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Ski jumper
Ski patrol during World War II
Recreational cross-country skiers
Fridtjof Nansen
Ski resort
Olympic Valley
Marja-Liisa Hamalainen of Finland cross-country skiing in a white and blue racing suit and bib number 40 during the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, snow falling around her.
Clement Noel of Team France, wearing a red Olympic bib and gold helmet, skis around a slalom gate on a snowy slope at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
An educational diagram of Alpine skiing shows four types of ski courses - downhill, super-G, giant slalom, and slalom - with colored flags and gates marking boundaries and paths. The lower section illustrates ski equipment, including a labeled Alpine boot, step-in binding, and the recommended sizes for skis and poles, alongside a skier for scale.
Flying high
Summer skiing adventures in Norway
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Key People

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Stein Eriksen
Norwegian-born skier, instructor, and ski-resort developer
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Kjetil Andre Aamodt
Norwegian skier
Eileen Gu
Eileen Gu
Chinese American freestyle skier
Lindsey Vonn
Lindsey Vonn
American skier
Mikaela Shiffrin smiles and holds up her gold and silver Olympic medals at a press conference during the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games.
Mikaela Shiffrin
American skier
Bode Miller
Bode Miller
American skier
The greatest biathlete
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Norwegian biathlete
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Yelena Vyalbe
Russian skier
Ted Ligety
Ted Ligety
American skier
Benjamin Raich
Benjamin Raich
Austrian skier
Marit Bjørgen
Marit Bjørgen
Norwegian skier
Maze, Tina
Tina Maze
Slovenian skier
Olympic champion
Hermann Maier
Austrian skier
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Aksel Lund Svindal
Norwegian skier
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Janica Kostelić
Croatian skier
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Simon Ammann
Swiss ski jumper
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Carlo Janka
Swiss skier
Pärson, Anja
Anja Pärson
Swedish skier
Picabo Street
Picabo Street
American skier
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Matti Nykänen
Finnish ski jumper

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