Cross-country skiing is one of the longest-standing Winter Olympic sports. Here's what you need to know.

Everything to know about cross-country skiing at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, including competition preview, event guide, top athletes, how to watch and daily schedule.

The women’s cross-country skiing 10km interval start free final of the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics takes place on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026 (2/12/26) at the Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium.

Here's what to know of the cross-country skiing schedule at the 2026 Winter Olympics, including when it starts and ends. Cross-country skiing starts on Saturday, Feb. 7, the day after the opening ceremony. Women's events end on Sunday, Feb. 22, the final day of the Olympics.

The U.S. women’s cross-country skiing 4x7.5K relay team finished in fifth place on Saturday, tying the Americans’ best finish in the event in the history of the Winter Games. Their men’s counterparts placed sixth on Sunday in the same distance relay at the Milan Cortina Games, marking their best finish since 2002.

Team USA cross-country skier Jessie Diggins collapsed after crossing the finish line in the women's 10-kilometer interval start on Thursday. She was competing while injured.

Ben Ogden captured silver in the men's sprint classic on Tuesday, becoming the second American man to win an Olympic cross-country skiing medal.