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Also Known As Nordic racing • langrenn • ski touring • langlauf

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Cross-country skier
Vegaro Ulvang of Norway competing in the men's 15-km cross-country event in the World Nordic Skiing Championships.
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Yelena Vyalbe
Russian skier
Marit Bjørgen
Marit Bjørgen
Norwegian skier
Bente Skari
Norwegian skier
Lyubov Yegorova
Russian skier
Manuela Di Centa
Italian skier
Vegard Ulvang
Norwegian athlete
Raisa Smetanina
Russian skier
Eero Mäntyranta
Finnish skier
Galina Kulakova
Russian skier
Bjørn Daehlie
Bjørn Daehlie
Norwegian skier
Sixten Jernberg
Swedish skier
Toini Gustafsson
Swedish skier
Veikko Hakulinen
Finnish skier
Nikolay Zimyatov
Soviet skier

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