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nordic skiing
Sign in to savetype of skiing that came out of the hilly terrain of Norway and the other Scandinavian countries, including cross-country skiing and ski jumping
Key facts
- Type
- outdoors
- Equipment
- skis, skipoles
- Olympic
- 1924 – present
- Paralympic
- 1976 – present
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- Nordic skiing
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Nordic skiing encompasses the various types of skiing in which the toe of the ski boot is fixed to the binding in a manner that allows the heel to rise off the ski, unlike alpine skiing, where the boot is attached to the ski from toe to heel. Recreational disciplines include cross-country skiing and Telemark skiing.
Olympic events are competitive cross-country skiing, ski jumping and Nordic combined — an event combining cross-country skiing and ski jumping. The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships host these sports every odd-numbered year, but there are also separate championships in other events, such as Telemark skiing and ski flying. Biathlon combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting, but is not included as a Nordic discipline under the rules of the International Ski Federation (FIS). Instead, it comes under the jurisdiction of the International Biathlon Union.