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Cross Country Ski Technique

Final Words of the Week on the Double Push

4/13/2007 - By Thomas Stöggl

The technique might be just applicable at start, finish-spurt and moderate uphills were you normally change to paddling.,

Getting Started with the Double Push on Cross Country Skis
Getting Started with the Double Push on Cross Country Skis

Getting Started with the Double Push on Cross Country Skis

4/12/2007 - By Ken Roberts

I got the double push working on snow. This video is of my first time trying it on snow. My approach is to make a hop with my foot up in between those two pushes, and switch the aim of the ski while it's partly up in the air.,

The Double Push: More Visualization

4/11/2007 - By Mike Muha

Here are a couple videos - include one in slow motion - of Chad Hedrick doing the double push on inline skates. Think you can do this on skis?,

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So what IS the Double Push?
So what IS the Double Push?

So what IS the Double Push?

4/10/2007 - By Mike Muha

The best way to understand the double push is to watch an inline skater - the double push originated as an inline technique.,

Double-Push Skating and Klap Skate in Cross Country Skiing
Double-Push Skating and Klap Skate in Cross Country Skiing

Double-Push Skating and Klap Skate in Cross Country Skiing

4/9/2007 - By Thomas Stöggl & Stefan Lindinger

Using the Double Push and Klap Skate, athletes were able to complete a 50m measurement track faster than using conventional skate technique.,

Hands in Front!
Hands in Front!

Hands in Front!

1/4/2007 - By Mike Muha

If your hand goes back, your body twists. If your body twists, you loose pressure on the front of your skis. If you loose pressure, your skis go out from under you. Crash!,

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Lead With Your Hips in Diagonal Stride
Lead With Your Hips in Diagonal Stride

Lead With Your Hips in Diagonal Stride

10/17/2006 - By Mike Muha

Gain an inch or two every time you stride by leading with your hip. You can practice this year around on foot, rollerskis, and snow skis.,

Sten & Jen Do It Again!
Sten & Jen Do It Again!

Sten & Jen Do It Again!

6/27/2006 - By Mike Muha

Sten Fjeldheim and Jenny Ryan paid a second visit to southern Michigan in as many years, bringing their wisdom and excellent teaching ability to the coaching-starved masses of cross country skiers. We had skiers from Michigan, Ohio, and New York.,

Sten & Jen Hot Coaches at GRNST Racing Clinic
Sten & Jen Hot Coaches at GRNST Racing Clinic

Sten & Jen Hot Coaches at GRNST Racing Clinic

6/29/2005 - By Mike Muha

Hot coaching and hot weather greeted racers at the GRNST racing camp this past weekend in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Sten Fjeldheim and Jennifer Ryan drilled down to the basics to get everyone up to speed on the latest skating technique.,

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The New Skate Technique
The New Skate Technique

The New Skate Technique

9/12/2004 - By flsyguk

The 'double pole' has become the basis of all the skating strokes. In the V2 and alternate V2 the skier should finish the double pole in the direction of the power-side gliding ski before stepping off onto the other ski., ,

John Aalberg Demonstrates V2 on Rollerskis
John Aalberg Demonstrates V2 on Rollerskis

John Aalberg Demonstrates V2 on Rollerskis

7/2/2003 - By Mike Muha

Here's a 30-second video (4.8 MB) from the GRNST racing camp showing John Aalberg demonstrating the V2 technique on rollerskis.,

Summer Solstice Makes for Great Camp with John Aalberg
Summer Solstice Makes for Great Camp with John Aalberg

Summer Solstice Makes for Great Camp with John Aalberg

7/2/2003 - By Mike Muha

Greg, Frank, and I have just arrived at Pando Ski Area, home for the Grand Rapids Nordic Ski Team / FasterSkier Training Camp with two-time Olympian John Aalberg. We can barely move, having just stuffed ourselves silly with breakfast at Perkins...,

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