This is a list of medalists from the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in women's cross-country skiing.
10 km
Debuted: 1954.
Season | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1954 Falun | Lyubov Kozyreva (URS) | Siiri Rantanen (FIN) | Mirja Hietamies (FIN) |
1958 Lahti | Alevtina Kolchina (URS) | Lyubov Kozyreva (URS) | Siiri Rantanen (FIN) |
1962 Zakopane | Alevtina Kolchina (URS) | Maria Gusakova (URS) | Radya Yeroshina (URS) |
1966 Oslo | Klavdiya Boyarskikh (URS) | Alevtina Kolchina (URS) | Toini Gustafsson (SWE) |
1970 Vysoké Tatry | Alevtina Olyunina (URS) | Marjatta Kajosmaa (FIN) | Galina Kulakova (URS) |
1974 Falun | Galina Kulakova (URS) | Barbara Petzold (GDR) | Helena Takalo (FIN) |
1978 Lahti | Zinaida Amosova (URS) | Raisa Smetanina (URS) | Hilkka Riihivuori (FIN) |
1982 Oslo | Berit Aunli (NOR) | Hilkka Riihivuori (FIN) | Květa Jeriová (TCH) |
1985 Seefeld | Anette Bøe (NOR) | Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (FIN) | Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo (NOR) |
1987 Oberstdorf | Anne Jahren (NOR) | Marjo Matikainen (FIN) | Britt Pettersen (NOR) |
1989 Lahti classical | Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (FIN) | Pirkko Määttä (FIN) | Marjo Matikainen (FIN) |
1989 Lahti freestyle | Yelena Välbe (URS) | Marjo Matikainen (FIN) | Tamara Tikhonova (URS) |
1991 Val di Fiemme | Yelena Välbe (URS) | Marie-Helene Westin (SWE) | Tamara Tikhonova (URS) |
1993–1999 | Not included in the World Championships program | ||
2001 Lahti | Bente Skari (NOR) | Olga Danilova (RUS) | Larisa Lazutina (RUS) |
2003 Val di Fiemme | Bente Skari (NOR) | Kristina Šmigun (EST) | Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen (NOR) |
2005 Oberstdorf | Kateřina Neumannová (CZE) | Yuliya Chepalova (RUS) | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) |
2007 Sapporo | Kateřina Neumannová (CZE) | Olga Zavyalova (RUS) | Arianna Follis (ITA) |
2009 Liberec | Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (FIN) | Marianna Longa (ITA) | Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) |
2011 Oslo | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) | Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) | Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (FIN) |
2013 Val di Fiemme | Therese Johaug (NOR) | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) | Yuliya Chekaleva (RUS) |
2015 Falun | Charlotte Kalla (SWE) | Jessie Diggins (USA) | Caitlin Compton Gregg (USA) |
2017 Lahti | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) | Charlotte Kalla (SWE) | Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen (NOR) |
2019 Seefeld | Therese Johaug (NOR) | Frida Karlsson (SWE) | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (NOR) |
2021 Oberstdorf | Therese Johaug (NOR) (3) | Frida Karlsson (SWE) | Ebba Andersson (SWE) |
Classic style: 1954–1987, 1989, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2019. Free style: 1989, 1991, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2021.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Norway | 10 | 1 | 6 | 17 |
2 | Soviet Union (1954–91) | 9 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
3 | Finland | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 |
4 | Czech Republic (2001–present) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
5 | Sweden | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
6 | Russia (2001–19) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
7 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
United States | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
10 | East Germany (1954–89) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Estonia (2001–present) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
12 | Czechoslovakia (1954–91) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (12 nations) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 72 |
3/4 × 5 km relay
Debuted: 1954.
