| FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1997 | |
| Host City: | Trondheim, Norway |
| Events: | 15 |
| Opening: | 21 February 1997 |
| Closing: | 2 March 1997 |
| Stadium: | Granåsen Ski Centre |
| Previous: | 1995 |
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1997 took place from February 21 to March 2 at Granåsen Ski Centre in Trondheim, Norway. This event was the first time in consecutive championships that the number or type of events did not change since 1966 and 1970. It also was historical with Russia's Yelena Välbe winning gold in all five women's cross country events, the first person of either sex to do that honor. Norway's Bjørn Dæhlie became the first man to win five medals in five cross country events.
February 24, 1997
| Medal | Athlete | Time | |
| Gold | 23:41.8 | ||
| Silver | 24:09.7 | ||
| Bronze | 24:14.2 |
February 25, 1997
| Medal | Athlete | Time | |
| Gold | 1:00:11.1 | ||
| Silver | 1:01:01.2 | ||
| Bronze | 1:01:01.8 |
February 21, 1997
| Medal | Athlete | Time | |
| Gold | 1:06:28.2 | ||
| Silver | 1:06:45.6 | ||
| Bronze | 1:06:49.2 |
March 2, 1997
| Medal | Athlete | Time | |
| Gold | 2:16:37.5 | ||
| Silver | 2:17:32.4 | ||
| Bronze | 2:18:36.0 |
February 28, 1997
| Medal | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | (Sture Sivertsen, Erling Jevne, Bjørn Dæhlie, Thomas Alsgaard) | 1:37:06.1 | |
| Silver | (Harri Kirvesniemi, Mika Myllylä, Jari Räsänen, Jari Isometsä) | 1:39:17.3 | |
| Bronze | (Giorgio Di Centa, Silvio Fauner, Pietro Piller Cottrer, Fulvio Valbusa) | 1:39:56.9 |
February 23, 1997
| Medal | Athlete | Time | |
| Gold | 13:32.7 | ||
| Silver | 13:35.0 | ||
| Bronze | 13:37.7 |
Lyubov Yegorova of Russia finished first in this event, but was disqualified three days later for doping violation of bromotan. The three finishers behind her were subsequently awarded the medals shown.
February 24, 1997
The winner had to be determined by photo finish. The gold medal was won by Välbe by a 2 cm difference.
[1] both athletes were still credited with the same time.[2]
| Medal | Athlete | Time | |
| Gold | 39:13.5 | ||
| Silver | 39:13.5 | ||
| Bronze | 39:32.1 |
February 21, 1997
| Medal | Athlete | Time | |
| Gold | 36:28.2 | ||
| Silver | 36:39.1 | ||
| Bronze | 36:42.0 |
March 1, 1997
| Medal | Athlete | Time | |
| Gold | 1:23:04.9 | ||
| Silver | 1:23:33.2 | ||
| Bronze | 1:24:55.7 |
February 28, 1997
| Medal | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | (Olga Danilova, Larisa Lazutina, Nina Gavrylyuk, Yelena Välbe) | 56:40.2 | |
| Silver | (Bente Martinsen, Marit Mikkelsplass, Elin Nilsen, Trude Dybendahl Hartz) | 56:56.2 | |
| Bronze | (Riikka Sirviö, Tuulikki Pyykkönen, Kati Pulkkinen, Satu Salonen) | 57:38.4 |
February 22, 1997
| Medal | Athlete | Time | |
| Gold | 43.58.1 | ||
| Silver | + 30.8 | ||
| Bronze | + 1.19.4 |
February 23, 1997
| Medal | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | (Halldor Skard, Bjarte Engen Vik, Knut Tore Apeland, Fred Børre Lundberg) | 52:18.0 | |
| Silver | (Jari Mantila, Tapio Nurmela, Samppa Lajunen, Hannu Manninen) | 53:03.6 | |
| Bronze | (Christoph Eugen, Felix Gottwald, Mario Stecher, Robert Stadelmann) | 53:30.9 |
February 22, 1997
| Medal | Athlete | Points | |
| Gold | 263.5 | ||
| Silver | 258.5 | ||
| Bronze | 257.0 |
March 1, 1997
| Medal | Athlete | Points | |
| Gold | 252.1 | ||
| Silver | 244.9 | ||
| Bronze | 237.3 |
February 27, 1997
| Medal | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | (Ari-Pekka Nikkola, Jani Soininen, Mika Laitinen, Janne Ahonen) | 955.3 | |
| Silver | (Kazuyoshi Funaki, Takanobu Okabe, Masahiko Harada, Hiroya Saito) | 905.0 | |
| Bronze | (Christof Duffner, Martin Schmitt, Hansjörg Jäkle, Dieter Thoma) | 845.6 |
Medal winners by nation.