The older style of cross-country skiing is the classic technique, in which a skier travels with skis parallel and kicking backward to create a gliding motion across the snow. Skate, or freestyle, technique developed in the 1970s. It more closely resembles ice skating motions, in which the skier pushes the inside edge of the ski simultaneously backward and outward at about a 45Β° angle. Skating is faster than classic.
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