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Cross-country skiing at the 1998 Winter Paralympics consisted of 39 events, 24 for men and 15 for women.
| Cross-country skiing at the VII Paralympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
For the first and only time the classification Intellectual disability (ID) was included in cross-country skiing events at the Paralympic Games.[1]
| Rank | Nation |  |
 |
 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia (RUS) |
11 | 8 | 7 | 26 |
| 2 |  Norway (NOR) |
9 | 5 | 7 | 21 |
| 3 |  Finland (FIN) |
7 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
| 4 |  Germany (GER) |
3 | 10 | 5 | 18 |
| 5 |  France (FRA) |
3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 |  Ukraine (UKR) |
3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 |  Austria (AUT) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 |  Switzerland (SUI) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 |  Denmark (DEN) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  Canada (CAN) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 |  Italy (ITA) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 |  Japan (JPN) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 |  Netherlands (NED) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 |  Poland (POL) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 |  United States (USA) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 |  Sweden (SWE) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 39 | 39 | 40 | 118 | |
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
- LW 12 - sitting: double leg amputation above the knees, or paraplegia with some leg function and good 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
- ID - intellectual disability
Men's events
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km classical technique | B1 |
Valeri Kouptchinski guide: Viatcheslav Doubov  Russia |
Magne Lunde guide: Roar Lunde  Norway |
Helge Flo guide: Paal Sneve Norway |
| B2 |
Frank Hoefle guide: Ulrich Zipfel  Germany |
Irek Mannanov guide: Salavat Goumerov Russia |
Torbjoern Ek guide: Christer Wennergrund  Sweden | |
| B3 |
Alexandre Nassarouline guide: Alexei Kopytine Russia |
Alexander Schwarz guide: Ralf Rombach Germany |
Grigori Klimov guide: Nikolai Kireitcmev Russia | |
| ID |
Pedro Kardash Ukraine |
Satoru Abiko Japan |
Iuri Isaev Russia | |
| LW3/4/9 |
Andre Favre France |
Kjartan Haugen Norway |
Kalervo Pieksaemaeki Finland | |
| LW5/7,6/8 |
Sten Oluf Horn Norway |
Thomas Oelsner Germany |
Axel Hecker Germany | |
| 5 km sitski | LW10 |
Sergej Shilov Russia |
Alexander Brunet France |
Klaus Kleiser Germany |
| LW11 |
Ruedi Weber Switzerland |
Oliver Anthofer Austria |
Karl Einar Henriksen Norway | |
| LW12 |
Kari Joki-Erkkila Finland |
Michael Weymann Germany |
Teuvo Ojala Finland | |
| 10 km sitski | LW10 |
Alexander Brunet France |
Mikhail Terentiev Russia |
Heinz Frei Switzerland |
| LW11 |
Karl Einar Henriksen Norway |
Roland Ruepp Italy |
Ruedi Weber Switzerland | |
| LW12 |
Kari Joki-Erkkila Finland |
Michael Weymann Germany |
Robert Balk United States | |
| Teuvo Ojala Finland | ||||
| 15 km free technique | B1 |
Valeri Kouptchinski guide: Russia |
Wilhelm Brem guide: Germany |
Oleh Munts guide: Russia |
| B2 |
Irek Mannanov guide: Russia |
