Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Paralympics consisted of 32 events, 20 for men and 12 for women.
The competition events were:
2.5 km: - women
5 km: men - women
10 km: men - women
15 km: men - women
20 km: men
1x2.5/2x5 km relay: men - women
3x25 km relay: - women
Each event had separate standing, sitting, or visually impaired classifications:
LW2 - standing: single leg amputation above the knee
LW3 - standing: double leg amputation below the knee, mild cerebral palsy, or equivalent impairment
LW4 - standing: single leg amputation below the knee
LW5/7 - standing: double arm amputation
LW6/8 - standing: single arm amputation
LW9 - standing: amputation or equivalent impairment of one arm and one leg
LW 10 - sitting: paraplegia with no or some upper abdominal function and no functional sitting balance
LW 11 - sitting: paraplegia with fair functional sitting balance
LW 12 - sitting: double leg amputation above the knees, or paraplegia with some leg function and good sitting balance
B1 - visually impaired: no functional vision
B2 - visually impaired: up to ca 3-5% functional vision
B3 - visually impaired: under 10% functional vision
