Cross-country skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Women's 20 kilometre skiathlon

The women's 20 kilometre skiathlon competition in cross-country skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics took place on 7 February at the Cross country and biathlon center Fabio Canal in Tesero. This exciting event brought together skilled skiers from around the world to race over a long distance, switching between classic and modern skiing styles.

Frida Karlsson of Sweden won the gold medal, marking her first individual Olympic victory. She had previously earned a team bronze medal in 2022. Her Swedish teammate Ebba Andersson came in second, earning her first individual Olympic medal as well. Heidi Weng of Norway secured the bronze medal, adding to her collection of Olympic achievements.

This race was a highlight of the Winter Olympics, showing the strength and endurance of these amazing athletes. Their performances inspired many fans and demonstrated the thrilling nature of cross-country skiing.

Background

In the last Winter Olympics, the women's skiathlon was 15 km long. For the 2026 Winter Olympics, it was changed to 20 km to be the same distance as the men's race. Some past winners are no longer competing, but others like Teresa Stadlober and Jessie Diggins are ready to race. Ebba Andersson won the world championship in this event in 2025.

Qualification

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

The women's 20 kilometre skiathlon event at the 2026 Winter Olympics had a qualification process to decide which athletes could compete. Skiers earned points through their performances in earlier races, and those with the fewest points qualified for the event. The competition took place on February 7 at the Cross country and biathlon center Fabio Canal in Tesero.

Results

The women's 20 kilometre skiathlon race began at 1:00 PM.

