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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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Olympic cross-country skier who has helped organize Klaebo’s stays in Utah.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 10, 2026

In Tesero, Norwegian cross-country skier Johannes Klaebo racked up the sixth Olympic gold medal of his career by taking the skiathlon title.

From Barron's Feb. 8, 2026

Only two other female athletes in any sport have more Olympic medals than Ledecky — Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina with 18 and Norwegian Marit Bjorgen, a cross-country skier, with 15.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2024

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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