Description

”Paintings thought to be at least 6,000 years old, discovered in Russia in the 1930s, show a hunter alongside some reindeer. The hunter is wearing skis, clearly illustrating that using two wooden slats to travel quickly on snow has been central to survival in cold climates for centuries.

By the year 1500, the entire Swedish army was fully equipped with skis; the Norwegian army held cross-country ski competitions as early as 1767. The first civilian cross-country ski event took place in Tromso, located in Norway’s far north, in 1843.

Cross-country skiers competed at the first Olympic Winter Games in Chamonix, France, in 1924, in 18-kilometre and 50-kilometre races for men. Ladies’ cross-country skiing made its debut at the Oslo 1952 Olympic Winter Games. The cross-country skiing technique known as skating or free technique, became a separate Olympic competitive discipline at the Calgary 1988 Winter Games.”

http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-cross-country-skiing/

Group Activity

• 

  John Christensen joined the group Cross-Country Skiing – 2010 Winter Olympics   6 months, 3 weeks ago

• 

  Matthew Brown created the group Cross-Country Skiing – 2010 Winter Olympics   7 months, 1 week ago

members (4) See All →

• 

  Matthew Brown

• 

  Funkytown

• 

  John Christensen

• 

  Willy Delbé

Group Wire See All →