Cross-country skiing
at the VII Paralympic Winter Games


Cross-country skiing at the 1998 Winter Paralympics consisted of 39 events, 24 for men and 15 for women.

For the first and only time the classification Intellectual disability (ID) was included in cross-country skiing events at the Paralympic Games.[1]

Medal table

[2]

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

Medal summary

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

See also

References

  • "1998 Nagano - Cross-country skiing". International Paralympic Committee. 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
  • Winter Sport Classification, Canadian Paralympic Committee
  • Historical Results - Results by Event - PWG Nagano 1998 - Long Distance, Official site of SaltLake2002
  • Historical Results - Results by Event - PWG Nagano 1998 - Short Distance, Official site of SaltLake2002
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