T. Johaug

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Jessie Diggins ended the first weekend of the FIS Cross-Country World Cup 2024/25 in style in the 20km mass start freestyle in Ruka, Finland on Sunday (1 December).
The USA skier edged out Sweden's Jonna Sundling by three-tenths of a second with Norway's Heidi Weng rounding out the podium in

Jessie Diggins won the mass start in Ruka at the end of the first weekend of the 2024/25 Cross-Country World Cup

Jessie Diggins wins Ruka mass start on opening World Cup weekend

Therese Johaug ended her career with victory on the Holmenkollen on Saturday (5 March).
A day after announcing her retirement from cross-country skiing, Norway's triple gold medallist from Beijing 2022 won the Oslo 30km mass start to secure her fifth World Cup distance title.
The 33-year-old, who served an 18-month

OBERSTDORF, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 27: Therese Johaug of Norway in action,  takes 1st place during the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Women's Cross Country Skiathlon 7.5 km/7.5 km C/F on February 27, 2021 in Oberstdorf, Germany. (Photo by Millo Moravski/Agence Zoom/Getty Images)

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Therese Johaug ends career with home World Cup win in Oslo

Cross-country skiing remains the main driving force behind Norway's success at the Olympic Winter Games. Their standards are so high in the sport, that their eight medals at Beijing 2022 might look like an underwhelming result compared to the 14 of PyeongChang 2018.
One of the athletes that provided a

ZHANGJIAKOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 19: Gold medallist Alexander Bolshunov of Team ROC celebrates during the Men's Cross-Country Skiing 50km Mass Start Free flower ceremony on Day 15 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at The National Cross-Country Skiing Centre on February 19, 2022 in Zhangjiakou, China. The event distance has been shortened to 30k due to weather conditions. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)

Alexander Bolshunov of ROC celebrates during the men's cross-country skiing 50km mass start free

Beijing 2022 cross-country skiing wrap-up – top stories, moments and records

Norway's Therese Johaug skied to a dominant victory in the cross-country skiing women's 30km mass start free, the final cross-country event of these Olympic Winter Games.
The Norwegian was out in a league of her own, coming home in 1:24:54.0, some 1:43.3 ahead of second-place Jessie Diggins who claimed her

ZHANGJIAKOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 20: Therese Johaug of Team Norway celebrates after crossing the finish line during the Women's Cross-Country Skiing 30k Mass Start Free on Day 16 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at The National Cross-Country Skiing Centre on February 20, 2022 in Zhangjiakou, China. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

Therese Johaug of Team Norway celebrates after crossing the finish line during the Women's Cross-Country Skiing 30k Mass Start Free on Day 16 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games

Medals update: Therese Johaug wins third Beijing 2022 gold in cross-country skiing women's 30km mass start free  

Norway's Therese Johaug has won her second cross-country gold medal of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 as she added the women's 10km classic title to the 7.5km + 7.5km Skiathlon gold she won on 5 February.
Johaug beat her Finnish rival Kerttu Niskanen by only 0.4 seconds at the

ZHANGJIAKOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 10: Therese Johaug of Team Norway competes during the Women's Cross-Country 10km Classic on Day 6 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at The National Cross-Country Skiing Centre on February 10, 2022 in Zhangjiakou, China. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Therese Johaug of Team Norway competes during the Women's Cross-Country 10km Classic on Day 6 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games

Medals update: Norway's Therese Johaug wins Beijing 2022 cross-country 10km classic gold by less than half a second 

Cross-country skiing is under-way at the Olympic Winter Games with two sets of medals already awarded at the National Cross-Country Skiing Centre in Zhangjiakou.
Therese Johaug won the first gold medal of Beijing 2022 in the women's 7.5km+7.5km skiathlon as she claimed her first individual Olympic title.
Alexander Bolshunov dominated

PYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 17: Marit Bjoergen of Norway races to the finish line to win gold ahead of Stina Nilsson of Sweden during the Ladies' 4x5km Relay on day eight of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Alpensia Cross-Country Centre on February 17, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

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Cross-Country Skiing at Beijing 2022: Full schedule and how to watch at the Olympic Winter Games

The first gold medal of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 has been awarded and it goes to Therese Johaug in the women's 7.5km + 7.5km skiathlon.
The Norwegian won in a time of 44:13.7 beating ROC’s Natalia Nepryaeva into silver medal position (44:43.9) with Austria’s Teresa Stadlober claiming bronze

ZHANGJIAKOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 05: Therese Johaug of Team Norway competes during the Women's Cross Country 7.5km + 7.5km Skiathlon on Day 1 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at The National Cross-Country Skiing Centre on February 05, 2022 in Zhangjiakou, China. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)

Therese Johaug of Team Norway competes during the Women's Cross Country 7.5km + 7.5km Skiathlon on Day 1 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games

Medals update: Therese Johaug wins gold in cross-country skiathlon, the first medal of Beijing 2022

