That's the official LRC editoria that we just published calling on the IOC to live up to Thomas Bach's pledge that the Olympics are about "diversity and unity" and add traditional cross country to the Winter Games. In our mind it's a no brainer. It would give Africa a reason to watch the Winter Olympics and produce the first African Winter Olympic medalist in history.
Adding it to the summer games as 4 x 2.5k mixed-gender relay (which is the current proposal) would be a mistake and only worsen the Olympic product.