Season | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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3 × 5 km relay | |||
1954 Falun | Lyubov Kozyreva Margarita Maslennikova Valentina Tsaryova Soviet Union | Sirkka Polkunen Mirja Hietamies Siiri Rantanen Finland | Anna-Lisa Eriksson Märta Norberg Sonja Edström Sweden |
1958 Lahti | Radya Yeroshina Alevtina Kolchina Lyubov Kozyreva Soviet Union | Toini Mikkola-Pöysti Pirkko Korkee Siiri Rantanen Finland | Märta Norberg Inna Johansson Sonja Edström Sweden |
1962 Zakopane | Lyubov Baranova Maria Gusakova Alevtina Kolchina Soviet Union | Barbro Martinsson Britt Strandberg Toini Gustafsson Sweden | Siiri Rantanen Eeva Ruoppa Mirja Lehtonen Finland |
1966 Oslo | Klavdiya Boyarskikh Rita Achkina Alevtina Kolchina Soviet Union | Ingrid Wigernæs Inger Aufles Berit Mørdre Norway | Barbro Martinsson Britt Strandberg Toini Gustafsson Sweden |
1970 Vysoké Tatry | Nina Fyodorova Galina Kulakova Alevtina Olyunina Soviet Union | Gabriele Haupt Renata Fischer Anna Unger East Germany | Senja Pusula Helena Takalo Marjatta Kajosmaa Finland |
4 × 5 km relay | |||
1974 Falun | Nina Fyodorova Nina Selyunina Raisa Smetanina Galina Kulakova Soviet Union | Sigrun Krause Petra Hinze Barbara Petzold Veronika Schmidt East Germany | Alena Bartošová Gabriela Sekajová Miroslava Jaškovská Blanka Paulů Czechoslovakia |
1978 Lahti | Taina Impiö Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen Hilkka Riihivuori Helena Takalo Finland | Marlies Rostock Birgit Schreiber Barbara Petzold Christel Meinel East Germany | Nina Rocheva Zinaida Amosova Raisa Smetanina Galina Kulakova Soviet Union |
1982 Oslo | Anette Bøe Inger Helene Nybråten Berit Aunli Britt Pettersen Norway | Lyubov Lyadova Lyubov Sabolotskaya Raisa Smetanina Galina Kulakova Soviet Union | Petra Sölter Carola Anding Barbara Petzold Veronika Hesse East Germany |
1985 Seefeld | Tamara Tikhonova Raisa Smetanina Liliya Vasilchenko Anfisa Romanova Soviet Union | Anette Bøe Anne Jahren Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo Berit Aunli Norway | Manuela Drescher Gaby Nestler Antje Misersky Ute Noack East Germany |
1987 Oberstdorf | Antonina Ordina Nina Gavrilyuk Larisa Ptitsyna Anfisa Reztsova Soviet Union | Marianne Dahlmo Nina Skeime Anne Jahren Anette Bøe Norway | Magdalena Wallin Karin Lamberg-Skog Annika Dahlmann Marie-Helene Westin Sweden |
1989 Lahti | Pirkko Määttä Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi Jaana Savolainen Marjo Matikainen Finland | Yuliya Shamshurina Raisa Smetanina Tamara Tikhonova Yelena Välbe Soviet Union | Inger Helene Nybråten Anne Jahren Nina Skeime Marianne Dahlmo Norway |
1991 Val di Fiemme | Lyubov Yegorova Raisa Smetanina Tamara Tikhonova Yelena Välbe Soviet Union | Bice Vanzetta Manuela Di Centa Gabriella Paruzzi Stefania Belmondo Italy | Solveig Pedersen Inger Helene Nybråten Elin Nilsen Trude Dybendahl Norway |
1993 Falun | Yelena Välbe Larisa Lazutina Nina Gavrilyuk Lyubov Yegorova Russia | Gabriella Paruzzi Bice Vanzetta Manuela Di Centa Stefania Belmondo Italy | Trude Dybendahl Inger Helene Nybråten Anita Moen Elin Nilsen Norway |
1995 Thunder Bay | Olga Danilova Yelena Välbe Larisa Lazutina Nina Gavrilyuk Russia | Marit Mikkelsplass Inger Helene Nybråten Elin Nilsen Anita Moen-Guidon Norway | Anna Frithioff Marie-Helene Westin Antonina Ordina Anette Fanqvist Sweden |
1997 Trondheim | Olga Danilova Larisa Lazutina Nina Gavrilyuk Yelena Välbe Russia | Bente Martinsen Marit Mikkelsplass Elin Nilsen Trude Dybendahl Hartz Norway | Riikka Sirviö Tuulikki Pyykkönen Kati Pulkkinen Satu Salonen Finland |
1999 Ramsau | Olga Danilova Larisa Lazutina Anfisa Reztsova Nina Gavrilyuk Russia | Sabina Valbusa Gabriella Paruzzi Antonella Confortola Stefania Belmondo Italy | Viola Bauer Ramona Roth Evi Sachenbacher Sigrid Wille Germany |
2001 Lahti | Olga Danilova Larisa Lazutina (6) Yuliya Chepalova Nina Gavrilyuk (6) Russia | Anita Moen Bente Skari Elin Nilsen Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen Norway | Gabriella Paruzzi Sabina Valbusa Stefania Belmondo Cristina Paluselli Italy |
