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Cross Country Skiing has been around since the 19th century. Cross country boots are very small they are even smaller then running shoes and their skis are narrower and lighter then regular skis. The person I am cheering for is Raisa Smetanina but the gold medal is anyones really. People train for this sport in very cold places so that even in the summer they can still practice for the Olympics that will be in 4 years. The rules are you can't have a motor or anything but poles to make you go faster. As you know cross country skiing as been around for hundreds of years and so by far cross country skiing is the best sport.

http://www.olympic.org/en/content/Sports/All-Sports/Skiing/Cross-Country-Skiing/Cross-country-skiing-Equipment-and-History/?Tab=1