Ski-cross is among five events that are to be considered by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) meeting in November. The others are a team alpine skiing event, women’s ski jumping, individual curling and team luge. Snowboard-cross was a big hit with spectators when it made its debut at the 2006 Olympics in Turin, which bodes well for ski-cross.
...It is the Federation Internationale Ski (FIS) that has backed the inclusion of ski-cross. It has sent a proposal to the IOC asking them to seriously consider it for the next Winter Olympics in Vancouver in 2010.
The first FIS Freestyle Skiing World Championships in ski-cross were held in Ruka, Finland, last year. These had 71 participants, 25 ladies and 46 men, from 16 nations, with medal winners from five nations. The next FIS World Championships in ski-cross is scheduled to take place in Madonna di Campiglio, Italy, in January 2007.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Winter_Olympics
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