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Ski Skating With Champions: How to Ski With Least Energy [Paperback]

Einar Svensson (Author)

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Publication Date: April 1995
272p. Paper, Landscape format, indexed. This book, the most comprehensive text on cross country Ski Skating available today, is written by 11-times World Master Champion (1988-1998) and international Norwegian and Swedish top level coach, Einar Svensson. This superb text-of-choice for teaching, learning and improving ski skating technique on all levels of experience, for one of the fastest growing new winter sports in the world, is UP-TO-DATE, thorough, instructive, informative and easy to understand and follow.

It's 350 color and black/white photos of recent World and Olympic Champion cross country skiers in the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics, Norway, and 1993 World Championships, Sweden, are presented in action sequences, with physical and mechanical analysis of 17 skating techniques, elaborate graphs and illustrations, and scientific test results.

Topics are: basic skills and exercises, advanced techniques, detailed explanations of poling, skating and downhill techniques, criteria, terminology, ski skating history, environment, and special analyses of mechanics of skiing and skating movements using 72 professional quality illustrations and graphs. Includes results of wind tunnel testing and information on friction, and inertia.

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"...Einar Svensson has produced a tome on the ski skating technique that is destined to become both a classic and the acknowledged bible on the sub-discipline. This is the most comprehensive text on ski skating available and covers every inch of the track...The text is lively and engaging, but is really a "how to" manual at heart." -- Leslie Anthony, March 1995, "Ski Trax Magazine", Cross Country Canada

"...If you would like to ski technically perfect, this is a gold mine..." -- Swedish Ski Sport", April 1995

"In a few words, this is the best technique book I have ever seen, and one which has suggested all kinds of new ideas and approaches...The beauty of the book is that it takes nothing for granted...is complex...unbelievably thorough, a book that will need - and reward - study. It is a book written by a skier who loves the sport, and has spend a lifetime in it. It should be on every coaches and athlete's "must" list. I cannot recommend Ski Skating enough." -- Nat Brown, "Nordic Update", vol. 9,#5,1995

"It is wonderful to pick up a book about cross country ski racing that is well written, professionally laid out and contains worthwhile scholarly content use of recent photos, well drawn graphics and clear text make this the best book to date on cross country ski skating." -- Steven Gaskill, June 1995, "Team Birkie Newsletter"

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This is a profusely illustrated, bio-mechanically grounded, instructional reference that cross-country skiers, cross-training athletes, and in-line skaters will find invaluable.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Detailed, analytical approach Nov 15 2000
By monte schwarzwalder - Published on Amazon.com
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Mr. Svensson's book presents detailed analyses of 17 skate skiing techniques and more. I really liked that each technique was presented in a several different ways. Anyone who has teaching experience knows that two different students may find different approaches to a subject more effective. As to 'technical errors' found by 'elite skiers' I have a feeling nordic skiiers are like musicians. It is said that the only thing two musicians can agree on is the incompetence of a third. Indeed there are a variety of tweeks and variations on each technique that will prove to be effective for each skiier. This book provides ample material for a starting point. This is a really amazing book.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Extensive Work Aug 24 2000
By Kelly Squires - Published on Amazon.com
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A lot of work went into writing Ski Skating With Champions. It dissects ski skating like no other book before it. Many intermediate level skiers will find it thought provoking.

The expert and elite skiers many find a variety of technical errors, or that the text is overly complex - lacks a consolidated and simple understanding of skiing, but for the sport racer the book is a good one to have on the shelf. I also recommend "Tao of Skiing" which takes an entirely different approach.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Contribution to XC Skiing April 23 2001
By "nospam@xczone.com" - Published on Amazon.com
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Einar Svensson has put an amazing level of effort and care into producing "Ski Skating With Champions: How to Ski With Least Energy," and it shows.

Trying to capture Cross-Country Skiing technique and be comprehensive yet concise, is nearly an impossible task for a written work, multimedia, or video. Einar Svensson has contributed an important work to the sport.

If you are a serious xc skier, then you have to have this book as a reference on your shelf. I do.

David McMahon, 1993 Canadian National Biathlon Champion

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