Cross Country Skiing

USA win first-ever cross-country skiing gold while South Korea claim short track relay title on Day 12 of Winter Olympics

On Day 12 of the 2018 Winter Olympics, Jessica Diggins and Kikkan Randall won the USA's first-ever cross-country skiing event while South Korea won the women's short track speed-skating relay event.

Pyeongchang 2018: USA's Kikkan Randall, Jessica Diggins win gold; Marit Bjoergen becomes most successful Winter Olympian

Kikkan Randall and Jessica Diggins delivered the first Olympic cross-country medal for the United States since 1976 after a thrilling finish to the women’s team sprint relay.

Google Doodle celebrates Day 10 of the Winter Olympics with a familiar rivalry in cross country skiing

This being the 10th day of the Google Snow Games series, the Google doodle takes us back to the well-know hare-tortoise rivalry, but this time on ice.

Winter Olympics 2018: Jagdish Singh finishes 103rd in cross-country skiing as Indian campaign at Pyeongchang ends

Jagdish, who was making his Olympic debut, clocked 43.03 minutes while crossing the finish line at the Alpensia Cross-Country Skiing Centre to end his race at 103rd out of 119 competitors.

Winter Olympics 2018: North Korean cross-country skier Ri Yong Gum makes tearful and bloody Games debut

Ri Yong Gum was still cheered by dozens of South Korean supporters dressed in blue hoodies and waving mini unification flags showing the Korean peninsula as one.

Winter Olympics 2018: Canada win inaugural mixed doubles curling; Dutch maintain golden run in speed skating

Canada beat Switzerland to win the inaugural mixed doubles curling, while the Dutch maintained their perfect record in speed skating with a double in the men's 1,500m

Winter Olympics 2018: Cross country skier Jagdish Singh's journey from penury to Pyeongchang limelight

On 16 February, 26-year-old Jagdish Singh will represent India in cross-country skiing, becoming just the fourth ever Indian in history to do so.

Winter Olympics 2018: Five medals up for grabs on Day 1 as unified Korean ice hockey team make debut

The joint women's ice hockey team will take on Switzerland in a preliminary match on Saturday while gold medals are on offer in cross country skiing, biathlon, speed skating, short track speed skating and ski-jumping.

Winter Olympics 2018: Tonga's Pita Taufatofua repeats Rio Olympics topless act at Pyeongchang opening ceremony

Pita Taufatofua once more strode into the arena glistening with oil and bare-chested, wearing just a traditional male ta'ovala skirt, his muscles rippling as he waved Tonga's flag around like a spear.

Winter Olympics 2018: A beginner's guide to cross-country skiing ahead of the Pyeongchang Games

Here's all you need to know about the sport of cross-country skiing ahead of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.