Competing in Cross-country Skiing |
Contents
IN SCANDINAVIA SKIING MEANS CROSSCOUNTRY | 5 |
WHY NOT BEGIN TRAINING? | 17 |
RACING | 44 |
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arms ascending Assar Rönnlund athlete base wax begin bindings body boots bottom champion cold competitors completely cross-country race cross-country run cross-country skier departure descending diagonal stride distance double poling downhill skiing equipment Example exercises feet finish line Finnish stride flat ground follow foot forward fresh snow glides ahead grundvalla Gustav Eriksson Vasa gymnastics heart and lungs height 5 ft important kilometres metres miles minutes muscles necessary Nordic Nordic skier Olympic pair of skis possible preparation race course rest rhythm Rode Scandinavian schedule shoes shot put Sixten Jernberg ski poles ski wax skiing without poles sliding backwards slope speed sport steep summer Sweden technique temperature terrain tiring touch the snow touring track track shoes trainer triple stride turn type of snow type of wax warm warm-up Wasalopp wear weight winter wood