 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Nzira itsva, yokurovedza vanhu vachiita skating, yakaedzwa mukutanga kwezana remakore rechi20, asi haina kugamuchirwa nevakawanda kutozosvikira mumakore okuma1980. Johan Grøttumsbråten akashandisa unyanzvi hwokuita skating paWorld Championship ya1931muOberhof, imwe yenzira dzokutanga dzakanyorwa dzokushandisa skating mumakwikwi okuyambuka gungwa. Nzira iyi yakazoshandiswa pakufamba mudenga mumakore ekuma1960 mumigwagwa uye pane dzimwe nzvimbo dzakasimba. Yakave yakapararira mukati me1980s mushure mekubudirira kwaBill Koch United States mu1982 Cross-country Skiing Championships yakakwevera kutarisisa kune iyo skating maitiro. Mutambi wechiNorway Ove Aunli akatanga kushandisa nzira iyi muna 1984, paakaona kuti yakanga ichikurumidza zvikuru kupfuura nzira yekare. MuFinland skier, Pauli Siitonen, akavandudza shanduro imwechete yemhando iyi muma1970, achisiya ski imwe mumugwagwa uku achitsvedza kune rumwe rutivi nemumwe panguva yekutsungirira; izvi zvakazozivikanwa se marathon skate. 