cross-country skier

American  

[kraws-kuhn-tree skee-er, krahs-] / ˈkrɔsˈkʌn tri ˈski ər, ˈkrɑs- /

noun

1. a person who engages in cross-country skiing.

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Example Sentences

Earlier on Friday, it was announced Iran would no longer compete in the Games because its sole athlete, cross-country skier Aboulfazl Khatibi Mianaei, could not travel safely to Italy because of ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

From BBC

El Salvador's cross-country skier David Chavez will make history in Val di Fiemme when he becomes the first person from the Central American country to take part in a Winter Games -- either Olympics or Paralympics.

From Barron's

Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, the cross-country skier who won six gold medals in Milan, trains to unleash his signature uphill sprint—an excruciating and brutally effective tactic—by climbing from sea level to the peak of a Norwegian mountain.

From The Wall Street Journal

All over Italy, the U.S. was coming up short in events it had reasonably expected to win, including ones with stars like Shiffrin, figure skating “quad god” Ilia Malinin, cross-country skier Jessie Diggins, snowboarder Chloe Kim and ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates.

From The Wall Street Journal

I don’t know how you can settle on a single highlight from an Olympic fortnight which included a Norwegian cross-country skier, Johannes Klaebo, collecting six gold medals, a record for a single Winter Games.

From The Wall Street Journal