Cross-country skiing at the Asian Winter Games
# Cross-country skiing at the Asian Winter Games

Cross-country skiing has been contested at the Asian Winter Games since the first Winter Games in 1986.

## Editions

| Games | Year | Host city | Best nation |
| - | - | - | - |
| I | 1986 | Sapporo, Japan | Japan |
| II | 1990 | Sapporo, Japan | Japan |
| III | 1996 | Harbin, China | Kazakhstan |
| IV | 1999 | Gangwon, South Korea | Kazakhstan |
| V | 2003 | Changchun, China | Kazakhstan |
| VI | 2007 | Aomori, Japan | Kazakhstan |
| VII | 2011 | Astana–Almaty, Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan |
| VIII | 2017 | Sapporo, Japan | Japan |

## Events

| Event | 86 | 90 | 96 | 99 | 03 | 07 | 11 | 17 | Years |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Men's sprint | | | | | | X | X | X | 3 |
| Men's team sprint | | | | | | | X | | 1 |
| Men's 10 km | | | X | | X | | X | X | 4 |
| Men's 15 km | X | X | X | X | X | | X | X | 7 |
| Men's 30 km | X | X | | X | X | X | X | X | 7 |
| Men's relay | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 |
| Women's sprint | | | | | | X | X | X | 3 |
| Women's team sprint | | | | | | | X | | 1 |
| Women's 5 km | X | | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 |
| Women's 10 km | X | X | X | X | X | | X | X | 7 |
| Women's 15 km | | X | | | | | X | X | 3 |
| Women's relay | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 |
| Total | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 10 | |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 27 | 24 | 14 | 65 |
| 2 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 26 | 22 | 14 | 62 |
| 3 | China (CHN) | 4 | 8 | 19 | 31 |
| 4 | South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 |
| 5 | North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 59 | 59 | 60 | 178 |
