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Olympics Cross-Country Skiing

Cross-country skiing has been an event at the Winter Olympics since the first winter games in 1924 and includes individual and group races of varying lengths.

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What are ideal ski conditions for cross country skiing?

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Cross-country skiing is generally easy to learn and easy on the environment.

There are few rules but here are some:

Organized races are divided into classical, and freestyle. Classical means you ski in the traditional way, moving your skis back and forth, and push with the poles. Freestyle means you are allowed to use a skating technique with your skis.

1. No shoving or pushing other athletes.

2. No verbal contact or swearing.

3. Get in there and show the rest of 'em how its done!

How safe is cross country skiing?

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With little or no experience, neither are safe.

*To my opinion, snowboarding is safer!

Why do they do they have sports in the Olympics?

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So athletes who cannot compete in the regular Olympics can compete. They get the same sense of accomplishment, recognition and satisfaction as athletes in the regular Olympics, and people think it's important that they should be able to.

What is faster cross-country skiing or running?

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skiing downhill is much faster. An pro skiier will achieve speeds of up to 80mph on a typical downhill course. The current downhill ski record stands at just over 151mph

How does a cross country ski work?

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the front of the boot is connected and the back of the ski is free so that you can skate to increase speed, cutting a "V" into the surface of the snow and you glide across. www.Youtube.com would also be a good reference.

How can you stop the cross dress behavior?

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You are in control, you are superhuman:

If you want to stop it great! but the problem is the deepness of it. Think of yourself as a superhuman, you can control yourself... you are the brain, without you there's nothing. This sensation creeps up right, you want to ignore it but you cant, the sensation takes over. This is the chance for you to experiment right? well yes and no, if you want to stop then you can, too many people say that it's hard-wired to the brain, but that's slightly negative right. It depends who you are, are you willing to change, are you strong enough to fight this... the answer is YES, think positive not negative, you as a superhuman are in control, so what are you waiting for, the next time this sensation creeps up Fight it, that is if you want to =P and if you cant well you can, but don't feel down, take control.

You are in control, not the sensation. Dont learn to accept it, learn to control it:

It's easy and hard but you can do it, affterall you are human and this world is your sandbox, make life yours not an addiction, Fight it, Keep at it, stay strong.

No you cannot stop crossdressing ever. You can stop for a short period but the desrie is to much for you to stop forever. Think of it this way-it is not that you want to crossdress it is that you have to crossdress, like you have to eat or breath. You may receive sexual pleasure from crossdressing (most males do even if they say they do not) but it is your wiring in your brain that makes you have to do this. Some boys or men can put on a complete females clothing from panties and bra to stockings and a dress and high heels and they will not be aroused but then there are the few that even the thought of wearing a female clothing will get them going. My sugestion is that you embrace your crossdressing desries and welcome them like a hobby. I sugggest you buy and wear only the most sioky soft panties, lacy sexy bras, slippery slips and silk or polyester dress. Very silky smooth stockings with a satin garter belt and high heels. If you can put on makeup and pass as a female then do so and go out alot looking and acting like a woman. If you cannot pass as a female wear full makeup and lipstick anyway at home. Fix your hair like a girls or wear a wig. Shave your legs and under arms. Spend as much time as a female as possible so satify your needs but do be careful-crossdressing is very addicting and the sexual rush one gets from this activity can be even worst than adiction to drugs-be prepared to not be able to stop. I still get aroused by my crossdressing and I live as a female now 24/7 and have for 3 years and not a day goes by when I do not soil 8 to 10 pairs of panties.

What is cross country pipe line?

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a cross country pipeline is a pipeline which starts from a country and its destination is another country but it passes through one or more other countries. It can carry oil gas supply petroleum supply etc.

Do both men and women participate in cross country skiing?

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Yes both males and females can compete in downhill skiing.

How long is the cross country ski track for the Olympics?

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Normal classic skis should be about 25 cm higher than your body height.

What Olympic sport combines cross country skiing and marksmanship?

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It is called the Winter Biatholon. Competitors have to cross country ski around a course stopping at intervals to fire 5 shots (air rifle) at 5 targets, they gain a penalty for missing. Competitor with the shortest time wins.

Why are Mexicans good at cross country?

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Because it is the number one sport in Mexico

Alpine is to slalom as what is to cross country?

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Alpine skiing is the downhill races where skiers have to go through gates and cross the finish line they are judged only by their time it takes to complete the course.

Cross country skiing is across flat ground and up and down smaller hills. It is a course that is designed horizontally and requires the athletes to use a combination of leg strength and upper body strength to propel themselves through the course rather than relying upon gravity to take them down a hill.

Freestyle skiing is also a downhill event that includes technique of some kind or jumps. Judges score this event based upon an athletes performance, skill, form, difficulty of tricks they perform and add bonus points to their score for time. For example moguls is a freestyle skiing sport where an athlete starts at the top of and has to contend moguls (large mounds in the hill strategically placed) as they proceed down the course and go off of two separate jumps doing tricks to score points with the judges.

What is cross country skis made of?

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Skis gerenally have a wood core. Some have synthetic cores but most companies stick with the trusty wood. Although the core makes up only a small portion of a ski it is one of the most important. Some people use maple, oak, and some use a combination of the different woods such as a maple macroblock which line uses.

Is nordic skiing the same as cross country skiing?

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No. The biggest difference is alpine skiing goes down the side of a mountain while cross country skiing is mainly on flat land that has a few small hills.

Why did the pioneers cross the country in covered wagon?

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You're never going to find the answer hear!

Why do skiers put their ski up after the race?

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Skier bash their poles together before a race, so that they get the snow out of their baskets in the pole. Also bashing your poles together can get the skier "pumped up". It a way to get the adrenaline pumping through you body.

What is a good diet for a cross country runner?

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Eat fruit for snacks!

Meals you have a bit of meat and lots of vegatables!

And keep carrying on like that until the actual start of the Marathon!

What is the same as cross country skiing?

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Crosscountry skiing, otherwise called Nordic skiing or XC skiing, is a colder time of year sport that includes skiing across significant distances over fluctuated landscape. Nordic skiing is the name given to it because it was first practiced in Scandinavia and other Nordic countries during the winter as a means of transportation. Crosscountry skiing varies from downhill skiing in that it includes skiing on compliment territory, and the skis are longer and more slender, permitting the skier to skim over the snow as opposed to cut turns. It is a popular winter exercise and endurance sport that is enjoyed by both recreational and competitive skiers.

How do you Attach bindings to cross country skis?

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You can use a two-phase epoxy. Elmer's glue will work also. Hot glue is okay, but sets pretty fast. The purpose is to keep moisture out.

ANS 2- I would use the best epoxy that I could get.

This is a very critical joint and Elmer's or hot glue are definitely NOT recommended

Can you ski downhill on cross country skis?

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Yes you can but it will be like taking a rock crawler jeep to a racetrack. The DH bike will be pointlessly heavy, the suspension will sap a lot of pedalling energy and the shallow head tube angle will make steering sluggish. And unless you have the mother of all seat posts you're unlikely to be able to set up an efficient pedalling position.

What is the average cost to hiring cross country movers?

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The average cost to hiring cross country movers will vary depending on one's location. In the United States it costs $100 per 100 pounds moved and the average total cost of a move is $2000 to $3000.