2003 Val di Fiemme | Manuela Henkel Viola Bauer Claudia Künzel Evi Sachenbacher Germany | Anita Moen Marit Bjørgen Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen Vibeke Skofterud Norway | Natalya Korostelyova Olga Zavyalova Yelena Burukina Nina Gavrilyuk Russia |
2005 Oberstdorf | Vibeke Skofterud Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen Kristin Størmer Steira Marit Bjørgen Norway | Larisa Kurkina Natalia Baranova-Masalkina Yevgeniya Medvedeva-Arbuzova Yuliya Chepalova Russia | Gabriella Paruzzi Antonella Confortola Sabina Valbusa Arianna Follis Italy |
2007 Sapporo | Virpi Kuitunen Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Riitta-Liisa Roponen Pirjo Manninen Finland | Stefanie Böhler Viola Bauer Claudia Künzel-Nystad Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle Germany | Vibeke Skofterud Marit Bjørgen Kristin Størmer Steira Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen Norway |
2009 Liberec | Pirjo Muranen Virpi Kuitunen Riitta-Liisa Roponen Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Finland | Katrin Zeller Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle Miriam Gössner Claudia Künzel-Nystad Germany | Lina Andersson Britta Norgren Anna Haag Charlotte Kalla Sweden |
2011 Oslo | Vibeke Skofterud Therese Johaug Kristin Størmer Steira Marit Bjørgen Norway | Ida Ingemarsdotter Anna Haag Britta Johansson Norgren Charlotte Kalla Sweden | Pirjo Muranen Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Riitta-Liisa Roponen Krista Lähteenmäki Finland |
2013 Val di Fiemme | Heidi Weng Therese Johaug Kristin Størmer Steira Marit Bjørgen Norway | Ida Ingemarsdotter Emma Wikén Anna Haag Charlotte Kalla Sweden | Julia Ivanova Alia Iksanova Mariya Guschina Yuliya Chekaleva Russia |
2015 Falun | Heidi Weng Therese Johaug Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen Marit Bjørgen Norway | Sofia Bleckur Charlotte Kalla Maria Rydqvist Stina Nilsson Sweden | Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Kerttu Niskanen Riitta-Liisa Roponen Krista Pärmäkoski Finland |
2017 Lahti | Maiken Caspersen Falla Heidi Weng Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen Marit Bjørgen Norway | Anna Haag Charlotte Kalla Ebba Andersson Stina Nilsson Sweden | Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Kerttu Niskanen Laura Mononen Krista Pärmäkoski Finland |
2019 Seefeld | Ebba Andersson Frida Karlsson Charlotte Kalla Stina Nilsson Sweden | Heidi Weng Ingvild Flugstad Østberg Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen Therese Johaug Norway | Yuliya Belorukova Anastasia Sedova Anna Nechaevskaya Natalya Nepryayeva Russia |
2021 Oberstdorf | Tiril Udnes Weng Heidi Weng Therese Johaug Helene Marie Fossesholm Norway | Yana Kirpichenko Yuliya Stupak Tatiana Sorina Natalya Nepryayeva Russian Ski Federation | Jasmi Joensuu Johanna Matintalo Riitta-Liisa Roponen Krista Pärmäkoski Finland |
3×5 km classic style: 1954–1970. 4×5 km classic style: 1974–1985. 4×5 km free style: 1987. 2×5 km classic style + 2×5 km free style: 1989–2021.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Soviet Union (1954–91) | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
2 | Norway | 7 | 8 | 4 | 19 |
3 | Russia (1993–2019) | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
4 | Finland | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
5 | Sweden | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
6 | Germany (1991–present) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
7 | East Germany (1954–89) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Italy | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
9 | Russian Ski Federation (2021) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
10 | Czechoslovakia (1954–93) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (10 nations) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 81 |
5 km (discontinued)
Debuted: 1962. Discontinued: 1999.
