Front:
PLACID
JAN
1984
/2946
Olympics 84
ÚSA
20c
272
VOLKSSKILAU
STAR
St t
40
27
T 15 275
CRHOLE
ANGLA
Rodhet Guttomith
LAKE
Back:
The demanding sport of cross country skiing first joined
the modern Olympic Games during the 1924 Winter
Olympics. Previously, there was regional variation of
the rules, and more order was needed to standardize the
sport. Fortunately, in 1924, the Federation Internationale
de Ski – an international skiing organization – was
formed to regulate cross country skiing, as well as govern
such other Olympics skiing events as slalom, giant slalom
and downhill racing. This organization set up the regu-
lation cross country courses at fifteen, thirty and fifty
kilometers for men and five and ten kilometers for
women, with an average of one-third uphill, one-third
downhill and one-third flat terrain. Competitors in this
event are usually spaced well apart at the start of the
race and the winner is the one with the best time. In
addition to the individual events, there are team relay
cross country competitions. In honor of this demanding
Olympics event, the United States Postal Service issued
the stamp which is featured on this Maximum Card.
No. 84-2
©1984 The Maximum Card Collection
A Division of Unicover Corporation • Cheyenne, WY 82008-0007
Original painting by Robert Goldsmith.
