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FIGURE 4: REBOUND TURN


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component helps to return the tips of the skis to the snow. If the skier rebounds with an extended


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or light on the snow. Edge change occurs in the air and whether fl ight occurs in an extended or compact position, the objective is to get the skis back on the snow for control and speed. T e forward-movement


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body, then the length of the body can be used to fl ex and absorb pressure as the skis engage the snow. Or the skier can draw his or her feet toward the body when the skis rebound and then reach his or her legs for the snow. A deliberate pole plant helps the skier


stabilize his or her upper body upon ski-to- snow contact (fi g. 4e).


CONCLUSION Studying race turns can help us better understand the mechanics for all skiing. Coverage of World Cup races online provides an excellent forum for identifying and better understanding the diff erent turn transitions


that we can apply to our own skiing. Profi ciency at the diff erent transitions allows us to decide in a split-second or respond automatically to whatever we confront on the way down the mountain.


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