Season | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1962 Zakopane | Alevtina Kolchina (URS) | Lyubov Baranova (URS) | Maria Gusakova (URS) |
1966 Oslo | Alevtina Kolchina (URS) (2) | Klavdiya Boyarskikh (URS) | Rita Achkina (URS) |
1970 Vysoké Tatry | Galina Kulakova (URS) | Galina Pilyushenko (URS) | Nina Fyodorova (URS) |
1974 Falun | Galina Kulakova (URS) (2) | Blanka Paulů (TCH) | Raisa Smetanina (URS) |
1978 Lahti | Helena Takalo (FIN) | Hilkka Riihivuori (FIN) | Raisa Smetanina (URS) |
1982 Oslo | Berit Aunli (NOR) | Hilkka Riihivuori (FIN) | Britt Pettersen (NOR) |
1985 Seefeld | Anette Bøe (NOR) | Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen (FIN) | Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo (NOR) |
1987 Oberstdorf | Marjo Matikainen (FIN) | Anfisa Reztsova (URS) | Evi Kratzer (SUI) |
1989 | Not included in the World Championships program | ||
1991 Val di Fiemme | Trude Dybendahl (NOR) | Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (FIN) | Manuela Di Centa (ITA) |
1993 Falun | Larisa Lazutina (RUS) | Lyubov Yegorova (RUS) | Trude Dybendahl (NOR) |
1995 Thunder Bay | Larisa Lazutina (RUS) (2) | Nina Gavrilyuk (RUS) | Manuela Di Centa (ITA) |
1997 Trondheim | Yelena Välbe (RUS) | Stefania Belmondo (ITA) | Olga Danilova (RUS) |
1999 Ramsau | Bente Martinsen (NOR) | Olga Danilova (RUS) | Kateřina Neumannová (CZE) |
Classic style: 1962–1987, 1991–1999.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Soviet Union (1962–91) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
2 | Norway | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
3 | Russia (1993–99) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
4 | Finland | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
5 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
6 | Czechoslovakia (1962–91) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Czech Republic (1993–99) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (8 nations) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 |
20 km and 30 km
Debuted: 1978.
Season | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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20 km | |||
1978 Lahti | Zinaida Amosova (URS) | Raisa Smetanina (URS) | Helena Takalo (FIN) |
1980 Falun | Veronika Hesse (GDR) | Galina Kulakova (URS) | Raisa Smetanina (URS) |
1982 Oslo | Raisa Smetanina (URS) | Berit Aunli (NOR) | Hilkka Riihivuori (FIN) |
1985 Seefeld | Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo (NOR) | Britt Pettersen (NOR) | Anette Bøe (NOR) |
1987 Oberstdorf | Marie-Helene Westin (SWE) | Anfisa Reztsova (URS) | Larisa Ptitsyna (URS) |
30 km | |||
1989 Lahti | Yelena Välbe (URS) | Larisa Lazutina (URS) | Marjo Matikainen (FIN) |
1991 Val di Fiemme | Lyubov Yegorova (URS) | Yelena Välbe (URS) | Manuela Di Centa (ITA) |
1993 Falun | Stefania Belmondo (ITA) | Manuela Di Centa (ITA) | Lyubov Yegorova (RUS) |
1995 Thunder Bay | Yelena Välbe (RUS) | Manuela Di Centa (ITA) | Antonina Ordina (SWE) |
1997 Trondheim | Yelena Välbe (RUS) | Stefania Belmondo (ITA) | Marit Mikkelsplass (NOR) |
1999 Ramsau | Larisa Lazutina (RUS) | Olga Danilova (RUS) | Kristina Šmigun (EST) |
2001 | Cancelled | ||
2003 Val di Fiemme | Olga Zavyalova (RUS) | Yelena Burukhina (RUS) | Kristina Šmigun (EST) |
2005 Oberstdorf | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) | Virpi Kuitunen (FIN) | Natalia Baranova-Masolkina (RUS) |
2007 Sapporo | Virpi Kuitunen (FIN) | Kristin Størmer Steira (NOR) | Therese Johaug (NOR) |
2009 Liberec | Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) | Yevgeniya Medvedeva-Arbuzova (RUS) | Valentina Shevchenko (UKR) |
2011 Oslo | Therese Johaug (NOR) | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) | Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) |
2013 Val di Fiemme | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) | Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) | Therese Johaug (NOR) |
2015 Falun | Therese Johaug (NOR) | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) | Charlotte Kalla (SWE) |
2017 Lahti | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) | Heidi Weng (NOR) | Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen (NOR) |
2019 Seefeld | Therese Johaug (NOR) | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (NOR) | Frida Karlsson (SWE) |
2021 Oberstdorf | Therese Johaug (NOR) (4) | Heidi Weng (NOR) | Frida Karlsson (SWE) |
Classic style: 1978–1985, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2021. Free style: 1987–1995, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2019.
