æt ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks wˈɪntɚɹ əlˈɪmpɪks sˈɪks kɹˈɔskˈʌntɹi skˈiːɪŋ ᵻvˈɛnts fˈoːɹ fɔːɹ mˈɛn ænd tˈuː fɔːɹ wˈɪmɪn wɜː kəntˈɛstᵻd ˈæftɚ mˈɛnz θˈɜːɾi kˌeɪˈɛm ænd wˈɪmɪnz θɹˈiː tˈaɪmz fˈaɪv kˌeɪˈɛm ɹˈiːleɪ wɜːɹ ˈædᵻd.
At the 1956 Winter Olympics six cross-country skiing events – four for men and two for women – were contested after men's 30 km and women's 3 × 5 km relay were added.