title: Cross-country skiing at the 2023 Winter World University Games
text: # Cross-country skiing at the 2023 Winter World University Games
  
  Cross-country skiing at the 2023 Winter World University Games was held at the Lake Placid Olympic Sports Complex Cross Country Biathlon Center from 15 to 22 January 2023.
  
  ## Men's events
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 10 kilometre classical details | Ryo Hirose Japan | 24:37.0 | Magnus Bøe Norway | 24:52.8 | Andreas Kirkeng Norway | 24:54.6 |
  | 10 kilometre freestyle pursuit details | Ryo Hirose Japan | 22:44.9 47:21.9 | Andreas Kirkeng Norway | 22:36.9 47:30.9 | John Hagenbuch United States | 22:21.2 47:35.2 |
  | 30 kilometre freestyle details | John Hagenbuch United States | 1:12:48.8 | Magnus Bøe Norway | 1:12:51.3 | Luca Compagnoni Italy | 1:12:52.9 |
  | 4 × 7.5 kilometre relay details | France Gianni Giachino Mattéo Correia Simon Chappaz Tom Mancini | 1:17:01.5 | Norway Fredrik Lütcherath Nilsen Magnus Bøe Øyvind Haugan Andreas Kirkeng | 1:17:29.8 | Japan Shota Moriguchi Yoshiki Hoshino Yuito Habuki Ryo Hirose | 1:17:56.7 |
  | Sprint freestyle details | Verneri Poikonen Finland | 2:34.74 | Jaume Pueyo Spain | 2:35.27 | Tom Mancini France | 2:35.93 |
  
  ## Women's events
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 kilometre classical details | Hilla Niemelä Finland | 13:20.8 | Mariel Merlii Pulles Estonia | 13:38.2 | Maria Eugenia Boccardi Italy | 13:43.0 |
  | 5 kilometre freestyle pursuit details | Hilla Niemelä Finland | 12:27.8 25:47.8 | Mariel Merlii Pulles Estonia | 12:17.6 25:55.6 | Maria Eugenia Boccardi Italy | 12:18.6 26:01.6 |
  | 15 kilometre freestyle details | Mariel Merlii Pulles Estonia | 39:38.4 | Kendall Kramer United States | 39:38.8 | Xeniya Shalygina Kazakhstan | 39:50.1 |
  | 3 × 5 kilometre relay details | Finland Tiia Olkkonen Vilja Kauranen Hilla Niemelä | 43:49.6 | Norway Astrid Stav Selma Andersen Karianne Olsvik Dengerud | 43:50.3 | Kazakhstan Aisha Rakisheva Nadezhda Stepashkina Xeniya Shalygina | 44:02.0 |
  | Sprint freestyle details | Mariel Merlii Pulles Estonia | 2:54.57 | Tiia Olkkonen Finland | 2:55.20 | Anna-Maria Dietze Germany | 2:55.50 |
  
  ## Mixed event
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Mixed team sprint classical details | Japan Ryo Hirose Rin Sobue | 20:42.85 | United States Finn Sweet Renae Anderson | 20:51.87 | Norway Andreas Kirkeng Karianne Olsvik Dengerud | 20:55.61 |
  
  ## Medal table
  
  * Host nation (United States)
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Finland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
  | 2 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
  | 3 | Estonia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
  | 4 | United States* | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
  | 5 | France | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
  | 6 | Norway | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
  | 7 | Spain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 8 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
  | 9 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
  | 10 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
  
  ## Participating nations
  
  A total of 172 athletes (91 men and 81 women) competed from 28 countries.
  
  * Argentina (1)
  * Armenia (1)
  * Australia (9)
  * Brazil (1)
  * Canada (12)
  * Croatia (1)
  * Czech Republic (7)
  * Estonia (3)
  * Finland (11)
  * France (8)
  * Germany (11)
  * Haiti (1)
  * Iceland (2)
  * Italy (8)
  * Japan (8)
  * Kazakhstan (14)
  * Mongolia (3)
  * Netherlands (1)
  * Norway (11)
  * Poland (7)
  * Slovakia (6)
  * Slovenia (1)
  * South Korea (6)
  * Spain (2)
  * Switzerland (10)
  * Thailand (2)
  * Ukraine (9)
  * United States (16)
  