Individual start: 1978–2003. Mass start: 2005–2021.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Norway | 8 | 8 | 5 | 21 |
2 | Soviet Union (1978–91) | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
3 | Russia (1993–2019) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
4 | Italy | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
5 | Finland | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
6 | Poland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
7 | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
8 | East Germany (1978–89) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9 | Estonia (1995–present) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
10 | Ukraine (1993–present) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (10 nations) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 |
15 km (discontinued)
Debuted: 1989. Discontinued: 2003.
Season | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1989 Lahti | Marjo Matikainen (FIN) | Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (FIN) | Pirkko Määttä (FIN) |
1991 Val di Fiemme | Yelena Välbe (URS) | Trude Dybendahl (NOR) | Stefania Belmondo (ITA) |
1993 Falun | Yelena Välbe (RUS) | Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (FIN) | Marjut Rolig (FIN) |
1995 Thunder Bay | Larisa Lazutina (RUS) | Yelena Välbe (RUS) | Inger Helene Nybråten (NOR) |
1997 Trondheim | Yelena Välbe (RUS) (3) | Stefania Belmondo (ITA) | Kateřina Neumannová (CZE) |
1999 Ramsau | Stefania Belmondo (ITA) | Kristina Šmigun (EST) | Maria Theurl (AUT) |
2001 Lahti | Bente Skari (NOR) | Olga Danilova (RUS) | Kaisa Varis (FIN) |
2003 Val di Fiemme | Bente Skari (NOR) | Kristina Šmigun (EST) | Olga Zavyalova (RUS) |
Classic style: 1989–1995, 2001, 2003. Free style: 1997, 1999.
Individual start: 1989–2001. Mass start: 2003.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Russia (1993–2003) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
2 | Norway | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
3 | Finland | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
4 | Italy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
5 | Soviet Union (1989–91) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
6 | Estonia (1995–2003) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
7 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Czech Republic (1993–2003) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (8 nations) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
Combined/double pursuit/Skiathlon
Debuted: 1993.
