(NEXSTAR) – Cross-country skiing features 12 total events, consisting of four team events and eight individual events. Competition distances range from 7.5 kilometers to 50 kilometers and utilize ...

Learn how Olympic cross-country skiing works — explore race formats (sprint, distance, relay, skiathlon), timing methods, ...

Long before the days of shredding pow or double backflips, skiing was used as a method of transportation. Dating back to 4000 BCE Norway, skiing was the most efficient way to move across snowy terrain ...

Everything to know about cross-country skiing at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, including competition preview, event ...

Cross-Country skiing is an endurance sport, with competitors wearing skis and using ski poles to propel themselves across long distances. Much like a marathon, it's very demanding on the body and ...

Classical technique: Kick-and-glide cross-country skiing technique distinguished by diagonal stride, keeping the skis parallel to one another. Also known as diagonal technique. Double pole: A ...

The sport of cross country skiing is booming this winter when getting outdoors, exercising and social distancing has never seemed so desirable. What are the best resorts, the best places to learn the ...

Skiers compete in the women's 7.5km + 7.5km cross-country skiathlon at the Alpensia cross country ski centre during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games on February 10, 2018 in Pyeongchang. / AFP ...