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Originally Posted by Vman455
I wasn't familiar with "skiathlon" (or the difference between classic and skate skiing). Is that a new thing this year or have I just been out of it?
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Both skate skiing and the skiathlon has been part of the Olympic games for 30 years. The "skiathlon" name might be new - I think they used to called it "combined".
I got into cross-country skiing 6 years ago when I decided downhill was too expensive. I've tried skating but it didn't click for me (which is odd because I spend a LOT of time skating uphill on downhill skis.) In the last couple of years I've branched out into back-country skiing.