title: Cross-country skiing at the 1994 Winter Paralympics
text: # Cross-country skiing at the 1994 Winter Paralympics
  
  Cross-country skiing at the 1994 Winter Paralympics consisted of 48 events, 29 for men and 19 for women.
  
  ## Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | | | | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Norway (NOR) | 17 | 9 | 3 | 29 |
  | 2 | Germany (GER) | 11 | 7 | 3 | 21 |
  | 3 | Russia (RUS) | 9 | 9 | 7 | 25 |
  | 4 | Finland (FIN) | 6 | 7 | 10 | 23 |
  | 5 | France (FRA) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
  | 6 | Poland (POL) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
  | 7 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
  | 8 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
  | 9 | United States (USA) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
  | 10 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
  | 11 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | 12 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 13 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
  | 14 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
  | 15 | Estonia (EST) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 15 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Total | Total | 48 | 48 | 48 | 144 |
  
  ## Medal summary
  
  The competition events were:
  
  * 2.5 km: - women
  * 5 km: men - women
  * 10 km: men - women
  * 15 km: men
  * 20 km: men
  * 3x2.5 km relay: men - women
  * 4x5 km relay: men
  
  Each event had separate standing, sitting, or visually impaired classifications:
  
  * LW2 - standing: single leg amputation above the knee
  * LW3 - standing: double leg amputation below the knee, mild cerebral palsy, or equivalent impairment
  * LW4 - standing: single leg amputation below the knee
  * LW5/7 - standing: double arm amputation
  * LW6/8 - standing: single arm amputation
  * LW9 - standing: amputation or equivalent impairment of one arm and one leg
  * LW 10 - sitting: paraplegia with no or some upper abdominal function and no functional sitting balance
  * LW 11 - sitting: paraplegia with fair functional sitting balance
  * B1 - visually impaired: no functional vision
  * B2 - visually impaired: up to ca 3-5% functional vision
  * B3 - visually impaired: under 10% functional vision
  
  ### Men's events
  
  | Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 km classical technique | B1 details | Terje Løvaas Norway | Magne Lunde Norway | Peter Young Great Britain |
  | 5 km classical technique | B2 details | Frank Höfle Germany | Torbjörn Ek Sweden | Timo Kalevi Lahtinen Finland |
  | 5 km classical technique | B3 details | Alexander Schwarz Germany | Alexandre Nassarouline Russia | Nikolai Ilioutchenko Russia |
  | 5 km classical technique | LW2/3/9 details | Wiggo Nordseth Norway | Jan Kolodziej Poland | Samuli Kaemi Finland |
  | 5 km classical technique | LW4 details | Åge Jønsberg Norway | Svein Lilleberg Norway | Wolfgang Mahler Germany |
  | 5 km classical technique | LW5/7 details | Axel Hecker Germany | Marcin Kos Poland | Jerzy Szlezak Poland |
  | 5 km classical technique | LW6/8 details | Jouko Grip Finland | Thomas Ölsner Germany | Rauno Miettinen Finland |
  | 5 km sitski | LW10 details | Didier Riedlinger France | Jeff Pagels United States | Oliver Anthofer Austria |
  | 5 km sitski | LW11 details | Kari Joki-Erkkila Finland | Teuvo Ojala Finland | Seppo Joensuu Finland |
  | 10 km free technique | B1 details | Terje Løvaas Norway | Valeri Kouptchinski Russia | Serguei Seleznev Russia |
  | 10 km free technique | B2 details | Frank Höfle Germany | Valeri Cheloudkov Russia | Herve Le Moing France |
  | 10 km free technique | B3 details | Alexandre Nassarouline Russia | Alexander Schwarz Germany | Nikolai Ilioutchenko Russia |
  | 10 km free technique | LW2/3/9 details | Roland Gäss Germany | Svein Lilleberg Norway | Ernesto Vinante Italy |
  | 10 km free technique | LW4 details | Åge Jønsberg Norway | Andre Favre France | Kalervo Pieksaemaeki Finland |
  | 10 km free technique | LW5/7 details | Marcin Kos Poland | Axel Hecker Germany | Jerzy Szlezak Poland |
  | 10 km free technique | LW6/8 details | Thomas Ölsner Germany | Bernhard Furrer Switzerland | Jean-Yves Arvier France |
  | 10 km sitski | LW10 details | Didier Riedlinger France | Jeff Pagels United States | Franco Belletti Switzerland |
  | 10 km sitski | LW11 details | Kari Joki-Erkkila Finland | Knut Lundstrøm Norway | Teuvo Ojala Finland |
  | 15 km sitski | LW10 details | Didier Riedlinger France | Jeff Pagels United States | Oliver Anthofer Austria |
  | 15 km sitski | LW11 details | Knut Lundstrøm Norway | Michael Weymann Germany | Kari Joki-Erkkila Finland |
  | 20 km classical technique | B1 details | Terje Løvaas Norway | Valeri Kouptchinski Russia | Magne Lunde Norway |
  | 20 km classical technique | B2 details | Frank Höfle Germany | Timo Kalevi Lahtinen Finland | Valeri Cheloudkov Russia |
  | 20 km classical technique | B3 details | Alexandre Nassarouline Russia | Nikolai Ilioutchenko Russia | Alexander Schwarz Germany |
  | 20 km classical technique | LW2/3/9 details | Wiggo Nordseth Norway | Piotr Sulkowski Poland | Jan Kolodziej Poland |
  | 20 km classical technique | LW4 details | Åge Jønsberg Norway | Svein Lilleberg Norway | Kalervo Pieksaemaeki Finland |
  | 20 km classical technique | LW5/7 details | Marcin Kos Poland | Axel Hecker Germany | Jerzy Szlezak Poland |
  | 20 km classical technique | LW6/8 details | Thomas Oelsner Germany | Jouko Grip Finland | Jean-Yves Arvier France |
  | 3×2.5 km relay | sitting details | Norway (NOR) John-Olav Johansen Terje Johansen Knut Lundstrøm | Finland (FIN) Kari Joki-Erkkila Teuvo Ojala Raimo Peltonen | Germany (GER) Klaus Kleiser Michael Weymann Bruno Zimmermann |
  | 4×5 km relay | standing/ blind details | Norway (NOR) Åge Jønsberg Svein Lilleberg Terje Løvaas Wiggo Nordseth | Germany (GER) Axel Hecker Frank Höfle Wolfgang Mahler Thomas Ölsner | Russia (RUS) Nikolai Ilioutchenko Valeri Kouptchinski Alexandre Nassarouline Serguei Seleznev |
  
