The ladies' 10 kilometre cross-country race at the 1956 Winter Olympics was held on 28 January.

It was held at the Snow Stadium (Lo Stadio della neve), which was about 2 km (1.2 mi) from Cortina.

Thirty-seven competitors from eleven countries participated in the event.

The Soviet Union won the top two spots when Lyubov Kozyreva edged teammate Radya Yeroshina by 5 seconds.

Swede Sonja Edström won the bronze.