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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.
77 Questions
Do both men and women participate in cross country skiing?
Yes both males and females can compete in downhill skiing.
How long is the cross country ski track for the Olympics?
Normal classic skis should be about 25 cm higher than your body height.
What Olympic sport combines cross country skiing and marksmanship?
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.
Alpine is to slalom as what is to cross country?
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?
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?
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 do skiers put their ski up after the race?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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.
What does last mean in ski boot?
The "last" is the width of the forefoot of the ski boot. Generally a 98mm is narrow, 102mm is medium and anything over is wide or high volume
What is some information on cross country ski wax?
Cross country ski wax consists of a fast glide wax and a sticky kick wax known as klister. Google klister and cross country ski wax. Here is a homemade downhill glide wax that could be used for cross country: THIS WILL PUT THE SKI WAX COMPANIES OUT OF BUSINESS
Ingredients and formula for super fast ,all temp, racing ski wax:(1) 5 lbs of paraffin wax(preferably 150degree or higher melt temp 160 is optimal)
(2) 1/2 lb of paraflint wax hardener (3) a bar of Ivory soap (4) a regular size tube of Crest high fluoride toothpaste (5)a heaping tablespoon of spruce gum(resin from a spruce tree) The paraffin and paraflint hardener can be easily and cheaply obtained from most candle supply companies.The soap and toothpaste should be easy enough.The spruce gum can be obtained from any specie of spruce tree.It exudes from wounds in the bark or broken branches.Make sure it is soft and clean,free from any dirt or bark. In addition to these ingredients you will also need: Another person to help,an outdoor cookstove or grill,a freezer,a large and small cooking pot,stove mitts,a butterknife,a cheesegrater,a handheld electric mixer(for blending ingredients),a clock or watch,a bowl, a few pie tins or tin bread molds to pour the liquid wax into,and a large very fine mesh strainer(found in Walmart in the cooking utensils aisle). CAUTION:MELTING WAX CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS.IT IS ADVISABLE TO HAVE SOMEONE ELSE PRESENT WHEN MAKING THIS WAX.MELT IT OUTDOORS AWAY FROM BUILDINGS TO AVOID FIRE.KEEP CHILDREN AND ANIMALS AWAY Step1-Put the pie tins or tin bread molds in the freezer to get them cold. Step2-With the cheesegrater, fine grate the entire bar of soap into the bowl. Step3-With the butterknife thinly spread the spruce gum on one side of all the bars of paraffin.(To make this easier you may need to warm the gum near a gentle heat source) Step4-Pour the paraflint into the small cooking pot,put it on the burner and turn on the flame(low heat). Step5-Put a bar of paraffin in the big cooking pot(gum side up),put it on the burner and turn on the flame(high heat).When the bar melts put in another and when that melts another…until all are melted. Step6-As soon as all bars of wax are melted begin blending the wax and gum with the electric mixer while pouring in the soap.Continue blending.(high speed) Step7-When the soap and wax are thoroughly blended, squeeze the entire tube of toothpaste into the mixture while blending and continue to blend until the toothpaste is thoroughly incorperated into the mixture.(Some insoluble particulates from the soap and toothpaste will have to be strained later before pouring into the molds) Step8-By now the paraflint hardener should be completely melted.If it is turn off the flame under the small pot of paraflint and pour it into the big pot of wax. Step9-Continue to blend the mixture for 2 minutes. Step10-Get the wax molds out of the freezer,turn off the flame of the big pot,put on the stove mitts and carefully pour the hot wax through the fine mesh strainer into the molds.(THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. ALSO,DO NOT POUR THE WAX TO THE TOP OF THE MOLDS) Step 11-Carefully but quickly put the liquid wax in the freezer.(It is important that the wax cool quickly) Wait for it to harden in the mold. Step12-You now have a super fast,long lasting, all temp ski wax.Enjoy! I can't believe what a racket the ski wax industry is.
Being a recreational ski racer and skiing often I go through a lot of wax. I realized I just couldn't afford the expensive waxes and powders anymore so I decided to make my own. After much study and experimentation I finally got it.I can't believe it is so simple and cheap.
WHY IT WORKS:
The addition of the hardener makes the wax fast in cold, dry conditions. Hard wax is also more resistant to dirt and doesn't wear off as fast.The spruce gum acts as a flexible bonding agent to the base of the ski and a bond and vehicle for the chemicals in the other ingredients.The soap also has some of these properties as well as being a surfactant and detergent to break the surface tension of the layer of water between snow and ski and repel dirt and grease.This is also chemically enhanced by the surfactant in the toothpaste.This makes the ski faster in all conditions and temperatures but is especially helpful in warm weather when snow gets wet and greasy. And the toothpaste? What a cheap way to get fluorinated ski wax! The turpines in the spruce gum and chemicals in the soap and toothpaste combine to chemically alter the fluoride in the toothpaste,bonding and completely suspending it as fluorinate throughout the ski wax during the heated mixing.This makes the wax so much faster. And there you have it- Over 5 lbs of durable,superfast,all temp and condition,fluorinated ski wax for less than $30. Note:I am not responsible for anything that may happen as a result of anyone reading the above.
Can a dales pony do cross country?
Yeah. I think my pony is a Dales cross and he flys round cross country and has jumped about 4 foot. I've had no problems with my pony going round cross country- He LOVES it.
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What color jodhpurs do you wear for cross country?
Beige ! x dont wear any light colours. defo not white, coz u will get muddy xx
Which skier won the Norway to findland cross country ski race?
There are loads of Norwegian skiers with 12 medals.
The most successfull cross-country skier ever is Björn Dählie from Norway with in total 63 gold medals including 46 world cup wins, 9 world championships and 8 olympic golds. And that's only the golds.
