The 1976 Winter Olympic Games cross-country skiing results. The women's 3 × 5 km relay was replaced by a 4 × 5 km relay at these games. Medal summary Medal table Men's events Women's events Participating NOCs Twenty four nations participated in Cross-country skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympic Games. Doping controversy Galina Kulakova of the Soviet Union finished third in the women's 5 km event, but was disqualified due to a positive test for banned substance ephedrine. She claimed that this was a result of using the nasal spray that contained the substance. Both the FIS and the IOC allowed her to compete in the 10 km and the 4 × 5 km relay. This was the first stripped medal at the Winter Olympics. See also Cross-country skiing at the 1976 Winter Paralympics References External links Official Olympic Report 1976 Winter Olympics 1976 Winter Olympics events Olympics Cross-country skiing competitions in Austria