Skiing is the use of skis to glide on snow. Variations of purpose include basic transport, a recreational activity, or a competitive winter sport. Many types of competitive skiing events are recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Lukáš Bauer is a Czech cross-country skier who has competed since 1996.
Fulvio Valbusa is an Italian cross-country skier who competed from 1992 to 2006. He won two medals in the 4 × 10 km relay at the Winter Olympics with a gold in 2006 and a silver in 1998. He also finished fifth in three other cross-country events at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.
Jens Filbrich is a German cross-country skier who has been competing since 1998. He won two medals in the 4 × 10 km relay at the Winter Olympics with a silver in 2006 and a bronze in 2002. Filbrich's best individual Olympic finish was 17th in the 50 km freestyle event in 2006.
Alois Stadlober is an Austrian former cross-country skier who competed from 1988 to 2000. He earned two medals at the 1999 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 4 x 10 km relay and a silver in the 10 km.
Carl Marcus Joakim Hellner is a Swedish former cross-country skier who competed between 2003 and 2018. He retired at the end of the 2017-18 FIS World Cup season.
Maciej Staręga is a Polish cross-country skier. He competed at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013 in Val di Fiemme, the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, in 15 kilometre classical and 4 × 10 kilometre relay and the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
Evgeniy Nikolayevich Belov is a cross-country skier from Russia.
Adrien Backscheider is a French cross-country skier. He competed for France at the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics in the cross-country skiing events.
Max Hauke is a cross-country skier from Austria. He competed for Austria at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the cross-country skiing events.
Competitive cross-country skiing encompasses a variety of race formats and course lengths. Rules of cross-country skiing are sanctioned by the International Ski Federation and by various national organizations. International competitions include the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, the FIS Cross-Country World Cup, and at the Winter Olympic Games. Such races occur over homologated, groomed courses designed to support classic (in-track) and freestyle events, where the skiers may employ skate skiing. It also encompasses cross-country ski marathon events, sanctioned by the Worldloppet Ski Federation, and cross-country ski orienteering events, sanctioned by the International Orienteering Federation. Related forms of competition are biathlon, where competitors race on cross-country skis and stop to shoot at targets with rifles, and paralympic cross-country skiing that allows athletes with disabilities to compete at cross-country skiing with adaptive equipment.
Ewelina Marcisz is a Polish cross-country skier. She competed in the World Cup 2015 season.
Anamarija Lampič is a Slovenian biathlete and former cross-country skier. She made her Olympic debut at the 2018 Winter Olympics. She is a triple World Championship medalist.
Halina Jolanta Nowak-Guńka is a Polish biathlete and cross-country skier. She competed in the biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the cross-country skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics and the 1994 Winter Olympics.
Lebanon competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with three competitors in two sports.
Martyna Galewicz is a Polish cross-country skier. She competed in the women's 15 kilometre skiathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Andreas Veerpalu is an Estonian cross-country skier who competes internationally.
Kamil Bury is a Polish cross-country skier. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Katarzyna Gębala is a Polish cross-country skier. She competed in three events at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
The Austrian Ski Association, is the winter sports federation for Austria. Part of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS), it deals with some federations conducting sports for the Winter Olympics, including skiing, biathlon and ski jumping.
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