Cross-country ski competition

Demino Ski Marathon , 2015
Highest governing body	FIS
Nicknames	Cross-country, XC skiing
Characteristics
Mixed sex	Separate events for men and women
Type	Outdoor winter sport
Equipment	Skis , poles , boots , bindings
Presence
Olympic	1924 (men) , 1952 (women)
Paralympic	1976

Cross-country skiing (sometimes shortened to XC skiing ) is a form of skiing where the participants ski across the terrain, rather than down a hill as in alpine skiing . It has been an event during the Olympic Winter Games since the 1924 start.

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