''Downhill skiing is currently the only common form of the sport'' is the statement which is not true about skiing.
Answer: Option D
Step-by-step 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.