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: - women5 km: men - women10 km: men - women15 km: men - women20 km: men1x2.5/2x5 km relay: men - women3x25 km relay: - womenEach 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 vision