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.
Yes it absolutely is!
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No, nordic skiing is same as cross-country skiing.
Nordic skiing: The Scandinavian tradition of skiing, which includes cross-country skiing as one of its disciplines, is referred to by this name. Skiing XC: Cross-country is commonly abbreviated as XC when referring to the sport. Touring on skis: Cross-country skiing in mountainous terrain, in which skiers traverse uphill and downhill to explore backcountry areas, is frequently referred to by this term. Langlauf: Cross-country skiing is frequently referred to as a "langlauf," which translates to "long run," in German-speaking regions. Skiing in a traditional manner: One of the two primary approaches to cross-country skiing, along with skate skiing, is the classic style. Cross-country skiing can be distinguished from skate skiing by referring to it as "skiing in the classic style."
It really depends on whether your talking about in the Olympics or referring to Nordic skiing as cross country skiing. Nordic events Ski jumping: is quite dangerous, but due to the steepness of the landing area, is not as dangerous as you might think. Cross country skiing: carries very little dangers. Combined event: carries the same dangers above. Alpine events such as the slalom, downhill event, super giant slalom ect...... Often feature high speed crashes, this is very likely to injure any skier, so i would say that alpine skiing is more dangerous.
This is known as the Nordic Cross. Every Nordic flag has adopted the cross on the flags except Greenland. It represents Christianity.
No cross-country skiing and skiing are two completely different things. They require different equipment. There are "slope" skis which most people are used to that attach to your foot and boot completely. The cross country skis have your heel loose to make it easier to propel yourself forward. Skiing is done on a slope or mountain and cross country isn't necessarily on a hill. They go across all sorts of terrain.
No, ski cross is where you race against other skiers at the same time. Freestyle skiing is where skiers to jumps and tricks.
'Skiing' is a term used to describe the sexual position where a boy (or a girl) gets between two guys, while facing in the same direction, and jerks them both off, thus imitating cross-country skiing.
If all skiers started as the same time: Yes. When skiers start one at a time it is the one that has the shortest time that wins.
You might be thinking of professional skiing. As in the Olympics, Freestyle skiing is a discipline which contains a: Mogul event Areial event Ski-cross event So really, mogul skiing is a type of freestyle skiing.
The 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics will feature 15 events: Alpine skiing, biathlon, bobsleigh, cross-country skiing, curling, figure skating, freestyle skiing, ice hockey, luge, nordic combined, short track speed skating, skeleton, ski jumping, snowboarding and speed skating. There are 86 Gold medals which will be split over the 15 sports mentioned above.
Yes, Finland is a part of Scandinavia (nordic country). The requirements for nordic countries: - Flags (all of them has a cross) - History (these countries go back a long time) - High living standard - Languages (these languages have formed and effected eachother) - Geographical position (All of the countries reach over the Arctic Circular) - Climate (temperatures and natural events are almost the same) - Religion (Christianity is a common thing) - Ocean (all of the countries are on the same ocean) - Education (high education everywhere) - Culture - Social security - Democracy - Safety - Equality (between males and females ect...) I hope this was enough...
There are different types of binding for different types of skiing. Alpine ski binding fasten the boot to the ski at the heel and tow and allows the boot to release during falls. There are three Nordic binding systems for cross country skiing. Cross country skies usually slide a bar in the shoe into a catch.