Season | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
5 km classical interval start + 10 km freestyle pursuit. Separate days. | |||
1993 Falun | Stefania Belmondo (ITA) | Larisa Lazutina (RUS) | Lyubov Yegorova (RUS) |
1995 Thunder Bay | Larisa Lazutina (RUS) | Nina Gavrilyuk (RUS) | Olga Danilova (RUS) |
1997 Trondheim | Yelena Välbe (RUS) | Stefania Belmondo (ITA) | Nina Gavrilyuk (RUS) |
1999 Ramsau | Stefania Belmondo (ITA) | Nina Gavrilyuk (RUS) | Irina Terelia Taranenko (UKR) |
5 km classical interval start + 5 km freestyle pursuit. Same day | |||
2001 Lahti | Virpi Kuitunen (FIN) | Larisa Lazutina (RUS) | Olga Danilova (RUS) |
5 km classical mass start, then 5 km freestyle pursuit | |||
2003 Val di Fiemme | Kristina Šmigun (EST) | Evi Sachenbacher (GER) | Olga Zavyalova (RUS) |
7.5 km classical mass start, then 7.5 km freestyle pursuit | |||
2005 Oberstdorf | Yuliya Chepalova (RUS) | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) | Kristin Størmer Steira (NOR) |
2007 Sapporo | Olga Zavyalova (RUS) | Kateřina Neumannová (CZE) | Kristin Størmer Steira (NOR) |
2009 Liberec | Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) | Kristin Størmer Steira (NOR) | Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (FIN) |
2011 Oslo | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) | Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) | Therese Johaug (NOR) |
2013 Val di Flemme | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) | Therese Johaug (NOR) | Heidi Weng (NOR) |
2015 Falun | Therese Johaug (NOR) | Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen (NOR) | Charlotte Kalla (SWE) |
2017 Lahti | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) (3) | Krista Pärmäkoski (FIN) | Charlotte Kalla (SWE) |
2019 Seefeld | Therese Johaug (NOR) | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (NOR) | Natalya Nepryayeva (RUS) |
2021 Oberstdorf | Therese Johaug (NOR) (3) | Frida Karlsson (SWE) | Ebba Andersson (SWE) |
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Norway | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
2 | Russia (1993–2019) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
3 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
4 | Finland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
5 | Poland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
6 | Estonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
8 | Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
10 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (10 nations) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 |
Individual sprint
Debuted: 2001.
Season | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
2001 Lahti | Pirjo Manninen (FIN) | Kati Sundqvist (FIN) | Yuliya Chepalova (RUS) |
2003 Val di Fiemme | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) | Claudia Künzel (GER) | Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen (NOR) |
2005 Oberstdorf | Emilie Öhrstig (SWE) | Lina Andersson (SWE) | Sara Renner (CAN) |
2007 Sapporo | Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen (NOR) | Petra Majdič (SLO) | Virpi Kuitunen (FIN) |
2009 Liberec | Arianna Follis (ITA) | Kikkan Randall (USA) | Pirjo Muranen (FIN) |
2011 Oslo | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) | Arianna Follis (ITA) | Petra Majdič (SLO) |
2013 Val di Fiemme | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) | Ida Ingemarsdotter (SWE) | Maiken Caspersen Falla (NOR) |
2015 Falun | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) (4) | Stina Nilsson (SWE) | Maiken Caspersen Falla (NOR) |
2017 Lahti | Maiken Caspersen Falla (NOR) | Jessie Diggins (USA) | Kikkan Randall (USA) |
2019 Seefeld | Maiken Caspersen Falla (NOR) | Stina Nilsson (SWE) | Mari Eide (NOR) |
2021 Oberstdorf | Jonna Sundling (SWE) | Maiken Caspersen Falla (NOR) | Anamarija Lampič (SLO) |
Classic style: 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2021. Free style: 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2019.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Norway | 7 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
2 | Sweden | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
3 | Finland | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
4 | Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
5 | United States | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
6 | Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
7 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
8 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Russia (2001–19) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (9 nations) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
Team sprint
Debuted: 2005.
