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  2. Cross-country skiing - Wikipedia

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    Modern cross-country skiing is similar to the original form of skiing, from which all skiing disciplines evolved, including alpine skiing, ski jumping and Telemark skiing. Skiers propel themselves either by striding forward (classic style) or side-to-side in a skating motion (skate skiing), aided by arms pushing on ski poles against the snow.

  3. John H. Caldwell - Wikipedia

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    John Homer Caldwell (born November 28, 1928) is a retired American nordic skier who competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics, then became a cross-country ski coach and authority on cross-country skiing. He wrote a series of books that helped popularize and develop understanding of recreational cross-country skiing in the United States.

  4. Ski orienteering - Wikipedia

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    Ski orienteering (SkiO) is a cross-country skiing endurance winter racing sport and one of the four orienteering disciplines recognized by the IOF.A successful ski orienteer combines high physical endurance, strength and excellent technical skiing skills with the ability to navigate and make the best route choices while skiing at a high speed.

  5. 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.

  6. William L. Sullivan (author) - Wikipedia

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    The book combines Oregon history with related trail hikes to highlight some of the state's most interesting and scenic sites. His next book, A Deeper Wild, was a fiction book about the life of Joaquin Miller. [1] [16] By the time A Deeper Wild was being published, Sullivan was selling about 16,000 books each year. [2]

  7. 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 ...

  8. US SuperTour - Wikipedia

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    The US SuperTour is a series of cross-country skiing events arranged by the International Ski Federation (FIS). [1] It is one of the nine FIS Cross-Country Continental Cups, a second-level competition ranked below the Cross-Country World Cup.

  9. Nordic skiing - Wikipedia

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    The biomechanics of competitive cross-country skiing and ski jumping have been the subject of serious study. Cross-country skiing requires strength and endurance and ski jumping requires aerodynamic efficiency, both of which requirements translate into specific skills [5] to be optimized in training and competition. [6]

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