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Cross country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics

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Dates
  
8–23 February 2014

Competitors
  
310 from 54 nations

No. of events
  
12

Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Venue
  
Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia

Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics was held at the Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex near Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. The ten events took place between 8–23 February 2014.

Contents

Competition schedule

The following is the competition schedule for all twelve events.

All times are (UTC+4).

Qualification

A maximum of 310 quota spots were available to athletes to compete at the games. A maximum of 20 athletes could be entered by a National Olympic Committee, with a maximum of 12 men or 12 women. There were two qualification standards for the games: an A standard and a B standard.

Participating nations

310 athletes from 54 nations participated, with number of athletes in parentheses. Chile made its Olympic debut in the sport. Dominica, qualified for the Winter Olympics for the first time, and its two athletes competed in cross-country skiing. India's athlete was planned to compete as an Independent Olympic Participants, as the Indian Olympic Association was suspended by the International Olympic Committee, but the suspension had since been lifted.

References

Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics Wikipedia