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Cross-country skiing

I am going to tell you a few basic and hopefully interesting facts about a sport which I've been doing for quite a long time. It is already 7 years ever since I took up cross-country skiing. Having tried football as a little child as well, I daresay say that it wasn't exactly my cup of tea, despite being fairly good at it. That's why, I ended up for good as a cross country skier.

Briefly, I will describe you what the sport is about as well as its equipment. Afterwards we will take a close look at its competitions and of course, the most eminent sportmen will be introduced to you.

Cross-country skiing is a form of ski touring in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles. It is particularly popular with those country which are situated in the northern part of the globe, such as Canada, Northern Europe and Alaska where large and vast snowfields are. Broadly speaking, there are two different styles which are called classic and skating. The classic style is often used on prepared trails which lead your skiis in the right way. Basically, all you are supposed to do is to run with skis in the trails, using poles as a force that also puts you in motion. Skating requires more balance to transfer onto one ski than classics, but it is, on the other hand, a lot faster.

As for competitive cross-country skiing, it is thought to be one of the most physically and mentally demanding endurance sport in which a lot of major muscles groups are used during the motion. In addition to its difficulty, if one wants to burn a large number of calories, then it is recommended to take up this sport, as you are most likely to reduce your weight considerably when training properly. It is also essential to point out that one competes on one's own, and therefore all the performances depends on the competitor, as there is no team-work as, for example, in football.

All you need to have when eager to try the sport out is a decent pair of skiis with bindings, a pair of boots corresponding to the binding, two poles and a wax which is applied in the kick zone of skis if you want to do the classic style. If you feel like doing the second style, which is called skating, then you do nothing at all with your skis. There is a range of companies producing various useful items for cross-country skiing. They differ in quality, of course and the most well-known companies are certainly Fischer, Madshus, Atomic, One Way and so on.

When it comes to competitions, very prestigious ones are The Winter olympics, the FIS Nordic World
Ski Championships, and the FIS World Cup have long been a showcase for the world's fastest cross country skiers.
Petter Northug is a Norwegian cross country skier and double Olympic champion, having won 9 World Championship and Winter Olympic gold medals with 13 medals overall, and 11 individual FIS Cross-Country World Cup wins with 23 podium places. Bjørn Dæhlie is a retired cross-country skier who obtained 8 olympic gold medals and is the most successful winter olympic champion of all time.

Thank you very much!!