markørbøyer

Markørboyer is a term used to describe a type of ski jump in cross-country skiing, often encountered in Scandinavian countries. The term literally translates to "marker boys" in Danish.

Markørboyer originated from the early days of cross-country skiing when officials used flags, known as markører in Danish, to mark the course boundaries. These officials, known as markingen, had to place the flags at regular intervals to ensure accurate course measurement.

In the 1920s and 1930s, skiing clubs in Denmark and Norway began organizing ski jumping competitions as a derivative of cross-country skiing events. In these competitions, teams consisting of a spurt skier and a holder skier participated. The spurt skier would ski to the jump while the holder provided propelling force from behind.

The markørboyer jumped lived up to their name as they were often merely markers for officials. A team consisting of a strong and gymnastically talented athlete and another who could ski, pictured the official teams.

Today, the term markørboyer can be understood as a way of turning cross-country skiing events into prize-worthy competitions and only occasionally do we see a team of a strong and gymnastically talented athlete skiing together.

Unfortunately, no definitive texts that record the locations of competitions can be found for this event.