| Times held | 13 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 445 |
| Total countries | 32 |
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 × 5 kilometres Relay, Women | Olympic | 36 | 9 |
| 1980 | 4 × 5 kilometres Relay, Women | Olympic | 32 | 8 |
| 1984 | 4 × 5 kilometres Relay, Women | Olympic | 48 | 12 |
| 1988 | 4 × 5 kilometres Relay, Women | Olympic | 48 | 12 |
| 1992 | 4 × 5 kilometres Relay, Women | Olympic | 52 | 13 |
| 1994 | 4 × 5 kilometres Relay, Women | Olympic | 56 | 14 |
| 1998 | 4 × 5 kilometres Relay, Women | Olympic | 64 | 16 |
| 2002 | 4 × 5 kilometres Relay, Women | Olympic | 52 | 13 |
| 2006 | 4 × 5 kilometres Relay, Women | Olympic | 68 | 17 |
| 2010 | 4 × 5 kilometres Relay, Women | Olympic | 64 | 16 |
| 2014 | 4 × 5 kilometres Relay, Women | Olympic | 56 | 14 |
| 2018 | 4 × 5 kilometres Relay, Women | Olympic | 56 | 14 |
| 2022 | 4 × 5 kilometres Relay, Women | Olympic | 72 | 18 |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Soviet Union | URS |
Finland | FIN |
East Germany | GDR |
| 1980 | East Germany | GDR |
Soviet Union | URS |
Norway | NOR |
| 1984 | Norway | NOR |
Czechoslovakia | TCH |
Finland | FIN |
| 1988 | Soviet Union | URS |
Norway | NOR |
Finland | FIN |
| 1992 | Unified Team | EUN |
Norway | NOR |
Italy | ITA |
| 1994 | Russian Federation | RUS |
Norway | NOR |
Italy | ITA |
| 1998 | Russian Federation | RUS |
Norway | NOR |
Italy | ITA |
| 2002 | Germany | GER |
Norway | NOR |
Switzerland | SUI |
| 2006 | Russian Federation | RUS |
Germany | GER |
Italy | ITA |
| 2010 | Norway | NOR |
Germany | GER |
Finland | FIN |
| 2014 | Sweden | SWE |
Finland | FIN |
Germany | GER |
| 2018 | Norway | NOR |
Sweden | SWE |
Olympic Athletes from Russia | ROC |
| 2022 | ROC | ROC |
Germany | GER |
Sweden | SWE |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | NOR |
3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| Russian Federation | RUS |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Soviet Union | URS |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Germany | GER |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Sweden | SWE |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| East Germany | GDR |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| ROC | ROC |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Unified Team | EUN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Finland | FIN |
0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Czechoslovakia | TCH |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Italy | ITA |
0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Switzerland | SUI |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nina Gavrylyuk | RUS URS |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Larisa Lazutina | RUS EUN |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yelena Välbe | RUS EUN |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Raisa Smetanina | RUS URS EUN |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Marit Bjørgen | NOR |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Country | # | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | AUT |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — |
| Belarus | BLR |
6 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 10 | — | 14 | — |
| Canada | CAN |
11 | 7 | 8 | — | 9 | 11 | — | 16 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 9 |
| Czechia | CZE |
8 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 13 |
| Czechoslovakia | TCH |
5 | 6 | 4 | Silver | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| East Germany | GDR |
4 | Bronze | Gold | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Estonia | EST |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | 16 |
| Finland | FIN |
13 | Silver | 5 | Bronze | Bronze | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | Bronze | Silver | 4 | 4 |
| France | FRA |
8 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 11 | — | 9 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 12 |
| Germany | GER |
8 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 5 | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | 6 | Silver |
| Great Britain | GBR |
1 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Italy | ITA |
11 | — | — | 9 | 10 | Bronze | Bronze | Bronze | 6 | Bronze | 4 | DQ | 9 | 8 |
| Japan | JPN |
6 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 10 | 10 | 12 | 8 | — | — | 11 |
| Kazakhstan | KAZ |
6 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 9 | — | — | 15 |
| Latvia | LAT |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 |
| Norway | NOR |
13 | 5 | Bronze | Gold | Silver | Silver | Silver | Silver | Silver | 5 | Gold | 5 | Gold | 5 |
| People's Republic of China | CHN |
3 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | 10 |
| Poland | POL |
8 | 8 | — | — | — | 10 | 8 | 13 | — | — | DQ | 6 | 10 | 14 |
| ROC | ROC |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bronze | Gold |
| Romania | ROU |
1 | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Russian Federation | RUS |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | Gold | Gold | — | Gold | 7 | DQ | — | — |
| Slovakia | SVK |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Slovenia | SLO |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 14 | 9 | 8 | — |
| Soviet Union | URS |
4 | Gold | Silver | 4 | Gold | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sweden | SWE |
13 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 5 | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Switzerland | SUI |
9 | — | — | 6 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | Bronze | 11 | — | — | 7 | 7 |
| Ukraine | UKR |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 8 | 13 | 10 | — | DQ |
| Unified Team | EUN |
1 | — | — | — | — | Gold | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| United States | USA |
13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| West Germany | FRG |
1 | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yugoslavia | YUG |
1 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |