At the 1932 Winter Olympics, two cross-country skiing events were contested.

The 18 km competition was held on Wednesday, 10 February 1932, while the 50 km event was held on Saturday, 13 February 1932.

[1] Cross-country skiers from Austria and France only competed in the 18 km event.

Sixteen cross-country skiers competed in both events.

A total of 58 cross-country skiers from eleven nations competed at the Lake Placid Games: