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Men 15Km Cross Country Skiing Olympic Games 1976 Innsbruck
Men 15km Cross Country Skiing Olympic Games 1976 Innsbruck (AUT) - Sunday 08.02 Seefeld Cross Country Skiing Men 15,18km and 10km History Todor66 Final Team time intermediates N: Winter OG index Innsbruck 1. Nikolay Bajukov URS 43:58.47 21:20.27 32:15.08 55 2. Evgeniy Beliaev URS 44:01.10 21:23.67 32:29.53 7 3. Arto Koivisto FIN 44:19.25 21:17.19 32:19.68 52 4. Ivan Garanin URS 44:41.98 21:37.52 32:45.84 78 5. Ivar Formo NOR 45:29.11 22:02.53 33:24.75 31 6. William Koch USA 45:32.22 22:21.41 33:49.94 4 7. Georg Zipfel FRG 45:38.10 22:08.46 33:26.93 61 8. Odd Martinsen NOR 45:41.33 22:10.85 33:38.82 13 9. Gert-Dietmar Klause GDR 45:42.97 22:03.12 33:44.18 34 Ice_Hockey 10.Juha Mieto FIN 45:46.27 22:11.65 33:46.26 37 Ice Hockey Teams 11.Albert Giger SUI 45:47.07 22:02.54 33:31.42 8 Nordic Skiing 12.Franz Renggli SUI 45:53.49 22:09.49 33:38.41 43 Men 15km Men 30km 13.Benny Soedergren SWE 45:59.91 22:31.45 34:02.91 12 Men 50km 14.Pertti Teurajaervi FIN 46:04.84 22:22.19 33:55.40 65 Men 4x10km Relay 15.Thomas Wassberg SWE 46:13.35 22:17.64 33:50.32 76 Women 5km 16.Juriy Skobov URS 46:16.27 22:19.19 34:01.40 35 Women 10km 17.Edi Hauser SUI 46:29.14 22:21.30 33:58.81 54 Women 4x5km Relay 18.Jean-Paul Pierrat FRA 46:35.64 22:35.70 34:14.64 33 Nordic_Combined 19.Herbert Wachter AUT 46:46.39 22:53.78 34:36.88 23 Jump K70 20.Pal Tyldum NOR 46:50.57 22:31.80 34:19.14 74 Jump K90 21.Giulio Capitanio ITA 46:51.14 22:43.79 34:30.00 18 Alpine Skiing 22.Wieslaw Gebala POL 46:59.00 22:53.35 34:39.50 16 Men Downhill 23.Tommy Limby SWE 47:00.06 22:51.33 -
Ruka Sprint Classic
PRE-COMPETITION FACTS RUKA TRIPLE, FIN Stage 1: Ladies‘ / Men‘s Sprint Classic COMPETITION COURSE Ladies: 1,4 km Men: 1,4 km Bonus seconds: WEATHER FORECAST LADIES For the 10th season in a row, Ruka will host the first sprint event of the World Cup calendar (2008-2017). Marit Bjørgen (NOR) has won four of the previous 11 sprint World Cup events in Ruka (all classic style), most of all athletes and one more than Petra Majdic (SLO). Bjørgen's four sprint World Cup wins in Ruka, are joint-most for her at a single venue along with Lahti and Düsseldorf. Bjørgen is on five podium finishes in sprint World Cup events in Ruka, joint- most along with Majdic. Bjørgen has only recorded more sprint World Cup podium finishes in Davos (6) than in Ruka (5). Stina Nilsson (SWE) has won the last three sprint World Cup events (free and classic) and could become the first non-Norwegian to claim four victories in a row since Majdic in 2009. Nilsson has won each of the last five sprint World Cup events she participated in. The last time she failed to claim victory was in the sprint free in Davos on 11 December 2016 (31st). On 26 November 2016, Nilsson won the sprint classic in Ruka, her first ever World Cup victory in classic style. Only Maiken Caspersen Falla (NOR, 10) has claimed more sprint World Cup wins since the start of 2014/15 than Nilsson (9). Last season's sprint World Cup winner Falla has reached the podium in 14 of her last 15 sprint World Cup appearances with a 31st-place finish in Drammen (classic style) on 8 March as the only exception. -
Schladming 2011-Short Summary
