Olympic Sport Fact Sheet Name of sport-- Cross-country skiing Country of origin-- Norway Rules of the sport-- Racers use two basic techniques in cross-country skiing: classic technique, where the skis move parallel to each other through machine-groomed tracks in the snow, and free technique, where skiers propel themselves in a manner similar to speed skating, pushing off with the edge of their skis. Free technique uses shorter skis and is slightly faster than classic -- on average about eight per cent faster over an entire race distance. When did your sport enter the Olympics
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