Cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing The American Birkebeiner (or Birkie) is one of the longest cross country ski races in North America. The 51-km race from Cable to Hayward, Wisconsin is a member race of the Worldloppet Ski Federation, a federation which includes the world's most famous cross country ski marathons such as Sweden's Vasaloppet and Norway's Birkebeinerrennet. ...more on Wikipedia about "American Birkebeiner"
The name biathlon is commonly confused with duathlon, the term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. Biathlon, however, refers specifically to the winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. Another popular variant is summer biathlon, which combines cross-country running with riflery. ...more on Wikipedia about "Biathlon"
The Canadian Ski Marathon is the world's longest and hardest cross-country ski Marathon, taking place annually in February and covering a distance of 160 km. The event is open to anyone, of age or talent. ...more on Wikipedia about "Canadian Ski Marathon"
1968 Winter Olympic Games Cross Country Skiing results ...more on Wikipedia about "Cross country skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics"
1972 Winter Olympic Games Cross country skiing results ...more on Wikipedia about "Cross country skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics"
1976 Winter Olympic Games Cross country skiing Results ...more on Wikipedia about "Cross country skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics"
1980 Winter Olympic Games Cross country skiing results ...more on Wikipedia about "Cross country skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics"
1984 Winter Olympic Games Cross Country Skiing results ...more on Wikipedia about "Cross country skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics"
1988 Winter Olympic Games Cross Country Skiing results was contested at the Canmore Nordic Centre in Canmore, Alberta, Canada. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cross country skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics"
1992 Winter Olympic games Cross Country Skiing results ...more on Wikipedia about "Cross country skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics"
' 1994 Winter Olympic Games Cross Country Skiing results ...more on Wikipedia about "Cross country skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics"
The 1998 Winter Olympic Games Cross-Country Skiing competition results were as follows. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cross country skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics"
* IOC (...) annul(s) the results of (...) Lazutina from the (...) Salt Lake City (...) Games (...) – IOC press release, 29 June 2003 ...more on Wikipedia about "Cross country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics"
The Cross-country skiing events at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin will feature 12 medal winning events. The events run from the 11 to 26 February 2006. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cross country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics"
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Cross-country skiing (also known as XC skiing) is a winter sport popular in many countries with large snowfields, primarily Northern Europe and Canada. However, the popularity of the sport is quickly growing in the United States. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cross-country skiing"
The tables below list the Cross-country skiing World Cup "medalists" (i.e., the three contestants with the highest total scores at the end of the XC skiing WC season) from 1973/74 onwards (Overall, men), 1978/79 onwards (Overall, women), and 1996/97 onwards (Sprint, both genders). ...more on Wikipedia about "Cross-country skiing World Cup medalists"
Joey Hoppet is a shorter version of the Australian Kangaroo Hoppet cross-country skiing race. ...more on Wikipedia about "Joey Hoppet"
The Kangaroo Hoppet is the Australian long distance cross-country skiing race in the Worldloppet Ski Federation. It is held in Falls Creek, Victoria. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kangaroo Hoppet"
Roller skiing is a non- snow equivalent to cross-country skiing. Emulating skis, elongated inline skates, with one wheel at each end, are used on tarmac. The skating/skiing action is very similar to actual cross-country skiing on snow. ...more on Wikipedia about "Roller skiing"
A ski marathon is a long distance cross-country skiing race. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ski marathon"
Vasaloppet is a long distance cross-country ski race ( ski marathon) held in Dalecarlia, Sweden, annually on the first Sunday of March. It is the oldest, the longest, and the biggest cross-country ski race in the world. In the 80th race held on March 7, 2004 some 15,500 skiers competed in the main event, which is held over a distance of 90 kilometres between the village of Sälen and town of Mora. A total of more than 40,000 participated in one of the seven different races held during the first week of March. The race was started in 1922 being inspired by the run that the future King Gustav Vasa had made in 1520. Winner of the first race was Ernst Alm from Norsjö, who to date is also the youngest winner ever of the race. ...more on Wikipedia about "Vasaloppet"
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The Worldloppet Ski Federation is a federation of long distance cross-country skiing events whose aim is to promote cross-country skiing through various ski races. The federation was founded in 1978 in Uppsala, Sweden. ...more on Wikipedia about "Worldloppet Ski Federation"
Yosemite Nordic Holidays is a cross-country ski race held every February or March. The race, 10 miles in length, is California citizens' oldest cross country ski race, and is held at Yosemite National Park's Badger Pass Ski Area. ...more on Wikipedia about "Yosemite Nordic Holidays"
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