PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) - Behind the scenes of the cross-country events at the Pyeongchang Games, competition between the waxing technicians tasked with helping their skiers glide to gold ...

Traditional (classic) cross-country skis and skate skis are designed for two distinct skiing styles, and understanding the difference can help shoppers choose the right equipment. Classic skis are ...

Whether you’re looking for a hard workout, a peaceful solo outing, movement variation, or a social ski with friends and dogs, cross-country skiing has it all. However, having the best cross-country ...

Unless you have waxless cross-country skis, it s essential to carry a wax kit on every outing. It s important to be able to remove wax that isn t working, or old wax left over from your last adventure ...

Long before the days of shredding pow or double backflips, skiing was used as a method of transportation. Dating back to 4000 BCE Norway, skiing was the most efficient way to move across snowy terrain ...

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) - The team responsible for waxing Sweden's cross-country skis have apologized to the nation after getting it wrong in Sunday's 4x10km relay, when the defending ...

Steve Janisch irons wax onto a snowboard, a 1980s ski movie playing on a TV in his south Minneapolis alley garage. Slope signs, skis and other equipment line almost every inch of the walls. Posters of ...

Cross country skiing may be one of the most versatile winter sports, accessible to everyone from 90-year-olds with wood skis and three-pin bindings to Olympic gold medalists, first timers on fish ...