List of FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in women's cross-country skiing
This is a list of medalists from the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in women's cross-country skiing. Bold numbers in brackets denotes record number of victories in corresponding disciplines.
10 km
Debuted: 1954.
Classic style: 1954–1987, 1989, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2019. Free style: 1989, 1991, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2021, 2023.
Interval start: 1954–1991, 2001–2023.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Norway | 10 | 1 | 6 | 17 |
2 | Soviet Union | 9 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
3 | Finland | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 |
4 | Czech Republic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
5 | Sweden | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
6 | United States | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
7 | Russia | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
8 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
10 | East Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Estonia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
12 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (12 entries) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 75 |
3/4 × 5 km relay
Debuted: 1954.
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: 1989–2023.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Soviet Union | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
2 | Norway | 8 | 8 | 4 | 20 |
3 | Russia | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
4 | Finland | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
5 | Sweden | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 |
6 | Germany | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
7 | East Germany | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Italy | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
9 | Russian Ski Federation | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
10 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (10 entries) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 84 |
5 km (discontinued)
Debuted: 1962. Discontinued: 1999.
Classic style: 1962–1987, 1991–1999.
Interval start: 1962–1987, 1991–1999.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Soviet Union | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
2 | Norway | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
3 | Russia | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
4 | Finland | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
5 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
6 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (8 entries) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 |
20 km and 30 km
Debuted: 1978.
Classic style: 1978–1985, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2021, 2023. Free style: 1987–1995, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2019.
Interval start: 1978–1999, 2003. Mass start: 2005–2023.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Norway | 8 | 9 | 5 | 22 |
2 | Soviet Union | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
3 | Russia | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
4 | Sweden | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
5 | Italy | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
6 | Finland | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
7 | Poland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
8 | East Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9 | Estonia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
10 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (10 entries) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 |
15 km (discontinued)
Debuted: 1989. Discontinued: 2003.
Season | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
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.
Interval start: 1989–2001. Mass start: 2003.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Russia | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
6 | Estonia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
7 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (8 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
Combined/double pursuit/Skiathlon
Debuted: 1993.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Norway | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
2 | Russia | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
3 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
4 | Sweden | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
5 | Finland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
6 | Poland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
7 | Estonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 | Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
10 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (10 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 |
Individual sprint
Debuted: 2001.
Classic style: 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2021, 2023. Free style: 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2019.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Norway | 7 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
2 | Sweden | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
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 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (9 entries) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
Team sprint
Debuted: 2005.
Classic style: 2009, 2011, 2017, 2019. Free style: 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2021, 2023.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sweden | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
2 | Norway | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
3 | Finland | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
4 | United States | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
5 | Russia | 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 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
Medal table
Table updated after the 2023 Championships.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Norway | 48 | 26 | 31 | 105 |
2 | Soviet Union | 27 | 15 | 12 | 54 |
3 | Russia | 19 | 17 | 17 | 53 |
4 | Finland | 14 | 20 | 23 | 57 |
5 | Sweden | 12 | 20 | 19 | 51 |
6 | Italy | 5 | 11 | 8 | 24 |
7 | United States | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
8 | Poland | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
9 | Czech Republic | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
10 | Germany | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
11 | East Germany | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
12 | Estonia | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
13 | Slovenia | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
14 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
15 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
16 | Russian Ski Federation | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
17 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
18 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (19 entries) | 134 | 134 | 134 | 402 |
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
Here are listed most successful cross-country skiers in the history of each medal-winning national team – according to the gold-first ranking system and by total number of World Championships medals (one skier if he holds national records in both categories or few skiers if these national records belongs to different persons). If the total number of medals is identical, the gold, silver and bronze medals are used as tie-breakers (in that order). If all numbers are the same, the skiers get the same placement and are sorted by the alphabetic order.
Country | Cross-country skier | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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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 | Jonna Sundling (by the gold first ranking system) | 2021 | 2023 | 4 | – | – | 4 |
Charlotte Kalla (by total number of medals) | 2009 | 2019 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | |
Poland | Justyna Kowalczyk | 2009 | 2015 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
United States | Jessie Diggins | 2013 | 2023 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
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 |
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-Terelya | 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:
- out of 6 possible:
- 4 medals:
- out of 4 possible:
- 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
- 2023 Ebba Andersson
- 2003 Kristina Šmigun (all four individual)
- 2005 Yuliya Chepalova
- 2015 Charlotte Kalla
- 2003 Olga Zavyalova
- 2023 Frida Karlsson
- 3 medals:
- out of 3 possible:
- out of 4 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.today/20120731171641/http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/majorevents/fisworldskichampionships/nordicwsc.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20050305075135/http://www.sports123.com/cco/index.html
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- 1926 Lahti
- 1927 Cortina d'Ampezzo
- 1929 Zakopane
- 1930 Oslo
- 1931 Oberhof
- 1933 Innsbruck
- 1934 Sollefteå
- 1935 Vysoké Tatry
- 1937 Chamonix
- 1938 Lahti
- 1939 Zakopane
- (1941 Cortina d'Ampezzo)
- 1950 Lake Placid/Rumford
- 1954 Falun
- 1958 Lahti
- 1962 Zakopane
- 1966 Oslo
- 1970 Vysoké Tatry
- 1974 Falun
- 1978 Lahti
- 1980 Falun
- 1982 Oslo
- 1984 Rovaniemi/Engelberg
- 1985 Seefeld
- 1987 Oberstdorf
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- 1991 Val di Fiemme
- 1993 Falun
- 1995 Thunder Bay
- 1997 Trondheim
- 1999 Ramsau
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