Cross-Country Cross-Country is a recreational and competitive winter sport popular primarily in Europe and Canada. Cross-Country skiing is part of the Nordic skiing family, and has been practised in Scandinavia since prehistoric times. The skis, which are used, are long and thin. There are two main techniques in Cross-Country: classical, performed on prepared trails that have pairs of parallel grooves cut into the snow, and skating, where the angled pushing outward of the skis derives from ice skating. Events are held in both techniques and in several disciplines, like sprint, pursuit, mass start and relay. The Fédération Internationale de Ski governes all skiing sports, and was founded in 1924. Olympic Games: Men: Sprint 15 km 2 x 15 km 50 km Team Sprint 4 x 10 km Relay Women: Sprint 10 km 2 x 7.5 km 30 km Team Sprint 4 x 5 km Relay Defunct Events: Men: 10 km 18 km 2 x 10 km 30 km Women: 5 km 2 x 5 km 15 km 20 km 3 x 5 km Relay World Championships: Men: Sprint 15 km 2 x 15 km 50 km Team Sprint 4 x 10 km Relay Women: Sprint 10 km 2 x 7.5 km 30 km Team Sprint 4 x 5 km Relay Defunct Events: Men: 10 km 18 km 2 x 10 km 30 km Women: 5 km 15 km 2 x 5 km 20 km 3 x 5 km Relay World Cup: Men: Sprint Distance Overall Women: Sprint Distance Overall Defunct Events: Men: Middle Distance Long Distance Women: Middle Distance Long Distance Tour de Ski: Men Women Marathon Cup: Men Women Vasaloppet: Men Women Asian Games: Men: Sprint 30 km 4 x 10 km Relay Women: Sprint 5 km 4 x 5 km Relay Defunct Events: Men: 10 km 15 km Women: 10 km 15 km Universiade: Men: Sprint 10 km 2 x 7.5 km 30 km 4 x 10 km Relay Women Sprint 5 km 2 x 5 km 15 km 3 x 5 km Relay Defunct Events: Men: 12 km 15 km 4 x 8 km Relay Women: 10 km 3 x 4 km Relay Junior & U23 World Championships: Men: Junior: Sprint 10 km 2 x 10 km 4 x 5 km Relay U23: Sprint 15 km 2 x 15 km Women: Junior: Sprint 5 km 2 x 5 km 4 x 3.3 km Relay U23: Sprint 10 km 2 x 7.5 km Defunct Events: Men: Junior: 20 km 30 km 4 x 10 km Relay U23: 30 km Women: Junior: 10 km 15 km 4 x 5 km Relay U23: 15 km