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2. Cross-country skiing trail - Wikipedia

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   Recreational cross-country trail in Tyrol, groomed for classic skiing only. A cross-country skiing trail or loipe [note 1] [1] [2] is a route that has been laid out, constructed and maintained specifically for cross-country skiing. Trails may extend point-to-point, but are more typically loops for recreational use or for competition. Until the ...

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 - 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.

5. Joseph Peter Wilson - Wikipedia

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   Joseph Peter "Joe Pete" Wilson (May 22, 1935 – September 13, 2019) [1] was an American Olympic cross-country skier, who skied for the U.S. in cross-country at the 1960 Winter Olympics and later became a well-known skiing administrator in the United States.

6. Category:Cross-country skiing - Wikipedia

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7. Bill Koch (skier) - Wikipedia

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   Afterward, he popularized a new cross-country skiing technique that resembled ice skating on skis, now known as the skate skiing technique. Races that allow skate skiing are called freestyle races because they allow skiers to use either skate skiing or classic technique. [7] In 1982 he was crowned the cross-country skiing overall World Cup ...

8. Para biathlon - Wikipedia

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   It is a race with contestants alternating between skiing through a cross-country trail and shooting at targets; missed shots result in a penalty of either extra time or extra distance. [1] Para biathlon includes standing events, sitting events (for wheelchair users), and events for athletes with visual impairments, and has been a Paralympic ...

9. Nordiq Canada - Wikipedia

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   The first governing body for cross-country skiing in Canada was the Canadian Amateur Skiers Association (CASA), founded in 1920. This body covered all disciplines of skiing; alpine, cross-country, and jumping. CASA changed to Canadian Skiers Association (CSA) and in 1969 cross-country skiing separated from the CSA, becoming its own discipline. [1]