Editing Ski (section)

===Asymmetrical skis===
[[File:Vorstellung der sämtlichen Königl. Dänischen Armee - no-nb digibok 2007092512003-122.jpg|thumb|Asymmetrical skis used by the [[Denmark–Norway|Danish-Norwegian]] army in the 18th century, long ski for the right leg, also shown in profile (far left).<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.nb.no/nbsok/nb/a33fa81565baebe59c41f8b829560bfb?lang=no#123|title=Vorstellung der sämtlichen Königl. Dänischen Armee|last=Bertram|first=Carl|publisher=C.W. Ahlefeld|year=1763|location=Copenhagen|pages=124}}</ref>]]
This type of ski was used at least in northern Finland and Sweden until the 1930s.<ref name = Historical_dictionary_of_Skiing/> On one leg, the skier wore a long straight non-arching ski for sliding, and on the other a shorter ski for kicking. The bottom of the short ski was either plain or covered with [[Ski skins|animal skin]] to aid this use, while the long ski supporting the weight of the skier was treated with animal fat in similar manner to modern [[ski wax]]ing. Early record of this type of skis survives in works of [[Olaus Magnus]].<ref>Olaus Magnus, 1555:1,4</ref> He associates them to [[Sami people]] and gives [[Sami languages|Sami]] names of ''savek'' and ''golos'' for the plain and skinned short ski. Finnish names for these are ''lyly'' and ''kalhu'' for the long and short ski.<ref>[[Facta (encyclopedia)|Facta 2001]] part 15, page 385, ''finnish''</ref>