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NORDIC SKIING [1 record]

Record 1 2013-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skiing and Snowboarding
  • Parks and Botanical Gardens
DEF

A sport combining ski jumping and cross-country skiing.

CONT

Cross-country skiing, along with ski jumping, is called Nordic skiing because its modern development, at least in the past 500 or 600 years, has taken place in the Nordic countries.

OBS

Term used by Parks Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ski et surf des neiges
  • Parcs et jardins botaniques
DEF

Discipline sportive combinant le saut à ski et le ski de fond.

CONT

Le ski nordique [...] comporte les courses de ski de fond (10, 15, 30, 50 km et relais 4 X 10 km pour les hommes, 5, 10, 20 km et relais 4 X 5 km pour les femmes); le saut à skis; le combiné nordique; le biathlon.

OBS

Le terme «ski nordique» est aussi utilisé couramment pour désigner le «ski de fond» ou pour distinguer le «ski de fond» du «ski alpin».

OBS

Terme en usage à Parcs Canada.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Esquí y snowboard
  • Parques y jardines botánicos
DEF

Modalidad de esquí sobre nieve que combina pruebas de esquí de fondo, salto y tiro con carabina.

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