A total of 296 cross-country skiers – 148 each for men and women – will compete at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.
The 12-event competition will take place at the National Cross-Country Centre in the Zhangjiakou cluster where the finish-line melee is a famous aspect of the sport. Athletes

at Beijing 2022: Full schedule and how to watch at the Olympic Winter Games

As with many sports, last season in cross-country skiing was not usual. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some of the strongest athletes did not participate in several competitions. On 1 December, 2020, the Norwegians announced that the national team were pulling athletes from World Cup competitions until at least after

VAL DI FIEMME, ITALY - JANUARY 4: Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo  of Norway takes 1st place, Alexander Bolshunov of Russia takes 3rd place during the FIS Nordic World Cup Men's and Women's Cross Country Final Climb on January 4, 2020 in Val Di Fiemme, Italy. (Photo by Laurent Salino/Agence Zoom/Getty Images)

Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo and Alexander Bolshunov

Top things to know about 2021/22 cross-country skiing season 

Alexander Bolshunov and Therese Johaug are men's and women's 2021 skiathlon cross country skiing world champions after a scintillating Saturday (27 February) on the snow at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Oberstdorf, Germany.
Three-time Olympic medallist Johaug became the most successful skiathlete in the history of the discipline at

OBERSTDORF, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 27: Therese Johaug of Norway celebrates as she crosses the finish line to win the Women's Cross Country Skiathlon 7.5 km/7.5 km C/F at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Oberstdorf at Cross-Country Stadium Ried on February 27, 2021 in Oberstdorf, Germany. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)

Therese Johaug of Norway celebrates as she crosses the finish line to win the Women's Cross Country Skiathlon 7.5 km/7.5 km C/F at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Oberstdorf at Cross-Country Stadium Ried on February 27, 2021 in Oberstdorf, Germany. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)

Therese Johaug wins historic fifth Skiathlon World title as Alexander Bolshunov bags his first

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Don't miss our summary of day 6's women's 10 Km classic cross-country skiing finals at the Olympics where T. Johaug (NOR) claimed the gold, K. Niskanen (FIN) the silver and K. Parmakoski (FIN) completed the podium

Highlights

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Sport Highlights | Beijing 2022 - Cross-Country Skiing - Women's 10km Classic - Day 06

Don't miss our summary of day 1's women's skiathlon  finals events at the Olympics where T. Johaug (NOR) won gold medal and  N. Nepryaeva (ROC) who won silver medal and T. Stadlober (AUT) who won bronze medal, completed the podium

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Sport Highlights | Beijing 2022 - Cross-Country Skiing - Women's Skiathlon Final - Day 01

This event took place on 20/02/2022 at the National Stadium. Medal Winners for Cross Country Skiing - Women’s 30km Mass Start (Free) and Cross Country Skiing - Men’s 50km Mass Start (Free)

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Closing Ceremony | Beijing 2022 Replays

This event took place on 20/02/2022 at the Zhangjiakou Crs-Ctry Ctr. Therese Johaug (NOR) claimed the gold medal while Jessie Diggins (USA) won the silver and Kerttu Niskanen (FIN) completed the podium with the bronze

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Women's 30km Mass Start - Cross-Country Skiing | Beijing 2022 Replays

This event took place on 10/02/2022 at the Beijing Medals Plaza, Medal winners for Nordic Combined - Individual Normal Hill/10km, Short Track Speed Skating - Men´s 1500m, Cross-Country Skiing - Women's 10km (Classic), Figure Skating - Men Single Skating, Snowboard - Snowboard - Men's Snowboard Cross and Snowboard - Women's Halfpipe

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10/02/2022 - Victory Ceremonies | Beijing 2022 Replays

This event took place on 10/02/2022 at the Zhangjiakou Crs-Ctry Ctr. Therese Johaug (NOR) claimed the Gold, Kerttu Niskanen (FIN) Silver and Krista Parmakoski (FIN) completed the podium

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Women's 10km Classic - Cross-Country Skiing | Beijing 2022 Replays

This event took place on 06/02/2022 at the Beijing Medals Plaza. Medal winners for the Women's categories of Cross-Country Skiing (7.5km + 7.5km Skiathlon), Speed Skating (3000m), and Ski Jumping Normal Hill made their way to the awards podium, followed by the Mixed Team Relay categories of Short Track Speed Skating and Biathlon (4 x 6km), Men’s Moguls Freestyle Skiing and Women’s Slopestyle Snowboard.

06/02/2022 - Victory Ceremonies | Beijing 2022 Replays

This event took place on 05/02/2022 at the Zhangjiakou Crs-Ctry Ctr. Therese Johaug (NOR) claimed the Gold, Natalia Nepryaeva (ROC) Silver and Teresa Stadlober (AUT) completed the podium

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Women's 7.5km & 7.5km Skiathlon - Cross-Country Skiing | Beijing 2022 Replays

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