  ### Women's events
  
  | Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2.5 km sitski | LW10-11 details | Ragnhild Myklebust Norway | Kirsti Hooeen Norway | Dorothea Agetle Italy |
  | 5 km classical technique | B1 details | Lubov Paninykii Russia | Irina Selivanova Russia | Anne-Mette Bredahl-Christensen Denmark |
  | 5 km classical technique | B2 details | Nadejda Tchirkova Russia | Renata Hoenisch Austria | Anne-Lie Gustafsson Sweden |
  | 5 km classical technique | B3 details | Kaija Tuikkanen Finland | Alevtina Elessina Russia | Vilma Nugis Estonia |
  | 5 km classical technique | LW2/3/4 details | Susanne Ischinger Germany | Gabriele Buchegger Austria | Theres Huser Switzerland |
  | 5 km classical technique | LW6/8/9 details | Tanja Tervonen Finland | Siw Vestengen Norway | Marjorie van de Bunt Netherlands |
  | 5 km free technique | B1 details | Lubov Paninykii Russia | Irina Selivanova Russia | Michele Drolet United States |
  | 5 km free technique | B2 details | Tone Gravvold Norway | Renata Hoenisch Austria | Nadejda Tchirkova Russia |
  | 5 km free technique | B3 details | Alevtina Elessina Russia | Sisko Kiiski Finland | Kaija Tuikkanen Finland |
  | 5 km free technique | LW2/3/4 details | Susanne Ischinger Germany | Theres Huser Switzerland | Gabriele Buchegger Austria |
  | 5 km free technique | LW6/8/9 details | Tanja Tervonen Finland | Anne Helene Barlund Norway | Marjorie van de Bunt Netherlands |
  | 5 km sitski | LW10-11 details | Ragnhild Myklebust Norway | Kirsti Hooeen Norway | Dorothea Agetle Italy |
  | 10 km classical technique | B1 details | Lubov Paninykii Russia | Irina Selivanova Russia | Anne-Mette Bredahl-Christensen Denmark |
  | 10 km classical technique | B2 details | Nadejda Tchirkova Russia | Lubov Vorobieva Kazakhstan | Tone Gravvold Norway |
  | 10 km classical technique | B3 details | Kaija Tuikkanen Finland | Alevtina Elessina Russia | Sisko Kiiski Finland |
  | 10 km classical technique | LW2/3/4 details | Susanne Ischinger Germany | Theres Huser Switzerland | Zenona Baniewicz Poland |
  | 10 km classical technique | LW6/8/9 details | Anne Helene Barlund Norway | Tanja Tervonen Finland | Marjorie van de Bunt Netherlands |
  | 10 km sitski | LW10-11 details | Ragnhild Myklebust Norway | Dorothea Agetle Italy | Kirsti Hooeen Norway |
  | 3×2.5 km relay | open details | Norway (NOR) Anne Helene Barlund Ragnhild Myklebust Siw Vestengen | Germany (GER) Michaela Fuchs Susanne Ischinger Martina Willing | Russia (RUS) Alevtina Elessina Lubov Paninykii Nadejda Tchirkova |
  