SKIJORING by the Norwegian SKIKJÖRING, 'driving the eski'. Winter sport invented in Norway in the nineteenth century in order to speed up military shipments. A skier on a single eski, sometimes two fingers wide, is pulled by an animal, dog, horse, deer, or by a mechanical traction machine. Initially this sport was done in the Scandinavian countries, but today it has spread all over the world Speed and skill competitions are made.