Rank	Bib	Name	Country	10 km classic	Rank	Pitstop	10 km free	Rank	Finish time	Deficit
	8	Frida Karlsson	Sweden	27:24.4	1	31.1	25:49.7	1	53:45.2
	4	Ebba Andersson	Sweden	27:25.3	3	29.8	26:41.1	4	54:36.2	+51.0
	7	Heidi Weng	Norway	28:03.6	5	33.5	26:34.8	2	55:11.9	+1:26.7
4	16	Nadja Kälin	Switzerland	28:05.4	8	31.4	26:59.9	6	55:36.7	+1:51.5
5	11	Kerttu Niskanen	Finland	28:04.2	6	31.0	27:04.0	7	55:39.2	+1:54.0
6	6	Astrid Øyre Slind	Norway	27:25.0	2	32.1	27:44.2	13	55:41.3	+1:56.1
7	14	Kateřina Janatová	Czech Republic	28:15.4	9	29.0	27:14.6	8	55:59.0	+2:13.8
8	1	Jessie Diggins	United States	28:52.8	15	34.4	26:39.1	3	56:06.3	+2:21.1
9	5	Teresa Stadlober	Austria	28:53.9	17	30.5	26:47.2	5	56:11.6	+2:26.4
10	12	Kristin Austgulen Fosnæs	Norway	28:04.9	7	31.8	27:48.9	16	56:25.6	+2:40.4
11	13	Jonna Sundling	Sweden	27:57.6	4	34.5	28:17.4	22	56:49.5	+3:04.3
12	9	Pia Fink	Germany	28:49.5	14	30.3	27:30.3	9	56:50.1	+3:04.9
13	3	Karoline Simpson-Larsen	Norway	28:49.0	13	33.3	27:35.5	10	56:57.8	+3:12.6
14	2	Moa Ilar	Sweden	28:18.3	10	29.9	28:38.0	29	57:26.2	+3:41.0
15	20	Vilma Ryytty	Finland	28:42.8	12	32.8	28:21.7	24	57:37.3	+3:52.1
16	23	Léonie Perry	France	29:20.2	25	40.6	27:39.6	11	57:40.4	+3:55.2
17	17	Dariya Nepryaeva	Individual Neutral Athletes	29:01.4	20	32.2	28:07.7	19	57:41.3	+3:56.1
18	10	Helen Hoffmann	Germany	29:05.5	23	35.3	28:03.8	18	57:44.6	+3:59.4
19	32	Marina Kälin	Switzerland	28:55.0	18	30.3	28:21.2	23	57:46.5	+4:01.3
20	18	Krista Pärmäkoski	Finland	29:38.6	28	27.6	27:40.5	12	57:46.7	+4:01.5
21	33	Julie Pierrel	France	29:04.8	22	30.8	28:11.9	20	57:47.5	+4:02.3
22	25	Alison Mackie	Canada	29:21.2	26	36.4	27:50.7	17	57:48.3	+4:03.1
23	28	Patrīcija Eiduka	Latvia	29:42.1	29	33.9	27:46.4	14	58:02.4	+4:17.2
24	19	Julia Kern	United States	29:06.2	24	29.0	28:27.2	27	58:02.4	+4:17.2
25	21	Anja Weber	Switzerland	29:00.8	19	31.5	28:33.5	28	58:05.8	+4:20.6
26	48	Novie McCabe	United States	29:43.5	31	36.1	27:46.5	15	58:06.1	+4:20.9
27	42	Cloé Pagnier	France	29:03.1	21	33.0	28:53.3	33	58:29.4	+4:44.2
28	37	Martina Di Centa	Italy	29:37.9	27	31.7	28:25.6	26	58:35.2	+4:50.0
29	31	Eliza Rucka-Michałek	Poland	29:52.4	32	30.7	28:12.4	21	58:35.5	+4:50.3
30	15	Katharina Hennig Dotzler	Germany	28:37.8	11	30.7	29:37.1	39	58:45.6	+5:00.4
31	45	Delphine Claudel	France	30:04.5	38	30.4	28:25.4	25	59:00.3	+5:15.1
32	49	Sandra Schützová	Czech Republic	29:53.5	33	32.2	28:52.8	32	59:18.5	+5:33.3
33	24	Katherine Sauerbrey	Germany	30:05.0	39	34.3	28:47.6	31	59:26.9	+5:41.7
34	44	Hanna Karaliova	Individual Neutral Athletes	30:00.5	35	32.2	29:12.9	34	59:45.6	+6:00.4
35	38	Masae Tsuchiya	Japan	30:05.6	40	31.0	29:13.8	35	59:50.4	+6:05.2
36	34	Anna Comarella	Italy	30:06.1	41	32.0	29:15.6	36	59:53.7	+6:08.5
37	29	Rosie Brennan	United States	28:53.4	16	34.2	30:38.4	49	1:00:06.0	+6:20.8
38	47	Jasmine Drolet	Canada	29:42.9	30	36.3	29:59.6	42	1:00:18.8	+6:33.6
39	39	Barbora Havlíčková	Czech Republic	30:04.0	37	32.0	29:52.5	41	1:00:28.5	+6:43.3
40	22	Vilma Nissinen	Finland	29:54.8	34	33.1	30:09.8	43	1:00:37.7	+6:52.5
41	40	Monika Skinder	Poland	30:46.5	44	32.9	29:46.8	40	1:01:06.2	+7:21.0
42	51	Anna Pryce	Great Britain	30:03.4	36	38.8	30:27.3	47	1:01:09.5	+7:24.3
43	36	Kaidy Kaasiku	Estonia	31:25.8	48	31.9	29:20.8	37	1:01:18.5	+7:33.3
44	27	Gina del Rio	Andorra	30:46.0	43	30.3	30:19.7	46	1:01:36.0	+7:50.8
45	30	Katherine Stewart-Jones	Canada	30:07.6	42	34.7	31:05.1	50	1:01:47.4	+8:02.2
46	46	Fabienne Alder	Switzerland	30:58.3	45	36.8	30:16.4	45	1:01:51.5	+8:06.3
47	41	Keidy Kaasiku	Estonia	32:00.3	51	30.1	29:21.3	38	1:01:51.7	+8:06.5
48	26	Maria Gismondi	Italy	31:31.4	49	29.6	30:10.9	44	1:02:11.9	+8:26.7
49	35	Rosie Fordham	Australia	33:00.8	56	30.8	28:46.2	30	1:02:17.8	+8:32.6
50	53	Amelia Wells	Canada	31:22.7	47	34.5	30:32.2	48	1:02:29.4	+8:44.2
51	50	Anna Milerská	Czech Republic	31:21.7	46	33.5	31:09.2	51	1:03:04.4	+9:19.2
52	52	Sophia Tsu Velicer	Chinese Taipei	31:45.7	50	33.4	31:38.4	52	1:03:57.5	+10:12.3
53	59	Xeniya Shalygina	Kazakhstan	32:18.3	52	36.2	Lapped
54	56	Lee Eui-jin	South Korea	32:24.9	53	31.6
55	58	Chi Chunxue	China	32:27.7	54	35.7
56	66	Neža Žerjav	Slovenia	32:53.4	55	37.3
57	55	Ellen Søhol Lie	Australia	33:25.7	57	32.2
58	43	Phoebe Cridland	Australia	33:39.0	58	34.6
59	61	Maddie Hooker	Australia	33:58.1	60	33.6
60	54	Nadezhda Stepashkina	Kazakhstan	33:53.1	59	32.1
61	60	Anastasiia Nikon	Ukraine	34:00.7	61	35.6
62	63	Wang Yundi	China	34:14.1	63	42.6
63	65	Daryna Myhal	Ukraine	34:34.5	66	33.0
64	67	He Kaile	China	34:25.7	64	36.7
65	57	Han Da-som	South Korea	34:11.2	62	55.3
66	68	Teiloora Ojaste	Estonia	34:33.2	65	43.0
67	64	Sofiia Shkatula	Ukraine	35:27.3	67	33.2
68	62	Dilnigar Ilhamjan	China	35:41.1	68	34.0
69	70	Katya Galstyan	Armenia	35:41.9	69	38.7
70	69	Yelizaveta Nopriienko	Ukraine	36:04.2	70	LAP