Watch: A cross-country skier's technique
The marathon skate is one freestyle technique used in cross-country skiing.↵(4 sec; 695 K)
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Hushhushvideo (A Britannica Publishing Partner)Horse racing in northern Mongolia during the naadam (“games”), which are held annually in July throughout the country.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.The competition that would become March Madness dates back to the NCAA's first Division I men's basketball tournament in 1939.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Positioned about an arm's length from the net and ready to jump, the defender follows the flight of the ball with hands raised. The defender moves toward the net and into a blocking position in front of the presumed attacker. The defender then jumps, with both hands breaking the plane above the net.
