What is Cross-country skiing?
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}} {{Infobox sport |name = Cross-country ski competition |image = File:Дёминский Лыжный Марафон 2015.jpg |imagesize = 245px |caption = [[Demino Ski Marathon]], 2015 |union = [[International Ski Federation|FIS]] |nickname = Cross-country, XC skiing |first = |registered = |clubs = |contact = |team = |mgender = Separate events for men and women |type = Outdoor winter sport |category = [[Nordic skiing]] |equipment = [[Skis]], [[ski poles|poles]], [[ski boots|boots]], [[ski bindings|bindings]] |venue = |obsolete = |olympic = [[Cross-country skiing at the 1924 Winter Olympics|1924 (men)]], [[Cross-country skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics|1952 (women)]] |paralympic = [[1976 Winter Paralympics|1976]] }} [[File:Trip to Skorafjell 1.jpg|thumb|Cross-country skiers in western [[Norway]].]] '''Cross-country skiing''' (sometimes shortened to '''XC skiing''') is a form of [[skiing]] where the participants ski across the terrain, rather than down a hill as in [[alpine skiing]]. It has been an event during the [[Olympic Winter Games]] since the 1924 start. ==Other websites== {{Commonscat-inline|Cross-country skiing}} [[Category:Skiing]] [[Category:Cross-country skiing| ]] {{sport-stub}}