title: Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
text: # Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
  
  The cross-country skiing competition of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics were held at Whistler, British Columbia. The events were held between 14 and 21 March 2010.
  
  ## Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Russia (RUS) | 7 | 9 | 6 | 22 |
  | 2 | Canada (CAN) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
  | 3 | Germany (GER) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
  | 4 | Ukraine (UKR) | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
  | 5 | Japan (JPN) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
  | 6 | Belarus (BLR) | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
  | 7 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
  | 8 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
  | 9 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 9 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 9 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (11 entries) | Totals (11 entries) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 |
  
  ## Events
  
  The program included a total of 20 events, 10 for men and 10 for women. Competitors are divided into three categories: standing, visually impaired, and sitting. Standing skiers are those that have a locomotive disability but are able to use the same equipment as able-bodied skiers, whereas sitting competitors use a sitski. Visually impaired skiers compete with the help of a sighted guide. The skier with the visual impairment and the guide are considered a team, and dual medals are awarded.
  
  ### Women's events
  
  | Event | Class | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 km Sprint Classic details | visually impaired | Verena Bentele Guide: Thomas Friedrich Germany | 4:14.2 | Mikhalina Lysova Guide: Alexey Ivanov Russia | 4:44.2 | Lioubov Vasilieva Guide: Natalia Yakimova Russia | 4:54.4 |
  | 1 km Sprint Classic details | sitting | Francesca Porcellato Italy | 2:58.5 | Olena Iurkovska Ukraine | 3:00.0 | Liudmila Vauchok Belarus | 3:01.9 |
  | 1 km Sprint Classic details | standing | Oleksandra Kononova Ukraine | 4:21.4 | Shoko Ota Japan | 4:26.8 | Anna Burmistrova Russia | 4:31.3 |
  | 5 km Classic details | visually impaired | Verena Bentele Guide: Thomas Friedrich Germany | 15:08.8 | Mikhalina Lysova Guide: Alexey Ivanov Russia | 16:00.3 | Tatiana Ilyuchenko Guide: Valery Koshkin Russia | 17:18.4 |
  | 5 km Classic details | sitting | Liudmila Vauchok Belarus | 14:56.6 | Andrea Eskau Germany | 15:11.4 | Colette Bourgonje Canada | 15:16.4 |
  | 5 km Classic details | standing | Oleksandra Kononova Ukraine | 16:01.3 | Iuliia Batenkova Ukraine | 16:03.7 | Larysa Varona Belarus | 17:38.2 |
  | 10 km details | sitting | Liudmila Vauchok Belarus | 30:52.9 | Colette Bourgonje Canada | 31:49.8 | Olena Iurkovska Ukraine | 32:43.5 |
  | 15 km Free details | visually impaired | Verena Bentele Guide: Thomas Friedrich Germany | 45:11.1 | Lioubov Vasilieva Guide: Natalia Yakimova Russia | 48:34.1 | Yadviha Skorabahataya Guide: Vasili Haurukovich Belarus | 49:19.3 |
  | 15 km Free details | standing | Anna Burmistrova Russia | 49:16.3 | Iuliia Batenkova Ukraine | 49:23.5 | Katarzyna Rogowiec Poland | 51:04.1 |
  | 3 × 2.5 km Relay details | open | Russia (RUS) Maria Iovleva Mikhalina Lysova Guide: Alexey Ivanov Lioubov Vasilieva Guide: Natalia Yakimova | 20:23.2 | Ukraine (UKR) Olena Iurkovska Iuliia Batenkova Oleksandra Kononova | 20:42.7 | Belarus (BLR) Larysa Varona Liudmila Vauchok Yadviha Skorabahataya Guide: Vasili Haurukovich | 22:04.2 |
  
