The sport of cross-country skiing encompasses a variety of formats for cross-country 
Yes, I love it. I grew up in Michigan so I've been skiing all my life. 
International competitions include the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, 
Wow how cool. Do you know when people started the sport? Like how old it is?
 Starting in the latter part of the 20th century, technique evolved from the striding in-track classic technique to include skate-skiing, 
I never considered ice skating to be any kind of skiing. Interesting!
which occurs on courses that have been groomed with wide lanes for those using the technique.
How many people compete per race?