To the INTE RNATIONAL SKI FEDERATION - Members of the FIS Council Blochstrasse 2 - National Ski Associations 3653 Oberhofen/Thunersee - Committee Chairmen Switzerland Tel +41 33 244 61 61 Fax +41 33 244 61 71 Oberhofen, 9th November 2011 Short Summary FIS Council Meeting 7th November 2011, Schladming (AUT) Dear Mr. President, Dear Ski friends, In accordance with art. 32.2 of the FIS Statutes we take pleasure in sending you today the Short Summary of the most important decisions of the FIS Council Meeting, 7 th November 2011 in Schladming (AUT). 1. Members present All elected Council Members were present at the meeting in Schladming, Austria on 7th November 2011: President Gian Franco Kasper, Vice-Presidents Yoshiro Ito, Janez Kocijancic, Bill Marolt and Sverre Seeberg, Members Mats Årjes, Dean Gosper, Alfons Hörmann, Roman Kumpost, Sung-Won Lee, Vedran Pavlek, Eduardo Roldan, Peter Schroecksnadel, Patrick Smith, Matti Sundberg, Michel Vion, Manuela Di Centa replacing Giovanni Morzenti (without vote) and Secretary General Sarah Lewis. 2. Minutes from the Council Meeting in Ljubljana (SLO) The minutes from the Council Meeting in Ljubljana (SLO) on 6 th June 2011 and the Extraordinary Meeting in Zurich (SUI) on 21 st August 2011 were approved. 2.1 Extraordinary Meeting of the FIS Council in Zurich (SUI) The Council convened for an Extraordinary Meeting in Zurich on 21 st August 2011 in order to address the matter of Timing and Data for the FIS Alpine World Cup and also discussed the Specifications for Alpine Competition Equipment, namely -
Väike Suur Suusariik Great Small Skiing Nation
Sport Sport Väike suur suusariik Great small skiing nation Väike Otepää linn ja Lõuna-Eesti suusakes- Little town Otepää and ski centre in South Esto- kus suusatati mõne päevaga maailmakaardi- nia was skied to the world map within a couple le. Kristina Šmigun sai kaks kuldmedalit ning of days. Kristina Šmigun won two gold medals Andrus Veerpalu võitis 15 km klassikalises and Andrus Veerpalu won the 15 km classical stiilis olümpiakulla, olles rasketes tingimustes skiing Olympic gold prevailing in diffi cult cir- ülekaalukas. (TS, 18.02) cumstances. (TS, 18,02) Hümn oli tuttav, kuid võitja Eestist. Kristiina Th e anthem was familiar but the winner was Šmigun on tavaliselt kaotanud tähtsad spur- from Estonia. Kristina Šmigun has usually lost did, kuid nüüd seljatas ta fi nišisirgel tšehhitari the important spurts but now she pinned down Katerina Neumannova. Tohutult palju olüm- the Czech Katerina Neumannova at the fi nish piavõistlusesse panustanud suusataja ümber line. A team bigger than usual surrounds the KAHEKORDNE OLÜMPIAVÕITJA KRISTINA ŠMIGUN DOUBLE OLYMPIC CHAMPION KRISTINA ŠMIGUN 76 SPORT • SPORT 2006 on endisest suurem meeskond, sel hooajal skier who contributed to the olympic games. oli uus ka treeninguprogramm ja toiduvalik. Th is season also the training programme and (HS; TS, 13.02) selection of food was diff erent. (HS; TS, 13.02) Kristiina Šmigun ei kahtle oma elu suurpäeval Kristina Šmigun does not hesitate to confi rm, at selles, et Inge Bråten päästis tema suusataja- the highlight of her life, that Inge Bråten saved karjääri, olles tema psühholoogiks. Üheskoos her skiing career by acting as her psychologist. mõeldi välja meisterlik plaan, mida kroonis A masterplan was thought out together and it kuldmedal. -
Salt Lake City 2002