  ### Men's events
  
  | Event | Class | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 km Sprint Classic details | visually impaired | Brian McKeever Guide: Robin McKeever Canada | 3:42.9 | Nikolay Polukhin Guide: Andrey Tokarev Russia | 3:47.0 | Zebastian Modin Guide: Albin Ackerot Sweden | 3:50.2 |
  | 1 km Sprint Classic details | sitting | Sergey Shilov Russia | 2:31.8 | Irek Zaripov Russia | 2:31.9 | Vladimir Kiselev Russia | 2:36.6 |
  | 1 km Sprint Classic details | standing | Yoshihiro Nitta Japan | 3:30.7 | Kirill Mikhaylov Russia | 3:32.3 | Ilkka Tuomisto Finland | 3:33.9 |
  | 10 km Classic details | visually impaired | Brian McKeever Guide: Robin McKeever Canada | 26:01.6 | Helge Flo Guide: Thomas Losnegard Norway | 27:27.3 | Nikolay Polukhin Guide: Andrey Tokarev Russia | 27:40.7 |
  | 10 km Classic details | sitting | Irek Zaripov Russia | 27:12.1 | Enzo Masiello Italy | 28:21.1 | Dzmitry Loban Belarus | 28:25.1 |
  | 10 km Classic details | standing | Yoshihiro Nitta Japan | 26:29.5 | Kirill Mikhaylov Russia | 27:01.7 | Grygorii Vovchinskiy Ukraine | 27:03.7 |
  | 15 km details | sitting | Irek Zaripov Russia | 41:01.01 | Roman Petushkov Russia | 41:11.01 | Enzo Masiello Italy | 41:54.09 |
  | 20 km Free details | visually impaired | Brian McKeever Guide: Robin McKeever Canada | 51:14:7 | Nikolay Polukhin Guide: Andrey Tokarev Russia | 51:55.6 | Vasili Shaptsiaboi Guide: Mikalai Shablouski Belarus | 52:22.5 |
  | 20 km Free details | standing | Kirill Mikhaylov Russia | 52:07.7 | Nils-Erik Ulset Norway | 53:34.1 | Vladimir Kononov Russia | 53:53.4 |
  | 1 × 4 km + 2 × 5 km Relay details | open | Russia (RUS) Sergey Shilov Kirill Mikhaylov Nikolay Polukhin Guide: Andrey Tokarev | 38:54.8 | Ukraine (UKR) Iurii Kostiuk Grygorii Vovchinskyi Vitaliy Lukyanenko Guide: Volodymyr Ivanov | 39:16.7 | Norway (NOR) Trygve Toskedal Larsen Vegard Dahle Nils-Erik Ulset | 39:48.9 |
  
  ## Competition schedule
  
  All times are Pacific Standard Time (UTC-8).
  
  | Day | Date | Start | Event |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Day 3 | Sun 14 Mar | 10:00 | Men's 15 km, sitting |
  | Day 3 | Sun 14 Mar | 12:00 | Women's 10 km, sitting |
  | Day 4 | Mon 15 Mar | 10:00 | Men's 20 km, standing |
  | Day 4 | Mon 15 Mar | 10:15 | Men's 20 km, visually impaired |
  | Day 4 | Mon 15 Mar | 12:00 | Women's 15 km, standing |
  | Day 4 | Mon 15 Mar | 12:10 | Women's 15 km, visually impaired |
  | Day 7 | Thu 18 Mar | 10:00 | Men's 10 km, standing |
  | Day 7 | Thu 18 Mar | 10:16 | Men's 10 km, visually impaired |
  | Day 7 | Thu 18 Mar | 10:24 | Women's 5 km, standing |
  | Day 7 | Thu 18 Mar | 10:32 | Women's 5 km, visually impaired |
  | Day 7 | Thu 18 Mar | 11:15 | Women's 5 km, sitting |
  | Day 7 | Thu 18 Mar | 11:35 | Men's 10 km, sitting |
  | Day 9 | Sat 20 Mar | 10:00 | Women's 3 × 2.5 km relay |
  | Day 9 | Sat 20 Mar | 12:00 | Men's 1×4 km + 2×5 km relay |
  | Day 10 | Sun 21 Mar | 10:00 | Men's 1 km sprint, sitting |
  | Day 10 | Sun 21 Mar | 10:18 | Women's 1 km sprint, sitting |
  | Day 10 | Sun 21 Mar | 10:45 | Men's 1 km sprint, visually impaired |
  | Day 10 | Sun 21 Mar | 11:00 | Men's 1 km sprint, standing |
  | Day 10 | Sun 21 Mar | 11:25 | Women's 1 km sprint, visually impaired |
  | Day 10 | Sun 21 Mar | 11:37 | Women's 1 km sprint, standing |
  