Cross-country skiing at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics

{{Infobox Olympic event

|event = Cross-country skiing

|games = 2016 Winter Youth

|image = Cross-country skiing 2016 YOG.svg

|image_size = 150px

|venue = Birkebeineren Ski Stadium
Hafjell, Norway

|dates = 13–18 February

|competitors = 90 Quota limit

|nations =

|prev = 2012

|next = 2020

}}

Cross-country skiing at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics was held at the Birkebeineren Ski Stadium in Lillehammer, Norway from 13 to 18 February.[http://www.lillehammer2016.com/Venues Lillehammer 2016 venues]

Medal summary

=Medal table=

{{Medals table

| caption =

| host = NOR

| flag_template = flagIOC2

| event = 2016 Winter Youth Olympics

| team =

| gold_KOR = 2 | silver_KOR = 1 | bronze_KOR = 0

| gold_SWE = 2 | silver_SWE = 1 | bronze_SWE = 0

| gold_NOR = 1 | silver_NOR = 2 | bronze_NOR = 2 | host_NOR = yes

| gold_RUS = 1 | silver_RUS = 1 | bronze_RUS = 1

| gold_CHN = 0 | silver_CHN = 1 | bronze_CHN = 0

| gold_FIN = 0 | silver_FIN = 0 | bronze_FIN = 2

| gold_FRA = 0 | silver_FRA = 0 | bronze_FRA = 1

}}

=Events=

==Boys' events==

File:Lillehammer 2016 Cross country sprint classic men (24439048644).jpg

{{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2|labelwidth=130}}
Boys' 10 kilometres free
{{DetailsLink|Cross-country skiing at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics – Boys' 10 kilometres free}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Kim Magnus|KOR|2016 Winter Youth}}

23:04.8

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Vebjørn Hegdal|NOR|2016 Winter Youth}}

23:20.8

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Igor Fedotov|RUS|2016 Winter Youth}}

23:59.2
Boys' sprint classic
{{DetailsLink|Cross-country skiing at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics – Boys' sprint classic}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Thomas Helland Larsen|NOR|2016 Winter Youth}}

2:55.39

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Kim Magnus|KOR|2016 Winter Youth}}

2:55.72

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Vebjørn Hegdal|NOR|2016 Winter Youth}}

2:56.49
Boys' cross-country cross
{{DetailsLink|Cross-country skiing at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics – Boys' cross-country cross}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Kim Magnus|KOR|2016 Winter Youth}}

2:59.56

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Thomas Helland Larsen|NOR|2016 Winter Youth}}

3:00.73

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Lauri Mannila|FIN|2016 Winter Youth}}

3:01.84

==Girls' events==

File:Lillehammer 2016 Cross country sprint classic women medalists (24439047694).jpg

{{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2|labelwidth=130}}
Girls' 5 kilometres free
{{DetailsLink|Cross-country skiing at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics – Girls' 5 kilometres free}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Maya Yakunina|RUS|2016 Winter Youth}}

12:58.8

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Chi Chunxue|CHN|2016 Winter Youth}}

13:29.9

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Rebecca Immonen|FIN|2016 Winter Youth}}

13:35.9
Girls' sprint classic
{{DetailsLink|Cross-country skiing at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics – Girls' sprint classic}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Johanna Hagström|SWE|2016 Winter Youth}}

3:19.55

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Yuliya Petrova|RUS|2016 Winter Youth}}

3:21.95

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Martine Engebretsen|NOR|2016 Winter Youth}}

3:22.82
Girls' cross-country cross
{{DetailsLink|Cross-country skiing at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics – Girls' cross-country cross}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Moa Lundgren|SWE|2016 Winter Youth}}

3:26.35

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Johanna Hagström|SWE|2016 Winter Youth}}

3:28.09

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Laura Chamiot Maitral|FRA|2016 Winter Youth}}

3:29.56

Qualification system

Each nation could send a maximum of 4 athletes (2 boys and 2 girls). The top 7 teams of the Marc Hodler Trophy Cross-Country Skiing at the 2015 Junior Nordic World Ski Championships plus the hosts Norway were allowed to send the maximum of 4 athletes. Any remaining quota spots were distributed to nations not already qualified, with a maximum of one boy or girl from one nation. The quota limit was 90.[http://data.fis-ski.com/media/olympic-games/wyog-2016-qs-fis-en.pdf QUALIFICATION SYSTEM - 2nd WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES IN 2016] The current allocation of quotas is listed below.[http://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/winter-youth-olympic-games-quotas-simulation.html?sectorcode=cc&seasoncode=2016 CROSS-COUNTRY QUOTA LIST SIMULATION FOR YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES 2016] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222141527/http://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/winter-youth-olympic-games-quotas-simulation.html?sectorcode=cc&seasoncode=2016 |date=2015-12-22 }}

=Qualification summary=

class="wikitable collapsible sortable" style="width:800px; text-align:center; font-size:90%;"
style="text-align:center; width:100px;"|NOC width=80| Boyswidth=80|Girlswidth=100|Total
style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|AND|2016 Winter Youth}}11
style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|ARG|2016 Winter Youth}}11
style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|ARM|2016 Winter Youth}}11
style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|AUS|2016 Winter Youth}}112
style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|AUT|2016 Winter Youth}}112
style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|BLR|2016 Winter Youth}}112
style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|BEL|2016 Winter Youth}}11
style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|BIH|2016 Winter Youth}}112
style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|BRA|2016 Winter Youth}}11
style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|BUL|2016 Winter Youth}}112
style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|CAN|2016 Winter Youth}}112
style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|CHN|2016 Winter Youth}}112
style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|CRO|2016 Winter Youth}}112
style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|CZE|2016 Winter Youth}}112
style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|DEN|2016 Winter Youth}}11
style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|EST|2016 Winter Youth}}112
style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|FIN|2016 Winter Youth}}224
style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|FRA|2016 Winter Youth}}224
style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|GER|2016 Winter Youth}}224
style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|GRE|2016 Winter Youth}}11
style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|HUN|2016 Winter Youth}}11
style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|ISL|2016 Winter Youth}}11
style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|ITA|2016 Winter Youth}}112
style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|JPN|2016 Winter Youth}}112
style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|KAZ|2016 Winter Youth}}112
style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|LAT|2016 Winter Youth}}112
style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|LTU|2016 Winter Youth}}11
style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|MKD|2016 Winter Youth}}11
style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|MDA|2016 Winter Youth}}11
style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|MGL|2016 Winter Youth}}11
style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|NOR|2016 Winter Youth}}224
style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|POL|2016 Winter Youth}}112
style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|ROU|2016 Winter Youth}}112
style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|RUS|2016 Winter Youth}}224
style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|SRB|2016 Winter Youth}}12
style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|SVK|2016 Winter Youth}}112
style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|SLO|2016 Winter Youth}}224
style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|KOR|2016 Winter Youth}}112
style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|ESP|2016 Winter Youth}}112
style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|SWE|2016 Winter Youth}}224
style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|SUI|2016 Winter Youth}}224
style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|TUR|2016 Winter Youth}}112
style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|UKR|2016 Winter Youth}}112
style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|USA|2016 Winter Youth}}112
Total athletes504090
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! Total NOCs !! 42 !! 32 !! 44

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