SALT LAKE CITY 2002 The Games of the XIX Winter Olympiad. February 8-24, 2002. Salt Lake City, USA. 1 ALPINE SKIING MEN Downhill: 2.Lasse Kjus (Norway) Giant slalom: 3.Lasse Kjus (Norway) Giant slalom: 1.Stephen Eberharter (Austria) Super-G: 2.Stephen Eberharter (Austria) Downhill: 3.Stephen Eberharter (Austria) Combined 1.Kjetil Andre Aamodt (Norway) 2 Combined: 3.Benjamin Raich (Austria) Slalom: 3.Benjamin Raich (Austria) Super-G 1.Kjetil Andre Aamodt (Norway) 3 WOMEN Downhill 2.Isolde Kostner (Italy) Combined: 1.Janica Kostelic (Croatia) Super-G: 2.Janica Kostelic (Croatia) 4 Giant slalom 1.Janica Kostelic (Croatia) 3.Sonja Nef (Switzerland) 15.Brigitte Obermoser (Austria) Slalom 1.Janica Kostelic (Croatia) 5 BIATHLON MEN 20 km individual: 1.Ole Einar Bjorndalen (Norway) 10 km sprint: 1.Ole Einar Bjorndalen (Norway) 12.5 km pursuit: 1.Ole Einar Bjorndalen (Norway) 4 x 7.5 km: 1.Norway (Ole Einar Bjorndalen) 4 x 7.5 km 1.Norway (Halvard Hanevold) 2.Germany 6 BOBSLEIGH Four-man 1.Germany (Andre Lange, Kevin Kuske) 7 CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING MEN 2 x 10 km pursuit 1-2.Thomas Alsgaard (Norway) 15 km classical 1.Andrus Veerpalu (Estonia) 8 50 km classical 2.Andrus Veerpalu (Estonia) 4 x 10 km 1.Norway (Thomas Alsgaard) 9 WOMEN 2 x 5 km pursuit: 2.Katerina Neumannova (Czech Republic) 15 km freestyle mass start: 2.Katerina Neumannova (Czech Republic) 30 km classical: 2.Stefania Belmondo (Italy) 10 km classical: 3.Stefania Belmondo (Italy) 15 km freestyle mass start 1.Stefania Belmondo (Italy) 10 4 x 5 km 2.Norway (Marit Bjorgen) 11 CURLING Men -
Resultatliste Per Distanse 18.04.2015
Skarverennet 2015 Geilo Geilo IL RESULTATLISTE PER DISTANSE 18.04.2015 TD: Jorunn Nymo Head of competition: Jan Henning Waldal Konkurranse Finse Navn Klubb Startnr Totaltid Diff Menn 1 Toni Livers Sveits 30 01:23:00 00:00 2 Martin Johnsrud Sundby Røa IL 4 01:23:01 00:00 3 Chris Jespersen Korlevoll - Odda 1 01:23:52 00:51 4 Vebjørn Hegdal Larvik Ski 889 01:24:52 01:52 5 Simen Krueger Lyn Ski 13 01:25:55 02:54 6 Arne Post Kjelsås IL 38 01:26:40 03:39 7 Dario Cologna Sveits 25 01:27:23 04:23 8 Andreas Katz SV Baiersbronn 956 01:27:23 04:23 9 Finn Hågen Krogh Tverrelvdalen IL 5 01:27:58 04:58 10 Anders Gløersen Rustad IL 6 01:28:03 05:02 11 Thomas Bucher-Johannessen NTG-G/Fossum IF 64 01:28:04 05:04 12 Jon Rolf Skam Hope NTG-G/Fjellhug Vereide Hyen 363 01:28:04 05:04 13 Jöri Kindschi Sveits 31 01:28:13 05:12 14 Andrew Musgrave GBR 22 01:28:22 05:22 15 Erlend Bjøntegaard IL Bever`n 57 01:28:42 05:42 16 Sjur Røthe Voss IL 3 01:28:42 05:42 17 Morten Eide Pedersen Lillehammer Skiklub - Team COOP 36 01:29:17 06:17 18 Petter Soleng Skinstad Vind IL 56 01:29:41 06:40 19 Magnus Moan Byåsen 24 01:30:22 07:21 20 Tore B Berdal Byåsen 14 01:30:27 07:27 21 Magnus Bøe Fossum IF 659 01:30:40 07:40 22 Øystein Ulekleiv Madshus 673 01:30:47 07:47 23 Marius Svendsby Tistedalen FL-Ski/NTG Lillehammer 642 01:31:08 08:08 24 Daniel Nordebo Sverige 844 01:31:22 08:22 25 Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Byåsen 18 01:31:34 08:34 26 Kristen Skjeldal Bulken IL 891 01:31:35 08:35 27 Øystein Pettersen Lillomarka SK 12 01:31:53 08:53 28 Lars Berger Byåsen IL 34 01:31:57 08:57 29 -
Salt Lake City 2002
