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Nordic skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics

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At the 1992 Winter Olympics, fifteen Nordic skiing events were contested – ten cross-country skiing events, three ski jumping events, and two Nordic combined events.

At the men's cross-country skiing Vegard Ulvang of Norway won the 10 km classic and the 30 km classic and Bjørn Dæhlie of Norway won the 15 km pursuit and 50 km freestyle.[1][2] The Norwegian team, which consisted of Kristen Skjeldal, Vegard Ulvang, Bjørn Dæhlie, and Terje Langli won the men's 4x10 km relay.[3]

At the women's cross-country skiing Lyubov Yegorova of the Unified Team won gold in the 10 km pursuit and 15 km classic, Marjut Rolig of Finland won the 5 km classic, and Stefania Belmondo of Italy won the 30 km freestyle.[4][3][5] The Unified Team, which consisted of Lyubov Yegorova, Yelena Välbe, Raisa Smetanina, and Larisa Lazutina won the women's 4x5 km relay.[3]

At the men's ski jumping Toni Nieminen of Finland won the large hill individual while Ernst Vettori of Austria won the normal hill.[6][7] The Finland team, which consisted of Toni Nieminen, Risto Laakkonen, Ari-Pekka Nikkola, and Mika Laitinen won the large hill team.[8]

At the Nordic combined Fabrice Guy of France won the individual.[9] The Japanese team, which consisted of Kenji Ogiwara, Reiichi Mikata, and Takanori Kono won the team event.[10]

Nordic skiing discipline Men's events Women's events
Cross-country skiing • 10 km (classical) • 5 km (classical)
• 15 km pursuit • 10 km pursuit
• 30 km (classical) • 15 km (classical)
• 50 km (freestyle) • 30 km (freestyle)
• 4 × 10 km relay • 4 × 5 km relay
Ski jumping • Large hill – individual none
• Normal hill – individual
• Large hill – team
Nordic combined • Individual none
• Team

References

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  1. ^ "Björn DAEHLIE". olympics.com. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Vegard ULVANG". olympics.com. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Cross Country Skiing - Medalists". olympics.com. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Marjut ROLIG". olympics.com. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Stefania BELMONDO". olympics.com. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Toni NIEMINEN". olympics.com. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Ernst VETTORI". olympics.com. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Ski Jumping - Medalists". olympics.com. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Fabrice GUY". olympics.com. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Nordic Combined - Medalists". olympics.com. Retrieved 29 May 2024.