Ski Skating With Champions How to Ski With Least Energy

This book, the most comprehensive text on cross country SKI SKATING available today, is written by 8-times World Master Champion & international top level coach, Einar Svensson. This superb text-of- choice for TEACHING, LEARNING & IMPROVING 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 & easy to understand & follow. It's 350 COLOR & BLACK- WHITE PHOTOS of recent World & Olympic Champion cross country skiers in the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics, Norway, & 1993 World Championships, Sweden, are presented in ACTION SEQUENCES, WITH PHYSICAL & MECHANICAL ANALYSIS OF 17 SKATING TECHNIQUES, elaborate graphs & illustrations, & scientific test results. Topics are: basic skills & exercises, advanced techniques, detailed explanations of poling, skating & downhill techniques, criteria, terminology, ski skating history, environment, & special analyses of mechanics of skiing & skating movements using 72 PROFESSIONAL QUALITY ILLUSTRATIONS & GRAPHS. Includes results of wind tunnel testing & information on friction & inertia. Indexed. To order: Ski Skating with Champions, 18405 Aurora Ave. N., Suite H-83, Seattle, WA 98133; 206-542-3508.Svensson, Einar is the author of 'Ski Skating With Champions How to Ski With Least Energy' with ISBN 9780964194106 and ISBN 0964194104.