SALT LAKE CITY 2002 The Games of the XIX Winter Olympiad. February 8-24, 2002. Salt Lake City, USA. 1 ALPINE SKIING MEN Super-G 1.Kjetil Andre Aamodt (Norway) Combined: 1.Kjetil Andre Aamodt (Norway) Downhill: 2.Lasse Kjus (Norway) Giant slalom: 3.Lasse Kjus (Norway) Downhill: 3.Stephan Eberharter (Austria) Combined: 3.Benjamin Raich (Austria) Super-G: 2.Stephan Eberharter (Austria) Slalom: 3.Benjamin Raich (Austria) Giant slalom: 1.Stephan Eberharter (Austria) 2 WOMEN Downhill 2.Isolde Kostner (Italy) Combined: 1.Janica Kostelic (Croatia) Super-G: 2.Janica Kostelic (Croatia) Giant slalom: 1.Janica Kostelic (Croatia) Slalom: 1.Janica Kostelic (Croatia) Giant slalom: 3.Sonja Nef (Switzerland) 3 BIATHLON MEN 20 km individual: 1.Ole Einar Bjorndalen (Norway) 10 km sprint: 1.Ole Einar Bjorndalen (Norway) 12.5 km pursuit: 1.Ole Einar Bjorndalen (Norway) 4 x 7.5 km: 1.Norway (Ole Einar Bjorndalen) 4 x 7.5 km: 1.Norway (Halvard Hanevold) 4 WOMEN 10 km pursuit 3.Irina Nikulchina (Bulgaria) 15 km individual: 3.Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden) 7.5 km sprint: 3.Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden) 5 BOBSLEIGH Two-man 1.Christoph Langen / Markus Zimmermann (Germany) Four-man 1.Germany (Andre Lange, Kevin Kuske) 6 CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING MEN 15 km classical 1.Andrus Veerpalu (Estonia) 50 km classical: 2.Andrus Veerpalu (Estonia) 2 x 10 km pursuit: 1-2.Thomas Alsgaard (Norway) 4 x 10 km: 1.Norway (Thomas Alsgaard) 7 WOMEN 2 x 5 km pursuit: 2.Katerina Neumannova (Czech Republic) 15 km freestyle mass start: 2.Katerina Neumannova (Czech Republic) 10 km classical: 3.Stefania -
Olympic Team Norway
Olympic Team Norway Media Guide Norwegian Olympic Committee NORWAY IN 100 SECONDS NOC OFFICIAL SPONSORS 2008 SAS Braathens Dagbladet TINE Head of state: Adidas H.M. King Harald V P4 H.M. Queen Sonja Adecco Nordea PHOTO: SCANPIX If... Norsk Tipping Area (total): Gyro Gruppen Norway 385.155 km2 - Svalbard 61.020 km2 - Jan Mayen 377 km2 Norway (not incl. Svalbard and Jan Mayen) 323.758 km2 Bouvet Island 49 km2 Peter Island 156 km2 NOC OFFICIAL SUPPLIERS 2008 Queen Maud Land Population (24.06.08) 4.768.753 Rica Hertz Main cities (01.01.08) Oslo 560.484 Bergen 247.746 Trondheim 165.191 Stavanger 119.586 Kristiansand 78.919 CLOTHES/EQUIPMENTS/GIFTS Fredrikstad 71.976 TO THE NORWEGIAN OLYMPIC TEAM Tromsø 65.286 Sarpsborg 51.053 Adidas Life expectancy: Men: 77,7 Women: 82,5 RiccoVero Length of common frontiers: 2.542 km Silhouette - Sweden 1.619 km - Finland 727 km Jonson&Jonson - Russia 196 km - Shortest distance north/south 1.752 km Length of the continental coastline 21.465 km - Not incl. Fjords and bays 2.650 km Greatest width of the country 430 km Least width of the country 6,3 km Largest lake: Mjøsa 362 km2 Longest river: Glomma 600 km Highest waterfall: Skykkjedalsfossen 300 m Highest mountain: Galdhøpiggen 2.469 m Largest glacier: Jostedalsbreen 487 km2 Longest fjord: Sognefjorden 204 km Prime Minister: Jens Stoltenberg Head of state: H.M. King Harald V and H.M. Queen Sonja Monetary unit: NOK (Krone) 16.07.08: 1 EUR = 7,90 NOK 100 CNY = 73,00 NOK NORWAY’S TOP SPORTS PROGRAMME On a mandate from the Norwegian Olympic Committee (NOK) and Confederation of Sports (NIF) has been given the operative responsibility for all top sports in the country. -
STATS EN STOCK Les Palmarès Et Les Records
