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 from Cortina. Thirty-seven competitors from eleven countries participated in the event. The
Soviet Union
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won the top two spots when
Lyubov Kozyreva edged teammate
Radya Yeroshina by 5 seconds.
Swede Sonja Edström
Sonja Viola Edström-Ruthström (''Edström'' before 1960, 18 November 1930 – 15 October 2020) was a Swedish cross-country skier. She competed at the 1952, 1956, and 1960 Olympics in the 10 km and 3 × 5 km relay events and won bron ...
won the bronze.
[Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (1956), p. 602]
Medalists
Source:
[Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (1956), p. 602–603]
Results
* - Difference is in minutes and seconds.
Source:
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See also
* 1956 Winter Olympics
References
Sources
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Women's cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Women's 10 kilometre cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics
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