Editing Cross-Country

{{M&S event infobox
|image=[[File:Cross Country Skiing.png|250px]]
|appears_in=[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo DS)|''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games'' (Nintendo DS)]]
|type=[[Skiing]]
|info=''Compete in a long distance skiing event with other athletes in a contest of sprint and endurance. All skiers start simultaneously from the same starting line, and the athlete who crosses the finish line first in their second lap is the winner. Staying within the lanes can save the skier's stamina. Note that by skiing over the green areas on the course, the skiers can charge up sprint even faster.<br>Run a long-distance race on skis, in a contest of stamina.
}}

'''Cross-Country''' is a [[Skiing]] [[Event]] that appears in the [[Nintendo DS]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo DS)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]''. It is set in the {{wp|Whistler Olympic Park}}. The objective of the event is to complete two laps of the course in the fastest time. The starting course record for this event is 14:35.356.

==Gameplay==
In this event, the player starts by pressing {{button|ds|A}} when "Go!" appears onscreen, however can hold {{button|ds|A}} beforehand to charge up energy to allow them to perform a faster start. If the player presses the button when "2" appears onscreen and releases it with perfect timing, they will be able to perform a starting dash, which will give them a large speed boost for a short amount of time immediately after starting. Once the event has started, the player can move their character up and down using {{button|ds|pad}}. The player should aim to keep their character within the lanes, as less stamina is lost when accelerating in these areas, but is able to move freely anywhere on the course. To accelerate, the player must repeatedly press {{button|ds|A}}, however this will deplete the player's stamina. The player only has a limited amount of stamina, which is depleted more quickly when accelerating uphill and outside of lanes. The player can regain stamina as well as filling their sprint gauge and accelerating by either crouching a downhill section using {{button|ds|B}}, skiing through a turquoise recovery area, or closely following another character to enter their slipstream. When the player fills their sprint gauge, they are able to earn sprint icons, which a maximum of three of can be stored at a time. To use them, the player must press {{button|ds|X}}, and when used the character will gain a large boost of speed for a short amount of time, however the boost will be canceled if the player hits a rival while using it. The character that completes two laps of the course in the fastest time wins the event.

==Controls==
====Rule Info====
''Four competitors ski over a track with uphill and downhill sections, vying for the best time.

===Basic Controls===
*''Press the '''A Button''' to '''start'''!
*''Press '''up / down on the +Control Pad''' to '''move'''.
*''Mash the '''A Button''' to use stamina to '''accelerate'''!
*'''''Stop mashing''' to recover stamina!
*''Stay '''in a lane''' to retain stamina and accelerate.
*''It's slower and more tiring '''between lanes'''.
*''Hold the '''B Button''' to '''crouch'''!
*'''''Crouching''' on down slopes makes you accelerate!
*''The '''sprint gauge''' rises in '''recovery areas'''.
*''You can get up to three '''sprint icons'''!

===Advanced Tips===
:''On "'''2'''" in the starting count, press and hold
:''the '''A Button''' for a '''starting dash'''!
:''Get behind a rival to enter their '''slipstream'''!
:''You'll fill you '''sprint gauge''' and gain '''stamina!'''
:''Press the '''X Button''' when you have
:'''''Sprint Icons''' to unleash a '''burst''' of speed!

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=クロスカントリー
|JapR=Kurosu Kantorī
|JapM=Cross-Country
}}

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