Which of the following statements about skiing is not true?
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a. recreational skiing developed in the mid-19th century.
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b. li most likely evolved from snowshoeing.
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c. it was originally invented as a way of getting from place to place in
snowy regions.
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d. downhill skiing is currently the only common form of the sport.

''Downhill skiing is currently the only common form of the sport'' is the statement which is not true about skiing.

Option D

Explanation:

Downhill skiing is not the only common form of sport. We have many other ice sports like snow tubing, fat biking, snow shoeing are some of the other sports. Skiing was originally found for fast movement.

In snow clad places people used flat shoes with which they moved across the snow and that is called snow shoeing. Recreational skiing that which became a pastime and sport happened during the 19th century.