Racing In the years 1890 to 1910 kicksled racing was a popular sport, especially in Sweden. Kicksled racing was a major event in the Nordic Games, which were the ancestor of the Winter Olympics. Around 1990 kicksled racing was revived as a serious sport in Finland. There are races of up to long and the average speed is around . Often the kicksled races are held in conjunction with marathon speed skating races on natural ice; the kicksleds use the same ice track as the skaters. A light-weight racing kicksled model is mass-produced by the Finnish kicksled company ESLA. Another racing and sport purposed aluminium-alloy based ultralight kicksled - the Kickspark is produced by Kickbike Worldwide in Finland. In Canada, the kick sled has been modified for dog sports. A bridle is attached to the kick sled, and a gangline to that, with one to three dogs pulling. This small sled is useful for the urban dog owner, as it is lighter and easier to transport than a full scale dog sled. Kick sled races are now being held, with teams racing at times comparable to skijorers. Norways's Geilo Ski Resort boasts an annual Kicksled World Championship every January. Further reading Sparkstöttingar by Göran Rosander; Stockholm; Nordiska Museet; 1995; References External links GoSlide - North American Distributor of Kicksleds Vansbro sparkfabrik - Swedish manufacturer of kicksleds Brave The Snow - Minneapolis St. Paul Twin Cities retailer of ESLA kicksleds Ely Bike and Kicksled - Minnesota Kicksled Retailer and kicksledding video Kicksled Revolution - Yukon importer and retailer of ESLA kicksleds, leader of spring lake ice "kickspeditions". Article on the Kicksled Kicksled videos Article on the Kicksled,Stowe Today Mountain Boy Sleds - US Maker of Kicksleds Finnish producer of sporting kicksleds Kicksled Handbook from Finland (from Wayback archive 2019-07-24) Kicksled World Championships Spark or Kicksled (23 kB) Estonian distributor of nordic kicksleds Historical References in Swedish or Norwegian: Kicksled racing in 1890 Sweden Museum in Sweden with earliest known article about kicksled The kicksled page of Nansen Produkter AS Sledding Snow sports Sliding vehicles Human-powered vehicles Swedish inventions