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Men's Olympic Cross Country Skiing

Multiple gold medals (including relays): Bjorn Daehlie (8); Thomas Alsgaard (5), Sixten Jernberg, Gunde Svan, Thomas Wassberg and Nikolai Zimyatov (4); Veikko Hakulinen, Eero Mäntyranta,…

Women's Olympic Cross Country Skiing

Multiple gold medals (including relays): Lyubov Egorova, Marit Bjorgen (6); Larissa Lazutina (5); Galina Kulakova and Raisa Smetanina (4); Claudia Boyarskikh, Olga Danilova and Marja-Liisa…

Winter Olympics: Cross-Country Skiing

The sport of the Vikings by John Gettings and Christine Frantz Bjorn Daehlie Related Links 2006 Winter Olympics 2006 Cross-Country Medal StandingsCross-Country Through the…

Which Country Shares the Most Borders?

The Question: What country is bordered by the greatest number of other countries? The Answer: China and Russia each share a common border with 14 other countries. According to the CIA, the…

2018 Winter Olympics: Competing Countries

92 countries to compete at Pyeongchang, including six newcomers Source: AP Photo/Ivan SekretarevRelated Links 2018 Winter Olympics Memorable Olympic Moments Birth of the Modern…

50 Most Populated Countries in the World

The global population has been increasing ever since humanity invented agriculture around 10,000 B.C. The domestication of food and animals meant that humans had a stable food supply, and could…

What Makes a State, Country, or Nation?

Have you ever wondered what distinguishes a state from a country, or a nation from a state? This quiz will test your knowledge on the definitions of state, country, and nation, and provide…

Most Population-Dense Countries Quiz

Do you know which country has the highest population density in the world? Or which country has the lowest? From the most crowded to the least crowded countries in the world, get ready to learn some…