Cross-country skiing at the 1998 Winter Paralympics consisted of 39 events, 24 for men and 15 for women.
For the first and only time the classification Intellectual disability (ID) was included in cross-country skiing events at the Paralympic Games.
The competition events were:
2.5 km: - women5 km: men - women10 km: men - women15 km: men20 km: men3x2.5 km relay: men - women4x5 km relay: menEach event had separate standing, sitting, or visually impaired classifications:
LW2 - standing: single leg amputation above the kneeLW3 - standing: double leg amputation below the knee, mild cerebral palsy, or equivalent impairmentLW4 - standing: single leg amputation below the kneeLW5/7 - standing: double arm amputationLW6/8 - standing: single arm amputationLW9 - standing: amputation or equivalent impairment of one arm and one legLW 10 - sitting: paraplegia with no or some upper abdominal function and no functional sitting balanceLW 11 - sitting: paraplegia with fair functional sitting balanceLW 12 - sitting: double leg amputation above the knees, or paraplegia with some leg function and good sitting balanceB1 - visually impaired: no functional visionB2 - visually impaired: up to ca 3-5% functional visionB3 - visually impaired: under 10% functional visionID - intellectual disability