Season | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
2005 Oberstdorf | Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen Marit Bjørgen Norway | Riitta-Liisa Lassila Pirjo Manninen Finland | Yuliya Chepalova Alena Sidko Russia |
2007 Sapporo | Riitta-Liisa Roponen Virpi Kuitunen Finland | Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle Claudia Künzel-Nystad Germany | Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen Marit Bjørgen Norway |
2009 Liberec | Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Virpi Kuitunen (2) Finland | Anna Olsson Lina Andersson Sweden | Arianna Follis Marianna Longa Italy |
2011 Oslo | Ida Ingemarsdotter Charlotte Kalla Sweden | Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Krista Lähteenmäki Finland | Maiken Caspersen Falla Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen Norway |
2013 Val di Flemme | Jessie Diggins Kikkan Randall United States | Charlotte Kalla Ida Ingemarsdotter Sweden | Riikka Sarasoja-Lilja Krista Lähteenmäki Finland |
2015 Falun | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg Maiken Caspersen Falla Norway | Ida Ingemarsdotter Stina Nilsson Sweden | Justyna Kowalczyk Sylwia Jaśkowiec Poland |
2017 Lahti | Heidi Weng Maiken Caspersen Falla (2) Norway | Yuliya Belorukova Natalya Matveyeva Russia | Sadie Bjornsen Jessie Diggins United States |
2019 Seefeld | Stina Nilsson Maja Dahlqvist Sweden | Katja Višnar Anamarija Lampič Slovenia | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg Maiken Caspersen Falla Norway |
2021 Oberstdorf | Maja Dahlqvist (2) Jonna Sundling Sweden | Laurien van der Graaff Nadine Fähndrich Switzerland | Eva Urevc Anamarija Lampič Slovenia |
Classic style: 2009, 2011, 2017, 2019. Free style: 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2021.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sweden | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
2 | Norway | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
3 | Finland | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
4 | United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
5 | Russia (2005–19) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
7 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
9 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (10 nations) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
Medal table
Table updated after the 2021 Championships.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Norway | 47 | 24 | 30 | 101 |
2 | Soviet Union (1954–91) | 27 | 15 | 12 | 54 |
3 | Russia (1993–2019) | 19 | 17 | 17 | 53 |
4 | Finland | 14 | 20 | 23 | 57 |
5 | Sweden | 8 | 17 | 15 | 40 |
6 | Italy | 5 | 11 | 8 | 24 |
7 | Poland | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
8 | Czech Republic (1993–present) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
9 | Germany (1991–present) | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
10 | East Germany (1954–89) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
11 | United States | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
12 | Estonia (1995–present) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
13 | Slovenia (1993–present) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
14 | Czechoslovakia (1954–91) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
15 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
16 | Russian Ski Federation (2021) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
17 | Ukraine (1993–present) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
18 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (19 nations) | 128 | 128 | 128 | 384 |
Multiple medalists
Boldface denotes active cross-country skiers and highest medal count among all cross-country skiers (including these who not included in these tables) per type.
All events
Rank | Cross-country skier | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Marit Bjørgen | Norway | 2003 | 2017 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 26 |
2 | Yelena Välbe | Soviet Union Russia | 1989 | 1997 | 14 | 3 | – | 17 |
3 | Therese Johaug | Norway | 2007 | 2021 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 19 |
4 | Larisa Lazutina (Ptitsyna) | Soviet Union Russia | 1987 | 2001 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
5 | Alevtina Kolchina | Soviet Union | 1958 | 1966 | 7 | 1 | – | 8 |
6 | Nina Gavrylyuk | Soviet Union Russia | 1987 | 2003 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
7 | Virpi Kuitunen | Finland | 2001 | 2009 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
8 | Heidi Weng | Norway | 2013 | 2021 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
9 | Galina Kulakova | Soviet Union | 1970 | 1982 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
10 | Bente Skari (Martinsen) | Norway | 1997 | 2003 | 5 | 2 | – | 7 |
Individual events
Rank | Cross-country skier | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Marit Bjørgen | Norway | 2003 | 2017 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
2 | Yelena Välbe | Soviet Union Russia | 1989 | 1997 | 10 | 2 | – | 12 |
3 | Therese Johaug | Norway | 2007 | 2021 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
