Cross-country skiing is one of the longest-standing Winter Olympic sports. Here's what you need to know.

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 ...

(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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

As the excitement builds for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina, one sport that stands out for its rich history and demanding nature is cross-country skiing.

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 ...