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2. Cross-country skiing - Wikipedia

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   Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreational activity; however, some still use it as a means of travel. Variants of cross-country skiing are adapted to a range of terrain which spans unimproved, sometimes mountainous terrain to groomed courses that are specifically designed for the sport.

3. Cross-country skiing (sport) - Wikipedia

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   Alpine skiing competitions (known as hill races) existed in Norway during the 18th and 19th centuries, but were discontinued when the main ski festival in Oslo focused on long races (competitive cross-country skiing) and ski jumping (now known as the Nordic disciplines). The alpine disciplines reemerged in Central Europe around 1920.

4. Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics - Wikipedia

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   Cross-country skiing has been contested at the Winter Olympic Games since the first Winter Games in 1924 in Chamonix, France. The women's events were first contested at the 1952 Winter Olympics . Summary

5. Winter sports - Wikipedia

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   Common individual sports include cross-country skiing, alpine skiing, snowboarding, ski jumping, speed skating, figure skating, luge, skeleton, bobsleigh, ski orienteering and snowmobiling. Common team sports include ice hockey , ringette , broomball (on either an indoor ice rink, or an outdoor ice rink or field of snow), curling , rinkball ...

6. List of Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing - Wikipedia

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   International Ski Federation. Archived from the original on 2012-12-09. 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 "Nordic Skiing: 4x10km Cross-country Relay Men". Australian Broadcasting Corporation "Nordic Skiing: 4x5km Cross-country Relay Women".

7. Nordic combined - Wikipedia

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   For cross-country a skating boot is used. Ski suit and helmet; Skis: jumping skis may have a length of a maximum 145% of the total body height of the competitor. Cross-country skis may be up to 2 meters long. Ski poles; Ski wax: glide wax for speed is used in both types, and kick wax is used in cross-country. [1]