STATS EN STOCK Les palmarès et les records Jeux olympiques d’hiver (1924-2018) Depuis leur création en 1924, vingt-trois éditions des Jeux olympiques d’hiver se sont déroulées, regroupant des épreuves aussi variées que le ski alpin, le patinage, le biathlon ou le curling. Et depuis la victoire du patineur de vitesse Américain Jewtraw lors des premiers Jeux à Chamonix, ce sont plus de mille médailles d’or qui ont été attribuées. Charles Jewtraw (Etats-Unis) Yuzuru Hanyu (Japon) 1er champion olympique 1000e champion olympique (Patinage de vitesse, 500 m, 1924) (Patinage artistique, 2018) Participants Année Lieu Nations Epreuves Total Hommes Femmes 1924 Chamonix (France) 16 258 247 11 16 1928 St Moritz (Suisse) 25 464 438 26 14 1932 Lake-Placid (E-U) 17 252 231 21 17 1936 Garmish (Allemagne) 28 646 566 80 17 1948 St Moritz (Suisse) 28 669 592 77 22 1952 Oslo (Norvège) 30 694 585 109 22 1956 Cortina d’Ampezzo (Italie) 32 821 687 134 24 1960 Squaw Valley (E-U) 30 665 521 144 27 1964 Innsbruck (Autriche) 36 1 091 892 199 34 1968 Grenoble (France) 37 1 158 947 211 35 1972 Sapporo (Japon) 35 1 006 801 205 35 1976 Innsbruck (Autriche) 37 1 123 892 231 37 1980 Lake Placid (E-U) 37 1 072 840 232 38 1984 Sarajevo (Yougoslavie) 49 1 272 998 274 39 1988 Calgary (Canada) 57 1 423 1 122 301 46 1992 Albertville (France) 64 1 801 1 313 488 57 1994 Lillehammer (Norvège) 67 1 737 1 215 522 61 1998 Nagano (Japon) 72 2 176 1 389 787 68 2002 Salt Lake City (E-U) 77 2 399 1 513 886 78 2006 Turin (Italie) 80 2 508 1 548 960 84 2010 Vancouver (Canada) 82 2 566 -
Olympic Team Norway
Olympic Team Norway Media Guide Norwegian Olympic Committee NORWAY IN 100 SECONDS NOC OFFICIAL SPONSORS 2006 SAS Braathens Dagbladet TINE Adidas Clear Channel Adecco Head of state: If… H.M. King Harald V Telenor H.M. Queen Sonja Norsk Tipping Gyro gruppen PHOTO: SCANPIX Intersport Area (total): Norway 385.155 km2 - Svalbard 61.020 km2 - Jan Mayen 377 km2 Norway (not incl. Svalbard and Jan Mayen) 323.758 km2 NOC OFFICIAL SUPPLIERS 2006 Bouvet Island 49 km2 2 Peter Island 156 km Rica Queen Maud Land Hertz Population (01.01.05) 4.606.363 Main cities (01.01.03) Oslo 521.886 Bergen 237.430 CLOTHES/EQUIPMENTS/GIFTS Trondheim 154.351 Stavanger 112.405 TO THE NORWEGIAN OLYMPIC TEAM Kristiansand 75.280 Fredrikstad 61.897 Adidas Life expectancy: Men: 76,4 Women: 81,5 Phenix Length of common frontiers: 2.542 km Dale of Norway - Sweden 1.619 km - Finland 727 km Ricco Vero - Russia 196 km Brand Store - Shortest distance north/south 1.752 km Length of the continental coastline 21.465 km Morris - Not incl. Fjords and bays 2.650 km Attello Greatest width of the country 430 km Least width of the country 6,3 km Craft Largest lake: Mjøsa 362 km2 Interplaza Longest river: Glomma 600 km Highest waterfall: Skykkjedalsfossen 300 m Highest mountain: Galdhøpiggen 2.469 m Largest glacier: Jostedalsbreen 487 km2 Longest fjord: Sognefjorden 204 km Prime Minister: Jens Stoltenberg Head of state: H.M. King Harald V and H.M. Queen Sonja Monetary unit: NOK (Krone) 25.01.06: 1 EUR = 8,03 NOK 68139_Innledning 30-01-06 09:33 Side 1 NORWAY’S TOP SPORTS PROGRAMME On a mandate from the Norwegian Olympic Committee (NOK) and Confederation of Sports (NIF) has been given the operative responsibility for all top sports in the country. -
Justyny Kowalczyk
