The closest thing to XC in the Olympics is cross-country skiing in the winter Olympics. There is also track, but that does not compare to the sickness of running through the woods now does it? XCbadger44
In the winter Olympics there is Biathlon, combined downhill, cross country, downhill, freestyle aerials, freestyles moguls, giant slalom, snowboarding, ski jumping, short track, ice hockey etc. There are sports on the snow, on the track and on the rink.
ski cross is a skiing event that athletes have to race on a track with many hills turns and jumps this track is also used for snowboarding.
For athletes to use when competing in biathlon. In the Winter Games, biathlon events are a combination of cross country skiing with rifle shooting. Competitors ski a cross country skiing track and at designated areas perform the rifle shooting, in both prone and standing positions.
China is the country that won the silver medal in the Men's 500 metres Short Track Speed Skating event at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.
China is the country that won the silver medal in the Women's 1000 metres Short Track Speed Skating event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.
The country that received the silver medal in the Women's 3000 metre relay Short Track event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics was Canada.
The country that won the gold medal in the Men's 500 metres Short Track Speed Skating event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics is Russia.
The country that won the gold medal in Women's 1000 metres Short Track Speed Skating in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics is South Korea.
Sports competed in the Winter Olympics include skiing (alpine, cross country, and freestyle), ice hockey, figure skating, speed skating (including short track), curling, bobsleigh, luge, ski jumping, snowboarding, biathlon (cross country skiing and shooting combined), skeleton, and nordic combined (combination of cross country skiing and ski jumping).
The country that won the bronze medal in the Men's 5000 metre relay Short Track Speed Skating event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics was China.
The country that won the gold medal in the Women's 3000 metre relay Short Track Speed Skating event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics was South Korea.