S Curve

6 responses to “S Curve”

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   The Rocketeer

   Jan 10, 2007 at 6:09 pm

   Well… it is harder to do a J Curve in the snow.

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   benjiman

   Jan 10, 2007 at 6:39 pm

   Hmmm… Nonuniform rational B-splines in the wild!

   Nice looking POW. Lucky bastard. 😉

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   benjiman

   Jan 10, 2007 at 6:54 pm

   Actually Rocketeer, there IS such a thing as a "J Turn" in ski racing! And you’re right, it can be quite hard.

   A J Turn basically amounts to attacking the gate heading directly at it (straight down the hill,) then rapidly weighting your tails to boost you around the gate, hence the "J" shape. Its most common in slalom and giant slalom. Not the most graceful turn in the book, but it can be really effective for some racers. I think Alberto Tomba used it pretty extensively. Its a demanding turn and it tends to suit the bigger, more brutish racer, IMHO.

   (the 14 yr old ski racer in me is returning…)

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   Cheryl Hellcat

   Jan 11, 2007 at 2:27 am

   Oh! Lovely!

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   !MimosaMicheMichelle!

   Jan 11, 2007 at 8:20 am

   Indeed, it looks like fresh cream but I add, whipped cream (crème fouettée). So pretty against the blue ski. The tracings in the snow are very nice.

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   icemom.diane

   Sep 27, 2010 at 5:36 am

   Thank you for sharing on Creative Commons. Ice Coach has used this on a blog post for September 27, 2010. icecoach.net/2010/09/27/should-my-figure-skating-moves-in…

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