"Nordic skiing, as its name implies, is the furthest thing from an American sport. Its greatest champions have been Scandinavians, whose names would mean nothing to most Americans."
"A chief sponsor of the World Cup tour is not Nike or Ford but Le Gruyère AOP, as in the Swiss cheese-winners of select races get a big wedge."
"Big parts of that scattered nation gathered over this past weekend in another of its beloved centers, Lake Placid, in the remote and sparsely populated Adirondack Mountains of New York."
"A recent death hung over the proceedings, that of John Caldwell, who passed away last month, at the age of ninety-seven. He wrote the book on cross-country skiing in America."
Nordic skiing is primarily associated with Scandinavia, where champions like Johannes Klæbo excel. In the U.S., a Nordic-skiing community exists in snowy regions such as Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and parts of the Rockies and Cascades. Recently, Lake Placid hosted a rare U.S. edition of the World Cup, attracting fans and highlighting the sport's emotional significance. The event was marked by the recent death of John Caldwell, a pivotal figure in American cross-country skiing history.
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