It is not exactly clear when cross country skiing was invented as a competitive sport. It is accepted the first competitive races were held in Norway in 1879 and it has grown from there.
Olympic cross-country skiing is many people racing to see who can get to the finish line faster by cross-country skiing, or skiing on flat land.
Skiing was invented because some people were having trouble going trough the snow, so they used animal bones that they hunted down.
Water skiing was invented in the early 1900s.
Skiing was invented and first played at Norway.
Back country skiing is where one hikes to the crest of a hill, and alpines down. A type of skiing similar to back country skiing is telemark skiing. Back country skiing has no synonyms.
Yes and no. Everyone says that skiing was invented before snowboarding but painting in Norway show people riding on planks of colorful wood.
No cross-country skiing and skiing are two completely different things. They require different equipment. There are "slope" skis which most people are used to that attach to your foot and boot completely. The cross country skis have your heel loose to make it easier to propel yourself forward. Skiing is done on a slope or mountain and cross country isn't necessarily on a hill. They go across all sorts of terrain.
for different types of skiing such as racing or cross country or ski jumping etc.
what skiing involves how long people have been skiing for and when it was invented, by who/ why people enjoy it. a story of when you or family/friends have been(to add humour and make the speech less dry) where the most common places for skiing are why people should, or should not go skiing. in any good speech there muct be an argument or debate that you are fighting for. if you are talking about skiing, try and argue why skiing is better than other winter sports.
Cross-country skiing is a sport of skiing over the countryside rather than on downhill runs.
No, nordic skiing is same as cross-country skiing.