Course Category: Classic Technique Analysis

This video explores Emmanuel’s diagonal stride, highlighting key landmarks, a late kick, and simple cues like the invisible wall and stride triangle to keep the stride moving forward.

Kyle’s diagonal stride is already very strong, which shows how solid fundamentals open up new options for refining technique. This video explores how to move beyond the basics by deepening shin angles to increase forward positioning and eliminating the “pop” that wastes energy during the kick. By focusing on directing all your power into forward momentum rather than upward movement, you can develop a more efficient, energetic rhythm and better control over how you set your wax pocket.

This video explores Lori’s diagonal stride, highlighting weight-forward balance, a right-left difference in tail lift, and what that says about timing and glide. Coach Dasha leads a short at-home progression with to sync soft knees, ankle flexion and opposite arm-leg swing.

Brent does an excellent job of getting the tail of his ski off the snow. The next steps are to work on his overall position and how his leg recovers. This video references the “Anchor and Swing” cue the concept of the “Pendulum Way” versus the “Running Way” of recovering the leg.

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Comparison of the same athlete, striding up the same hill, on two different laps during a ski race in France.

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