| Event: | Women's 15 kilometre classical |
| Games: | 1998 Winter |
| Venue: | Snow Harp |
| Dates: | 8 February |
| Competitors: | 65 |
| Nations: | 24 |
| Win Value: | 46:55.4 |
| Gold: | Olga Danilova |
| Goldnoc: | RUS |
| Silver: | Larisa Lazutina |
| Silvernoc: | RUS |
| Bronze: | Anita Moen-Guidon |
| Bronzenoc: | NOR |
| Prev: | 1994 |
| Next: | 2002 |
The women's 15 kilometre classical cross-country skiing competition at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, was held on 8 February at Snow Harp.[1]
Each skier started at half a minute intervals, skiing the entire 15 kilometre course. The defending Olympic champion was the Italian Manuela Di Centa, who won in Lillehammer, then in freestyle technique.
| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Time | Deficit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 46:55.4 | ||||
| 20 | 47:01.0 | ||||
| 31 | 47:52.6 | ||||
| 4 | 23 | 48:10.2 | +1:14.8 | ||
| 5 | 33 | 48:12.5 | +1:17.1 | ||
| 6 | 16 | 48:19.0 | +1:23.6 | ||
| 6 | 21 | 48:19.0 | +1:23.6 | ||
| 8 | 26 | 48:57.7 | +2:02.3 | ||
| 9 | 19 | 49:01.9 | +2:06.5 | ||
| 10 | 50 | 49:02.0 | +2:06.6 | ||
| 11 | 17 | 49:12.9 | +2:17.5 | ||
| 12 | 39 | 49:13.5 | +2:18.1 | ||
| 13 | 53 | 49:18.9 | +2:23.5 | ||
| 14 | 34 | 49:20.7 | +2:25.3 | ||
| 15 | 44 | 49:20.8 | +2:25.4 | ||
| 16 | 27 | 49:22.5 | +2:27.1 | ||
| 17 | 18 | 49:25.9 | +2:30.5 | ||
| 18 | 22 | 49:27.6 | +2:32.2 | ||
| 19 | 25 | 50:12.6 | +3:17.2 | ||
| 20 | 4 | 50:28.0 | +3:32.6 | ||
| 21 | 49 | 50:30.3 | +3:34.9 | ||
| 22 | 30 | 50:31.9 | +3:36.5 | ||
| 23 | 9 | 50:45.6 | +3:50.2 | ||
| 24 | 10 | 50:55.3 | +3:59.9 | ||
| 25 | 2 | 51:02.6 | +4:07.2 | ||
| 26 | 24 | 51:07.0 | +4:11.6 | ||
| 27 | 67 | 51:07.6 | +4:12.2 | ||
| 28 | 1 | 51:19.3 | +4:23.9 | ||
| 29 | 7 | 51:33.8 | +4:38.4 | ||
| 30 | 56 | 51:36.1 | +4:40.7 | ||
| 31 | 64 | 51:38.6 | +4:43.2 | ||
| 32 | 15 | 51:39.7 | +4:44.3 | ||
| 33 | 5 | 51:40.7 | +4:45.3 | ||
| 34 | 45 | 51:48.7 | +4:53.3 | ||
| 35 | 38 | 51:51.0 | +4:55.6 | ||
| 36 | 66 | 51:53.4 | +4:58.0 | ||
| 37 | 55 | 51:53.7 | +4:58.3 | ||
| 38 | 40 | 51:54.0 | +4:58.6 | ||
| 39 | 48 | 51:59.0 | +5:03.6 | ||
| 40 | 6 | 52:08.3 | +5:12.9 | ||
| 41 | 8 | 52:14.1 | +5:18.7 | ||
| 42 | 11 | 52:24.5 | +5:29.1 | ||
| 43 | 68 | 52:26.2 | +5:30.8 | ||
| 44 | 57 | 52:26.3 | +5:30.9 | ||
| 45 | 37 | 52:30.1 | +5:34.7 | ||
| 46 | 62 | 52:32.7 | +5:37.3 | ||
| 47 | 14 | 52:45.3 | +5:49.9 | ||
| 48 | 35 | 52:58.9 | +6:03.5 | ||
| 49 | 47 | 53:13.7 | +6:18.3 | ||
| 50 | 52 | 53:42.6 | +6:47.2 | ||
| 51 | 43 | 53:48.4 | +6:53.0 | ||
| 52 | 12 | 53:57.2 | +7:01.8 | ||
| 53 | 58 | 54:10.4 | +7:15.0 | ||
| 54 | 69 | 54:11.1 | +7:15.7 | ||
| 55 | 13 | 54:50.6 | +7:55.2 | ||
| 56 | 42 | 55:18.2 | +8:22.8 | ||
| 57 | 61 | 55:34.0 | +8:38.6 | ||
| 58 | 60 | 55:37.5 | +8:42.1 | ||
| 59 | 3 | 55:38.2 | +8:42.8 | ||
| 60 | 28 | 55:43.7 | +8:48.3 | ||
| 61 | 65 | 56:07.8 | +9:12.4 | ||
| 62 | 59 | 56:53.3 | +9:57.9 | ||
| 63 | 54 | 57:07.2 | +10:11.8 | ||
| 64 | 51 | 59:48.3 | +12:52.9 | ||
| 46 | |||||
| 32 | |||||
| 36 | |||||
| 41 | |||||
| 63 | |||||