At the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, eight Nordic skiing events were contested – six cross-country skiing events, one ski jumping event, and one Nordic combined event.
Nordic skiing disciplineMen's eventsWomen's eventsCross-country skiing• 15 km• 10 km• 30 km• 50 km• 4 × 10 km relay• 3 × 5 km relay Ski jumping• Large hill (70m)none Nordic combined• Individualnone
Medal summary Men's events Cross-country skiing 15 km 30 km 50 km 4 × 10 km relay Fyodor TerentyevPavel KolchinNikolay AnikinVladimir Kuzin August KiuruJorma KortelainenArvo ViitanenVeikko Hakulinen Lennart LarssonGunnar SamuelssonPer-Erik LarssonSixten Jernberg
Ski jumping Normal hill
Nordic combined Individual
Women's events Cross-country skiing 10 km 3 × 5 km relay Sirkka PolkunenMirja HietamiesSiiri Rantanen Lyubov KozyrevaAlevtina KolchinaRadya Yeroshina Irma JohanssonAnna-Lisa ErikssonSonja Edström
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