Which country invented cross-country skiing? How did it develop from its origin to the present?

Cross-country skiing is a sport in the Winter Olympics. Do you know which country invented cross-country skiing? What kind of development process has it experienced? Today, Bian Xiao will give you a brief talk about how cross-country skiing developed from its origin to the present.

Cross-country skiing is a sport in which athletes use skiing equipment and use basic techniques such as climbing, downhill and turning to slide on hills and snowfields, and its risk factor is relatively high. Cross-country skiing venues and routes should be chosen in places with changeable forest areas as far as possible. So it increases its risk factor. Cross-country skiing first appeared in northern Europe, also known as "Nordic skiing". Cross-country skiing, initially as a way of dabbling and transportation, has gradually become a method of physical exercise and eventually a sports event. In such a process, it has experienced a long evolution process. When cross-country skiing was introduced to Sweden, Denmark and Russia, they also established skiing units in the army.

Cross-country skiing was first held in Norway in 1982. At that time, the distance of the race was 85 kilometers. From 15 to 19 century, cross-country skiing became one of skiing events and the content of sports competitions in some European countries. Cross-country skiing was officially listed as a Winter Olympics event in 1924. After that, cross-country skiing developed faster, and then there were machines to pave the way for cross-country skiing. After 1980s, Finnish athletes and American athletes created a skiing method similar to speed skaters in cross-country skiing competition, which triggered the cross-country skiing revolution. Cross-country skiing is not only carried out in Europe, Asia, South America and other countries and regions, but also developed to almost all countries in the world, and has been well developed.

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