Cross-Country Skiing
Latest Pages
- Cross-Country Skiing Equipment [Feb '25]
- Technology and Cross-Country Skiing [Feb '18]
- Fitness for Cross-Country Skiing [Feb '18]
- Discussion About Body Size of Cross-Country Skiers [Feb '18]
- Fitness Components for Cross-Country Skiing [Feb '18]
- Anthropometry of Olympic Cross-Country Skiers [Feb '18]
- Poll: What does it take to be a successful cross country skier? [Aug '10]
- Poll about Fitness components for cross-country skiing [Apr '10]
- Skiing Polls
- Tips for reducing skiing injuries
The science, fitness and nutrition of cross-country skiing.
- Factors of Success for Cross-Country Skiing — one poll ranked aerobic fitness the highest, in another one it was ranked one of the lowest.
- Fitness for Cross-Country Skiing
- Discussion About Body Size of Cross-Country Skiers
- Technology and Cross-Country Skiing Equipment and Technnolgy
- Tips for reducing Skiing Injuries
- Nutrition for Winter Sports
Cross-Country Skiing in the World of Sports
- Biathlon — a combination of cross-country skiing and rifle shooting.
- Nordic Combined — athletes compete in a combined event of cross-country skiing and ski jumping.
- Ski Orienteering — competitors navigate from the start to the finish through checkpoints while riding on skis.
- Quadrathlon — this sport usually comprises the four disciplines of swimming, kayaking, cycling, and running, though during the cold season, snowshoes and cross-country skiing usually replace running and swimming.
Cross-Country Skiing in Major Events
- Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiing is a sport at the Arctic Winter Games.
- Cross country ski orienteering events - organized by the International Orienteering Federation.
- Cross-Country Skiing has beenon every Winter Paralympic program since the first event in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden in 1976
- FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
- FIS Cross-Country World Cup
- Cross-country skiing marathon events - organized by the Wordloppet Ski Federation
Related Pages
- Cross-Country Skiing at the Winter Olympics
- Anthropometry of Olympic Cross-Country Skiers
- about Winter Sports
- Summary of the sport of cross-country skiing
- Winter sports major events, including the Winter Olympic Games
- Videos of Winter Sports
- Winter Sports Clipart
- Read the Winter Sports entries on the sporting blog.
- Rate your Winter Sports Heroes
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