Frank Hoefle guide: Germany |
Nikolai Ilioutchenko guide: Russia | |
| B3 |
Alexandre Nassarouline guide: Russia |
Alexander Schwarz guide: Germany |
Elie Zampin guide: France | |
| ID |
Pedro Kardash Ukraine |
Iuri Isaev Russia |
Louri Semiannikov Russia | |
| LW2/3/4/9 |
Andre Favre France |
Kalervo Pieksaemaeki Finland |
Wolfgang Mahler Germany | |
| LW5/7,6/8 |
Thomas Oelsner Germany |
Andreas Hustveit Norway |
Emmanuel Lacroix France | |
| 15 km sitski | LW10-12 |
Karl Einar Henriksen Norway |
Mikhail Terentiev Russia |
Heinz Frei Switzerland |
| 20 km classical technique | B1-3 |
Valeri Kouptchinski guide: Viatcheslav Doubov Russia |
Irek Mannanov guide: Salavat Goumerov Russia |
Frank Hoefle guide: Ulrich Zipfel Germany |
| ID |
Pedro Kardash Ukraine |
Iuri Isaev Russia |
Hiroki Shinohara Japan | |
| LW2-9 |
Sten Oluf Horn Norway |
Kalervo Pieksaemaeki Finland |
Michael Crenshaw United States | |
| 3×2.5 km relay | LW10-12 |
Germany (GER) Klaus Kleiser Michael Weymann Bruno Zimmermann |
Switzerland (SUI) Franco Belletti Ruedi Weber Walter Widmer |
France (FRA) Omar Bouyoucef Alexander Brunet Didier Riedlinger |
| 4×5 km relay | standing/ blind |
Russia (RUS) Valeri Kouptchinski Irek Mannanov Oleh Munts Alexandre Nassarouline |
Germany (GER) Wilhelm Brem Frank Hoefle Wolfgang Mahler Thomas Oelsner |
Norway (NOR) Kjartan Haugen Sten Oluf Horn Andreas Hustveit Magne Lunde |
Women's events
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 km sitski | LW10-12 |
Ragnhild Myklebust Norway |
Colette Bourgonje Canada |
Svitlana Tryfonova Ukraine |
| 5 km classical technique | B1 |
Elisabeth Maxwald guide: Florian Stoger Austria |
Verena Bentele guide: Ralph Schmidt Germany |
Lioubov Paninykh guide: Alexander Pridtchin Russia |
| B2-3 |
Kaija Tuikkanen guide: Hannu Aaltonen Finland |
Sisko Kiiski guide: Tuomas Toerroenen Finland |
Jaana Argillander guide: Arto Kaukonen Finland | |
| ID |
Natalia Smirnova Russia |
Olga Kravchuk Ukraine |
Natalia Lugakova Russia | |
| LW2-9 |
Tanja Kari Finland |
Anne Helene Barlund Norway |
Siw Vestengen Norway | |
| 5 km free technique | B1 |
Anne-Mette Bredahl guide:  Denmark |
Verena Bentele guide: Germany |
Elisabeth Maxwald guide: Austria |
| B2-3 |
Tone Gravvold guide: Norway |
Kaija Tuikkanen guide: Finland |
Sisko Kiiski guide: Finland | |
| ID |
Natalia Smirnova Russia |
Natalia Lugakova Russia |
Danuta Poznanska Poland | |
| LW2-9 |
Tanja Kari Finland |
Marjorie van de Bunt Netherlands |
Anne Helene Barlund Norway | |
| 5 km sitski | LW10-12 |
Ragnhild Myklebust Norway |
Colette Bourgonje Canada |
Olena Akopyan Ukraine |
| 10 km sitski | LW10-12 |
Ragnhild Myklebust Norway |
Dorothea Agetle Italy |
Tamara Kulynych Ukraine |
| 15 km classical technique | B1-3 |
Sisko Kiiski guide: Tuomas Toerroenen Finland |
Kaija Tuikkanen guide: Hannu Aaltonen Finland |
Tone Gravvold guide: Frode Nilssen Norway |
| ID |
Natalia Smirnova Russia |
Natalia Lugakova Russia |
Danuta Poznanska Poland | |
| LW2-9 |
Tanja Kari Finland |
Anne Helene Barlund Norway |
Siw Vestengen Norway | |
| 3×2.5 km relay | open |
Norway (NOR) Anne Helene Barlund Tone Gravvold Ragnhild Myklebust |
Austria (AUT) Gabriele Berghofer Renata Hoenisch Elisabeth Maxwald |
Germany (GER) Verena Bentele Susanne Ischinger Susanne Wohlmacher |
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