Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Paralympics

Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles...

at the 2002 Winter Paralympics
2002 Winter Paralympics
The 2002 Winter Paralympics, the eighth Winter Paralympics, were held in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, from March 7 to March 16, 2002. A total of 416 athletes from 36 nations participated....

consisted of 32 events, 20 for men and 12 for women.

Medal table

Rank	Nation				Total
1	Norway	9	1	5	15
2	Russia	7	8	3	18
3	Germany	6	1	8	15
4	Finland	4	1	3	8
5	Canada	2	1	0	3
5	Italy	2	0	0	2
7	Belarus	1	1	0	2
8	Poland	1	0	1	2
9	Ukraine	0	5	5	10
10	United States	0	5	0	5
11	France	0	3	2	5
12	Netherlands	0	3	0	3
13	Austria	0	1	1	2
13	Sweden	0	1	1	2
14	Slovakia	0	1	0	1
15	Switzerland	0	0	2	2
16	Japan	0	0	1	1
Total		32	32	32	96

Medal summary

The competition events were:

2.5 km: - women
5 km: men - women
10 km: men - women
15 km: men - women
20 km: men
1x2.5/2x5 km relay: men - women
3x25 km relay: - women

Each event had separate standing, sitting, or visually impaired classifications:

LW2 - standing: single leg amputation
Amputation
Amputation is the removal of a body extremity by trauma, prolonged constriction, or surgery. As a surgical measure, it is used to control pain or a disease process in the affected limb, such as malignancy or gangrene. In some cases, it is carried out on individuals as a preventative surgery for...

above the knee
LW3 - standing: double leg amputation below the knee, mild cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy is an umbrella term encompassing a group of non-progressive, non-contagious motor conditions that cause physical disability in human development, chiefly in the various areas of body movement....

, 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
Paraplegia
Paraplegia is an impairment in motor or sensory function of the lower extremities. The word comes from Ionic Greek: παραπληγίη "half-striking". It is usually the result of spinal cord injury or a congenital condition such as spina bifida that affects the neural elements of the spinal canal...

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

Men's events

5 km classical technique	B1
	B2
	B3
	LW2-4
	LW5-9
5 km sitski	LW10
	LW11
	LW12
10 km free technique	B1
	B2
	B3
	LW2-4
	LW5-9
10 km sitski	LW10
	LW11
	LW12
15 km sitski	LW10-12
20 km free technique	standing
20 km free technique	visually impaired
1x2.5/2x5 km relay	open	Irek Mannanov guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Roman Ivanov Nikolai Ilioutchenko guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Andrey Gladysev Sergej Shilov	Robert Balk Steven Cook William Stewart	Kjartan Haugen Kjartan Haugen Kjartan Haugen is a disabled Norwegian cross-country skier. He won a gold medal at the 2002 Winter Paralympics for 5 km and another gold at the 2006 Winter Paralympics as part of the Norwegian relay team. He also won a bronze in 2002 and a bronze and a silver at the 1998 Games. He is a Right to... Karl Einar Henriksen Andreas Hustveit

Women's events

2.5 km sitski
5 km classical technique	B1
	B2-3
	standing
5 km sitski
10 km free technique	B1-2
	B3
	standing
10 km sitski
15 km free technique	standing
15 km free technique	visually impaired
3x2.5 km relay	open	Tone Gravvold guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Kristian Soersensen Ragnhild Myklebust Ragnhild Myklebust Ragnhild Myklebust is a Norwegian nordic skier and multiple gold medal winner at the Paralympic Games. , she holds the record for the most ever medals won at the Winter Paralympics, having won 27 medals, of which 22 were gold.... Siw Vestengen	Elvira Ibraginova guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Salavat Gumerov Tatiana Ilioutchenko guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Andrey Gladyshev Irina Polyakova	Jaana Argillander guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Arto Kaukonen Merja Hannele Hanski guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Kirsi Vaisanen Tanja Kari

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