Skiing first appeared in Norway in the 18th century in 1877.
In 1767 were held the first competition for all types of skiing.
The emergence of skiing in Russia
In 1910 in Oslo hosted the international ski Congress with the participation of 10 countries.
The Soviet sportsmen for the first time took part in the VII Winter Olympics in the Italian Cortina d'ampezzo in 1956.
Vladimir Kuzin, Nikolay Anikin, Pavel Kolchin and Fedor Terentyev, and the Love of Kozyrev and the first among our skiers Olympic champions.1956 g.
Ski jumping - the kind of skiing, are conducted only among men