Nordic skiing
Appearance
Highest governing body | International Ski Federation |
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First played | 1892, Holmenkollen Ski Festival, Oslo |
Characteristics | |
Team members | Individuals or groups |
Mixed sex | no |
Presence | |
Olympic | Since the first ever Winter Olympics in 1924 |
Nordic skiing is a sport in the Winter Olympics. It is called that because it comes from the Nordic countries. It includes cross-country skiing, which involves skiing over very long distances. It also involves ski jumping.