sports dictionary Ski racing - SIMULTANEOUS SINGLE STEP MOVE

Ski racing SIMULTANEOUS SINGLE STEP MOVE One of the main classical moves used in cross-country skiing According to the consistency in the work of the hands and feet, there are two variants of simultaneous movement: high-speed (with simultaneous pushing off with the foot and extending the hands) and main (with bringing the hands and sticks in rings forward before the start of pushing off) High-speed version: the cycle of movements begins with pushing off with the foot and simultaneously carrying out the sticks forward, then follows a small roll on the support leg After which a push with the hands is performed with the simultaneous attachment of the swing leg and a longer second roll The main option: after the push with the hands, the skier slides on two skis, slowly straightening up, brings the sticks forward After transferring the body weight to the left leg, he performs a push with the left foot simultaneously with the setting of the sticks on snow At the moment of the end of the push with the foot, a push-off with the hands begins, which is performed in the same way as in other simultaneous moves The Skier slides on the right ski, continuing the push with the hands The left leg is brought forward with an active swing movement and attached to the reference one at the time of the end of the push with the hands, the push with the hands is completed, the skier slides on two skis