Cross-country skiing (sport)
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Competitive cross-country skiing encompasses a variety of race formats and course lengths. Rules of cross-country skiing are sanctioned by the International Ski Federation and by various national orga
Demino Ski Marathon, 2015
Local championship, Ballangen Municipality, Norway, 1925
Swedish competitor, Martin Matsbo, in April 1935
Sverre Stenersen headed for victory in Nordic combined at the 1956 Winter Olympic Games in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
Biathlon
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Biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. It developed from the sport of military patrol, which began in 19th century Scandinavia and originated in ski warfare.
Cross-country skiing (sport)
…Ski Federation, and cross-country ski orienteering events, sanctioned by the International Orienteering Federation. Related forms of competition are biathlon, where competitors race on cross-country skis and stop to shoot at targets with rifles, and paralympic cross-country skiing that allows athletes with…
Biathletes in the shooting area of a competition
Norwegian ski-soldier (drawing published in 1811)
Transition from downhill at the 2012 World Cup in Kontiolahti
Prone position