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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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Norwegian cross-country skier Johannes Klaebo won his sixth gold medal of the Milan-Cortina Games on Saturday, extending his own all-time record for Winter Olympics titles to 11.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

“The amount of good races I’ve had with Nomio and the amount of good hard sessions, I definitely think it’s working,” said Einar Hedegart, a Norwegian Olympic cross-country skier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 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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