15.02.2010 (poniedziałek) godz. 10.00 (19.00 czasu polskiego) - 10 km stylem dowolnym 17.02.2010 (środa) godz. 10.15 (19.15 czasu polskiego) - sprint stylem klasycznym 19.02.2010 (piątek) godz.13.00 (22.00 czasu polskiego) - 2 x 7,5 km bieg łączony 22.02.2010 (poniedziałek) godz. 10.45 (19.45 czasu polskiego) - sprint drużynowy stylem dowolnym 25.02.2010 (czwartek) godz. 11.00 (20.00 czasu polskiego) - 4 x 5 km sztafeta 27.02.2010 (sobota) godz. 11.45 (20.45 czasu polskiego) - 30 km stylem klasycznym ze startu wspólnego Aleksander Wierietielny - Honorowy Obywatel Gminy Mszana Dolna - urodzony w 1947 roku w Parkkala-Udd (Finlandia) 60 km od Helsinek. Młodość spędził w Kazachstanie, ukończył studia na AWF w Ałma-Acie. Pisał doktorat - tytuł pracy „Przygotowanie biathlonistów do wyższej kwalifikacji w górach średniej wielkości”. Do Polski przybył w 1983 roku, od 1991 ma polskie obywatelstwo, mieszka w Wałbrzychu, żona Barbara, córka Matylda. Pracę w naszym kraju rozpoczął w 1984 r. od szkolenia biathlonistów Górnika Wałbrzych. W latach 1987 - 1998 pełnił funkcje trenera kadry biathlonistów, jego największe sukcesy to: złoty medal Tomasza Sikory w biegu na 20 km podczas Mistrzostw Świata we włoskiej Anterselvie w 1995 roku oraz brązowy medal sztafety w składzie (Jan Ziemianin, Wiesław Ziemianin, Wojciech Kozub, Tomasz Sikora) podczas Mistrzostw Świata w Osrblie (Słowacja) w 1997 roku. Od roku 1999 prowadzi Justynę Kowalczyk z którą zdobył brązowy medal olimpijski (bieg na 30 km stylem dowolnym podczas igrzysk w Turynie) oraz doprowadził ją do trzeciego miejsca w klasyfikacji generalnej Pucharu Świata w sezonie 2007/08. -
Cross-Country Skating: How It Started
Cross-Country Skating: How it Started Few sports have changed as rapidly and dramatically as did cross-country skiing in the 1980s. For more than a hundred years cross-country competitors had universally raced with the ancient diagonal stride, alternately kicking and gliding. In retrospect, it was remarkable that no one saw how much faster a skier could move if he propelled himself by skating with his skis, in the manner of an ice skater. America’s Bill Koch first observed the skate step at a Swedish marathon, then applied it to win the 1982 World Cup of Cross Country skiing. Immediately the sport was engulfed in controversy over the new technique. Within five years, World Championship and Olympic cross-country skiing was utterly transformed. Now there were as many medals for Freestyle, in which skating is permitted, as would be awarded for Classic, in which skating was prohibited. And in three more years, the freestyle revolution was so powerful that it led to the Pursuit competition, with a totally new way of starting racers and climaxing in a telegenic finish. No one was better situated to observe the revolution than Bengt Erik Bengtsson, Chief of the Nordic Office of the Swiss-based International Ski Federation (FIS) from 1984 to 2004. The use of a skating technique to ski across snow is hardly new. In the 1930s, when bindings were adaptable to both downhill and cross-country, skiers commonly skated across flat areas, in the style of an ice skater. For a long time cross-country ski racers skated in order to take advantage of terrain or to combat poor wax, although it was difficult to do over grooved tracks and in a narrow corridor.