Paralympic cross-country skiing

These are divided into several categories for people who are missing limbs, have amputations, are blind, or have any other physical disability, to continue their sport.

Sit-skiers ride on sleds with skis designed for classic style tracks, propelling themselves with poles.

Relay races may have competitors with a combination of disabilities, each of whom is assigned a handicap according to a "Nordic Percentage System."

Skate-skiing was first sanctioned at the Innsbruck 1984 Winter Paralympics and became a "medal race" 1992 in Albertville, France.

Note that the four-year cycle changed after 1992 to match the pattern of the Olympic Winter Games.