cross-country skier
Americannoun
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“He’s the best cross-country skier of all time,” said his teammate Einar Hedegart, as if there were still any doubt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
Norwegian cross-country skier Johannes Klaebo became the first Winter Olympian to win nine gold medals when he led home his country's 4x7.5 kilometre relay team on Sunday.
From Barron's ● Feb. 15, 2026
The doctor ambled about with the two trekking poles, a cross-country skier on a vast sea of pavement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2025
To learn about the joys of being a runner-up, I called Jessie Diggins, a cross-country skier from Minnesota who knows all about the gap between first and second.
From New York Times ● Jan. 15, 2024
Kowalczyk, a cross-country skier who won gold medals at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics and the 2014 Sochi Games, has retired from competition.
From Washington Times ● May 18, 2023
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