4 | Larisa Lazutina (Ptitsyna) | Soviet Union Russia | 1987 | 2001 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
5 | Bente Skari (Martinsen) | Norway | 1999 | 2003 | 5 | – | – | 5 |
6 | Stefania Belmondo | Italy | 1991 | 1999 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
7 | Alevtina Kolchina | Soviet Union | 1958 | 1966 | 4 | 1 | – | 5 |
8 | Galina Kulakova | Soviet Union | 1970 | 1980 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
9 | Justyna Kowalczyk | Poland | 2009 | 2013 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
10 | Marjo Matikainen | Finland | 1987 | 1989 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Best performers by country
Country | Athlete | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Norway | Marit Bjørgen | 2003 | 2017 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 26 |
Soviet Union Russia | Yelena Välbe | 1989 | 1997 | 14 | 3 | – | 17 |
Russia (as such only) | Larisa Lazutina | 1993 | 2001 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
Soviet Union (as such only) | Alevtina Kolchina (by the gold first ranking system) | 1958 | 1966 | 7 | 1 | – | 8 |
Raisa Smetanina (by total number of medals) | 1974 | 1991 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Finland | Virpi Kuitunen (by the gold first ranking system) | 2001 | 2009 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (by total number of medals) | 2007 | 2017 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | |
Italy | Stefania Belmondo | 1991 | 2001 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 |
Sweden | Charlotte Kalla | 2009 | 2019 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
Poland | Justyna Kowalczyk | 2009 | 2015 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Czech Republic | Kateřina Neumannová* | 1997 | 2007 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Germany | Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle | 1999 | 2009 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
Estonia | Kristina Šmigun* | 1999 | 2003 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
United States | Jessie Diggins | 2013 | 2017 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
East Germany | Veronika Hesse (Schmidt) (by the gold first ranking system) | 1974 | 1982 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Barbara Petzold (by total number of medals) | 1974 | 1982 | – | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
Slovenia | Anamarija Lampič | 2019 | 2021 | – | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Czechoslovakia | Blanka Paulů | 1974 | 1974 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Russian Ski Federation (as such only) | Yana Kirpichenko | 2021 | 2021 | – | 1 | – | 1 |
Natalya Nepryayeva | 2021 | 2021 | – | 1 | – | 1 | |
Tatiana Sorina | 2021 | 2021 | – | 1 | – | 1 | |
Yuliya Stupak | 2021 | 2021 | – | 1 | – | 1 | |
Switzerland | Nadine Fähndrich | 2021 | 2021 | – | 1 | – | 1 |
Laurien van der Graaff | 2021 | 2021 | – | 1 | – | 1 | |
Austria | Maria Theurl* | 1999 | 1999 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
Canada | Sara Renner* | 2005 | 2005 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
Ukraine | Valentyna Shevchenko | 2009 | 2009 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
Iryna Taranenko-Terelia | 1999 | 1999 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
An asterisk (*) marks athletes who are the only representatives of their respective countries to win a medal.
Multiple medals at one championship
- 5 medals:
- out of 5 possible:
- 1997 Yelena Välbe
- 1989 Marjo Matikainen
- out of 6 possible:
- 2011 Marit Bjørgen
- 2013 Marit Bjørgen
- 2005 Marit Bjørgen
- 2019 Ingvild Flugstad Østberg
- out of 5 possible:
- 4 medals:
- out of 4 possible:
- 1982 Berit Aunli
- 1985 Anette Bøe
- 1985 Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo
- 1978 Raisa Smetanina
- out of 5 possible:
- 1995 Larisa Lazutina
- 1991 Yelena Välbe
- 2001 Olga Danilova
- 1993 Lyubov Yegorova
- 1997 Stefania Belmondo
- out of 6 possible:
- 2017 Marit Bjørgen
- 2021 Therese Johaug
- 2019 Therese Johaug
- 2007 Virpi Kuitunen
- 2009 Aino-Kaisa Saarinen
- 2013 Therese Johaug
- 2003 Kristina Šmigun (all four individual)
- 2005 Yuliya Chepalova
- 2015 Charlotte Kalla
- 2003 Olga Zavyalova
- out of 4 possible:
- 3 medals:
- out of 3 possible:
- 1962 Alevtina Kolchina
- 1974 Galina Kulakova
- 1966 Klavdiya Boyarskikh
- 1966 Alevtina Kolchina
- 1970 Galina Kulakova
- 1962 Maria Gusakova
- out of 4 possible:
- 1978 Helena Takalo
- 1978 Zinaida Amosova
- 1987 Anfisa Reztsova
- 1978 Hilkka Riihivuori
- 1982 Hilkka Riihivuori
- out of 3 possible:
- 2 medals out of 2 possible:
- 1954 Lyubov Kozyreva
- 1958 Alevtina Kolchina
- 1958 Lyubov Kozyreva
- 1954 Siiri Rantanen
- 1954 Mirja Hietamies
- 1958 Siiri Rantanen
See also
- Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics
- List of Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing (men)
- List of Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing (women)
External links and references
- https://archive.is/20120731171641/http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/majorevents/fisworldskichampionships/nordicwsc.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20050305075135/http://www.sports123.com/cco/index.html