title: Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics
text: # Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics
  
  Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics was held at the Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex near Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. The twelve events took place between 8–23 February 2014.
  
  ## Competition schedule
  
  The following is the competition schedule for all twelve events.
  
  All times are (UTC+4).
  
  | Date | Time | Event |
  | - | - | - |
  | 8 February | 14:00 | Women's skiathlon |
  | 9 February | 14:00 | Men's skiathlon |
  | 11 February | 14:00 | Individual sprint free men/women qualifying |
  | 11 February | 16:00 | Individual sprint free men/women finals |
  | 13 February | 14:00 | Women's 10 km classical |
  | 14 February | 14:00 | Men's 15 km classical |
  | 15 February | 14:00 | 4 x 5 km relay women |
  | 16 February | 14:00 | 4 x 10 km relay men |
  | 19 February | 13:15 | Team sprint classical men/women qualifying |
  | 19 February | 15:45 | Team sprint classical men/women finals |
  | 22 February | 13:30 | Women's 30 km mass start free |
  | 23 February | 11:00 | Men's 50 km mass start free |
  
  ## Medal summary
  
  ### Medal table
  
  * Host nation (Russia)
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Norway (NOR) | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
  | 2 | Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
  | 3 | Switzerland (SUI) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
  | 4 | Russia (RUS)* | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
  | 5 | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
  | 6 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 7 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 7 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 7 | Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 entries) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
  
  ### Men's events
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 15 km classical details | Dario Cologna Switzerland | 38:29.7 | Johan Olsson Sweden | 38:58.2 | Daniel Richardsson Sweden | 39:08.5 |
  | 30 km skiathlon details | Dario Cologna Switzerland | 1:08:15.4 | Marcus Hellner Sweden | 1:08:15.8 | Martin Johnsrud Sundby Norway | 1:08:16.8 |
  | 50 km freestyle details | Alexander Legkov Russia | 1:46:55.2 | Maxim Vylegzhanin Russia | 1:46:55.9 | Ilia Chernousov Russia | 1:46:56.0 |
  | 4 × 10 km relay details | Sweden (SWE) Lars Nelson Daniel Richardsson Johan Olsson Marcus Hellner | 1:28:42.0 | Russia (RUS) Dmitry Yaparov Alexander Bessmertnykh Alexander Legkov Maxim Vylegzhanin | 1:29:09.3 | France (FRA) Jean-Marc Gaillard Maurice Manificat Robin Duvillard Ivan Perrillat Boiteux | 1:29:13.9 |
  | Sprint details | Ola Vigen Hattestad Norway | 3:38.4 | Teodor Peterson Sweden | 3:39.6 | Emil Jönsson Sweden | 3:55.2 |
  | Team sprint details | Finland Iivo Niskanen Sami Jauhojärvi | 23:14.89 | Russia Maxim Vylegzhanin Nikita Kriukov | 23:15.86 | Sweden Emil Jönsson Teodor Peterson | 23:30.01 |
  
  * $^{men's50km}$ In November 2017, Alexander Legkov and Maxim Vylegzhanin of Russia were disqualified by IOC and stripped of their gold and silver medal, but Court of Arbitration for Sport nullified the disqualifications and returned the medals to the Russian athletes on February 1, 2018.
  * $^{men's4×10km}$ In November 2017, Alexander Legkov and Maxim Vylegzhanin of Russia were disqualified by IOC and the Russian team was stripped of its silver medal, but Court of Arbitration for Sport nullified the disqualifications and returned the medal to the Russian team on February 1, 2018.
  * $^{men'steamsprint}$ In November 2017, Maxim Vylegzhanin of Russia was disqualified by IOC and the Russian team was stripped of its silver medal, but Court of Arbitration for Sport nullified the disqualification and returned the medal to the Russian team on February 1, 2018.
  
  ### Women's events
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 10 km classical details | Justyna Kowalczyk Poland | 28:17.8 | Charlotte Kalla Sweden | 28:36.2 | Therese Johaug Norway | 28:46.1 |
  | 15 km skiathlon details | Marit Bjørgen Norway | 38:33.6 | Charlotte Kalla Sweden | 38:35.4 | Heidi Weng Norway | 38:46.8 |
  | 30 km freestyle details | Marit Bjørgen Norway | 1:11:05.2 | Therese Johaug Norway | 1:11:07.8 | Kristin Størmer Steira Norway | 1:11:28.8 |
  | 4 × 5 km relay details | Sweden (SWE) Ida Ingemarsdotter Emma Wikén Anna Haag Charlotte Kalla | 53:02.7 | Finland (FIN) Anne Kyllönen Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Kerttu Niskanen Krista Lähteenmäki | 53:03.2 | Germany (GER) Nicole Fessel Stefanie Böhler Claudia Nystad Denise Herrmann | 53:03.6 |
  | Sprint details | Maiken Caspersen Falla Norway | 2:35.49 | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg Norway | 2:35.87 | Vesna Fabjan Slovenia | 2:35.89 |
  | Team sprint details | Norway (NOR) Ingvild Flugstad Østberg Marit Bjørgen | 16:04.05 | Finland (FIN) Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Kerttu Niskanen | 16:13.14 | Sweden (SWE) Ida Ingemarsdotter Stina Nilsson | 16:23.82 |
  
  ## Qualification
  
  A maximum of 310 quota spots were available to athletes to compete at the games. A maximum of 20 athletes could be entered by a National Olympic Committee, with a maximum of 12 men or 12 women. There were two qualification standards for the games: an A standard and a B standard.
  
  ## Participating nations
  
  310 athletes from 54 nations participated, with number of athletes in parentheses. Chile made its Olympic debut in the sport. Dominica, qualified for the Winter Olympics for the first time, and its two athletes competed in cross-country skiing. India's athlete was planned to compete as an Independent Olympic Participants, as the Indian Olympic Association was suspended by the International Olympic Committee, but the suspension had since been lifted.
  
  * Argentina (1)
  * Armenia (3)
  * Australia (4)
  * Austria (8)
  * Belarus (6)
  * Bermuda (1)
  * Bosnia and Herzegovina (2)
  * Brazil (2)
  * Bulgaria (4)
  * Canada (13)
  * Chile (1)
  * China (4)
  * Croatia (2)
  * Czech Republic (10)
  * Denmark (1)
  * Dominica (2)
  * Estonia (7)
  * Finland (17)
  * France (15)
  * Germany (18)
  * Great Britain (4)
  * Greece (2)
  * Hungary (2)
  * Iceland (1)
  * India (1)
  * Iran (2)
  * Ireland (1)
  * Italy (16)
  * Japan (6)
  * Kazakhstan (11)
  * Latvia (3)
  * Liechtenstein (1)
  * Lithuania (2)
  * Luxembourg (1)
  * Macedonia (2)
  * Moldova (2)
  * Mongolia (2)
  * Nepal (1)
  * Norway (20)
  * Peru (1)
  * Poland (10)
  * Romania (3)
  * Russia (20)
  * Serbia (3)
  * Slovakia (4)
  * Slovenia (5)
  * South Korea (2)
  * Spain (3)
  * Sweden (19)
  * Switzerland (14)
  * Togo (1)
  * Turkey (2)
  * Ukraine (8)
  * United States (14)
  