In the Netherlands this popular winter sport is called schaatsenrijden
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Sport in The Netherlands (Holland)  The most popular sport in The Netherlands is football (soccer), though a large range of sports are played and watched. ... of those sports; the country has been quite successful in both the Summer and Winter ... Also called Canal Jumping.
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Winter sports the Dutch way - Holland.com  Winter sports in Holland? Go cross-country skiing through the dunes or ice skating on the lakes, or perhaps you prefer an indoor ski slope or ice rink.
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Sport in the Netherlands - Wikipedia  Approximately 4.5 million of the 16 million people in the Netherlands are registered to one of the 35,000 sports clubs in the country. About two thirds of the population older than 15 years participates in sports weekly. Soccer is the most popular sport in the Netherlands, with field hockey and ... Rinus Michels was named Coach of the Century by FIFA in 1999.
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J! Archive - Show #2968, aired 1997-06-25  A N. Tarrytown bridge named for this Washington Irving rider once ... In the Netherlands this popular winter sport is called schaatsenrijden...
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A question of class - Utrecht University Repository  He was extremely popular and probably the first sport idol in Dutch history. ..... An amateur was often called a liefhebber in the Netherlands between 1880 and ...... During this period the average temperature in winter was 1-1,5C lower than the ...... 2. zij die het schaatsenrijden uitgeoefend hebben om geld te verdienen of...
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Cross-country skiing - Official travel guide to Norway - visitnorway.com  But cross-country skiing has a special place in Norwegian culture and history, as well as ... A ski marathon called Birkebeinerrennet attracts hoards of Norwegians year after ... Northug are, or have been, among the greatest sports stars in the country. ... Norway's best places to go cross-country according to skiers like Trude...
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Jeopary Questions page 573 - LODGING - TriviaBistro.com  WINTER SPORTS: (Sarah) This type of turn is named for a mountainous ... WINTER SPORTS: In this sport the short track is an oval, 364 feet in circumference.
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1924 Winter Olympics - Wikipedia  The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France. Originally called Semaine Internationale des Sports d'Hiver ("International Winter Sports Week") and held in association with the 1924 Summer ... The tradition of holding the Winter Olympics in the same year as the Summer...
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Skijoring - Wikipedia  Skijoring is a winter sport where a person on skis is pulled by a horse, a dog (or dogs) or a motor vehicle. It is derived from the Norwegian word skikjring meaning ski driving. ... One to three dogs are commonly used. ... The skier wears a skijoring harness, the dog wears a sled dog harness, and the two are connected by a...
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Winter Olympic Games - Wikipedia  The Winter Olympic Games is a major international sporting event that occurs once every four ... Until 1992, the Winter and Summer Olympic Games were held in the same ..... Frenchman Jean-Claude Killy became only the second person to win all the .... Bjrn Dhlie of Norway won three gold medals in Nordic skiing.
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The Amateur: Curling, Also Known As 'Scottish Tetris' - SBNation.com  Jan 19, 2010 ... A Sport That Involves Wearing Teflon On Ice Has To Be Good. If you blew ... The loudest voices you'll hear in curling belong to the skip. Again...
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Winter Sowing - The Seed Site  This is the usual way of sowing seeds of perennials, trees, and shrubs, in Europe ... to give them a head start over plants sown in spring, so that they will flower earlier. ... that are not hardy, they may be killed by the cold weather over the winter. ... This period of cold is called 'stratification', because the seed was traditionally...
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jeopardy/14_Qs.txt at master  jedoublen/jeopardy  GitHub  In 1998 New Hampshire adopted this as its state sport | skiing .... LUMPS | From the Norwegian for "lump", it's a blob of whipped cream put on a pie | a dollop.
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Fall 3 on 3 Classic - Everest Youth Hockey Association  This fast-paced half ice game is a hit amongst the players, spectators and a ... This 3-on-3 tournament will be held at the Greenheck Field House, Schofield WI. ... who have not played 3 on 3 the game is amazingly fast and is similar to half court...
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Three Event | Michigan Water Ski Association  Traditional 3 event skiing involves the sports of trick skiing, jumping, and slalom skiing. These sports have a huge National following with many participants who ski one or ... Slalom skiing has become a very popular sport, maybe because of its challenges of going through a course of 2 gates and 6 buoys at faster and faster...
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Dutch cuisine and culinary customs - Holland.com  The most popular Dutch stews are kale or sauerkraut stew with smoked sausage ... each year and Dutch cheese is exported to 130 countries around the world. ... Most outdoor markets and fairs in the Netherlands have a stand selling this treat.
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1936 Winter Olympics - Wikipedia  The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games (German: Olympische Winterspiele 1936), were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1936 in the market town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany. Germany also hosted the Summer Olympics the same year in Berlin. ... Sonja Henie won her third consecutive gold medal in woman's figure skating...
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List of Winter Olympic Sports - Topend Sports  Complete list of the current Winter Olympic Games Sports (2010) ... Snowboarding (Parallel Giant Slalom, Halfpipe and Snowboard Cross and Slopestyle)...
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Ask Me A Trivia Question -- 2 -- - Discussion on Topix  May 16, 2012 ... "Baiting" these burrowing weasel relatives was once a favorite European sport. Reply . Report Abuse Judge it! Willie Aames. Springfield, MO.
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International Ski Federation - Olympic Sport  The current six disciplines of skiing are alpine, cross country, ski jumping, ... There are three Nordic combined events, each consisting of a ski jumping competition ... For the team and the large hill Gundersen events, ski jumping takes place on the ... and women's halfpipe, men's and women's parallel giant slalom, men's and...
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Biathlon - Wikipedia  The biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. ... a cross-country race at 12 km with large-caliber rifle shooting at various targets ... A biathlon competition consists of a race in which contestants ski through a ... several points along the skiing track and upon finishing each shooting round.