In the 18th century, skiing began to evolve into modern competitive skiing.
In 1733, the first ski team was established by the Norwegians.
In 1861, the world's first ski club was established in Oslo, Norway, the same year Norway held the first (Norway) national ski competition. Modern competitive skiing gradually evolved out of cross-country skiing, ski jumping, Nordic biathlon, alpine skiing, freestyle skiing, snowboarding and ski mountaineering 7 skiing sub-sports.
In 1883, the Norwegian Ski Federation was established. In the same year, cross-country and ski jumping competitions were held in the Haas White Mountains.
In 1910, at the initiative of the Norwegian Ski Association, Finland, Sweden, Germany and other 10 countries, 22 representatives in Christiani (now Oslo) held an international skiing conference, the establishment of the International Ski Committee.
On February 2, 1924, the International Ski Federation (FIS) was established, and decided that from 1925 onwards, regular world championships, then known as the “Nordic Skiing Championships”, held once a year.
After 1948, it was changed to every two years.
- Earliest Place of Origin - Xinjiang
Petroglyphs found in Altay region of Xinjiang 10,000 years ago are the oldest known painted images of human skiing. In the painting, a row of ancient ancestors hold short staffs in their hands, step on extensions, bend their knees, raise their heads and pucker their hips, and lean their bodies forward in a skiing posture. Analysis of the results determined that the petroglyphs of the characters in the details of the action in line with the requirements of the posture of the skier, and the Altai region farmers and herdsmen to date wearing fur skis posture has a striking resemblance. In other words, more than 10,000 years ago, people living in Altay region have learned to make and use skis. 2006 January 16, “China's Xinjiang Altay is the earliest origin of human skiing,” the viewpoint of the international skiing community has been recognized.
