Look at the video and see the comments below...
- Everyone is wearing a helmet. If the top skiers in the country wear a helmet while rollerskiing, why aren't you?
- Everyone is going fast, but not rushing their technique. Full poling motions and the skates are complete.
- They tuck the downhills. If you don't tuck them in practice, you won't tuck them in a race.
- The second skier on a downhill always catches and passes the first skier - just like on bicycles.
- Notice that a women doublepoling in one of the sprints - she's keeping up with the skaters. How's your doublepole?
- There are some very short sprints designed to work on speed; they're only about 10 seconds long.
- Some of the sprints are a standing start (just like a race). Others can be a rolling start.
- Notice how far the hands come up in front of the face. Notice how much the elbows are bent.
