Cross-country skiing at the 1996 Winter Asian Games took place in the city of Harbin, People's Republic of China with six events contested — three each for men and women.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 10-kilometre (Classical) | Pavel Ryabinin Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
Vladimir Bortsov Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
Park Byung Chul Republic of Korea (KOR) |
| Men's 15-kilometre (Free) | Pavel Ryabinin Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
Qu Donghai China (CHN) |
Vladimir Bortsov Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
| Men's 4 x 10-kilometre Relay | Team Kazakhstan (KAZ) | Team Japan (JPN) | Team China (CHN) |
| Women's 5-kilometre (Classical) | Oxana Jatskaja Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
Sumiko Yokoyama Japan (JPN) |
Elene Tchernetaova Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
| Women's 10-kilometre (Free) | Sumiko Yokoyama Japan (JPN) |
Yu Shumei China (CHN) |
Guo Dongling China (CHN) |
| Women's 4 x 5-kilometre Relay | Team China (CHN) | Team Kazakhstan (KAZ) | Team Japan (JPN) |
| 1996 Winter Asiad - Cross-Country Skiing medal count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Country | Total | |||
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | China | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Japan | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
(Host nation highlighted)
Results of the Third Winter Asian Games
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