Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...
at the
1999 Asian Winter Games
The 4th Asian Winter Games ( ko, 제 4 회 동계 아시안 게임, je 4 hoe dong-gye asian geim) were held from January 30 to February 6, 1999, in the province of Kangwon (Gangwon), South Korea. The games were staged in three different clusters ...
took place in the
Provincial Nordic venue, around the
resort town
A resort town, often called a resort city or resort destination, is an urban area where tourism or vacationing is the primary component of the local culture and economy. A typical resort town has one or more actual resorts in the surrounding ...
of
Yongpyong
Yongpyong (Dragon Valley) Ski Resort is a ski resort in South Korea, located in Daegwallyeong-myeon, Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do. It is the largest ski and snowboard resort in Korea, and offers golf in the summer months.
A 1949 news article cover ...
,
Kangwon,
South Korea, with six events contested — three each for men and women.
Schedule
Medalists
Men
Women
Medal table
Participating nations
A total of 49 athletes from 7 nations competed in cross-country skiing at the 1999 Asian Winter Games:
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References
Results of the Fourth Asian Winter Games
External links
{{Asian Winter Games Cross-country skiing
Asian Winter Games
1999 Asian Winter Games events
1999
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