Cross-country skiing in the Winter Olympics includes two techniques.

Cross-country skiing competition involves two technical rules: traditional technique and free technique. Traditional techniques include alternating sliding, double stick sliding, eight-step non-sliding stage, sliding down and turning. Two feet or one foot of ice is not allowed. The skis must be placed in the pressed snow slot, and the two skis should be kept parallel to the sliding direction, and the legs should swing back and forth, and the poles should be used to advance.

When you overtake the athlete in front, you can jump out of the snow slot and slide in the other direction. When the athlete behind wants to overtake, he can step on the snowboard of the athlete in front to remind him. After being reminded, the athlete in front must make way for the snowy road, otherwise it will be regarded as a foul. Free technique has no restrictions on technical movements, and athletes can adopt any technical movements.

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1924 Cross-country skiing was listed as the first Winter Olympics. At present, there are 12 cross-country skiing events, namely: men's double chase, individual short distance, team short distance, 4x 10km relay, 15km team departure, women's double chase, individual short distance, team short distance, 4x5km relay and 10km team departure.

Race distance. General competition: young men: 10, 15, 30 km; Adult male: 10,15,30,50km. Young women: 5 10,15km; Adult female: 5, 10, 15, 30 km. Special events: Short-distance and long-distance skiing events must conform to the International Snow Federation cross-country skiing standards. World Championships: Young men: 10,30,4×10 km; Male: 10, 15, 30, 50, 4× 10 km. Young women: 5 15, 4× 5km; Female: 5, 10, 15, 30, 4× 5km.

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