The Wisconsin Skier

Children line up and wait to race. Wow, this must be incredibly frustrating as I hate to wait to go when ski racing. This photo was taken at Ski Brule’s J4/J5/J6 USSA Ski Race Finale on Saturday March 6, 2010.

I suppose these children do not have to worry about inane conversation, but they certainly have to worry about standing around and stationery in their ski gear. When waiting for anything in my skis my legs hateses it, they hateses it! I guess, these skiers have less mass to support than I do and as my father always used to say: their legs are younger than mine.

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One of the things us skiers do is to tuck, that is to assume a more streamlined body posture. It makes a huge difference, especially when the time between the first place and the out of placing is measured in hundredths of a second, and that is no exaggeration.

If you have watched competitive skiing you know what I am talking about. Racers spend from more to less time in a tuck from downhill races to slalom. The more and tighter turning required means less time tucking and more time in a more upright position.

Now, what does a good tuck look like? Read on!
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