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Skiing was first invented around 6000 BC in Northern Russia. Skis and snowshoes were invented to cross wetlands and marshes in the winter when they froze over.
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Skiing was made public in 6000 BC
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Ski warfare is first recorded by the Danish historian Saxo Grammaticus in the 13th century. Preceding the Battle of Oslo in 1200, Norwegian troops used skis for reconnoitering.
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The first non-military skiing competitions are reported to have been held in the 1840s in northern and central Norway.
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In January 1984, the little-known Johnson, then 23, became the first American man to win a World Cup downhill race, at Wengen, Switzerland, and he boldly predicted he would take home a gold medal the following month at the Olympic Games in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.
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In 1984 skiing started adding more events to compete in
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Matthew Jamison "Jamie" Pierre. Pierre set a world-record cliff jump of 255 feet at the Grand Targhee Resort in Wyoming.
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Ivan Origone broke the world record as the fastest man on skis with a top speed of 158.4 MPH.
