I don't raise my arms. I don't put my elbows forward. My elbows aren't taut. Why? Because I don't put my shoulders forward. The above figure is a characteristic that appears when you put your shoulders forward. Isn't this the silhouette you see when you're trying hard to turn - this is common in both telemark and alpine skiing? And your face is also forward. So why do you put your shoulders and face forward? It's the result of trying to balance the weight against your hips and buttocks moving back. So why do your hips and buttocks move back? With boots that don't move your ankles and systems with fixed heels - that's what we're talking about in alpine skiing these past few decades - when you get smaller, your hips move back. So to counter that, you put your shoulders in front, put your hands forward, and make an effort to not get pulled back even a little. So why do you get smaller in the first place? I think it's because you do things like "add weight while bending your knees" (probably). Honestly, I can't explain this movement. Because it doesn't make sense. So I don't. So let me skip it here. On the other hand, I'm also getting smaller in the video. At the beginning of the video, I'm climbing over a wave on the slope. I'm smaller at the top, aren't I? But my shoulders aren't moving, my hands aren't moving, and my upper body is just standing upright. Why? It's because my knees are moving forward. Why do my knees move forward? That's because my boots (T4) are low-cut compared to the length of my shins, so my ankles move. Or maybe it's because I'm doing telemark, so my heels are lifted. By moving my knees forward, I can keep my feet directly under my hips and buttocks. When I get smaller, the line from my upper body to my hips/buttocks to my feet is completely straight. This isn't possible in alpine skiing. In other words, in alpine skiing, your knees don't move forward. This results in the silhouette described above. Incidentally, the reason for becoming smaller is to absorb pressure, not to add weight. It's quite the opposite. When I become smaller, I can keep my line straight, so I use this timing as the axis of rotation. This is why I can turn smoothly. I keep my upper body upright. And I don't raise my elbows. I don't put my face forward. And I adjust the pressure that bends the skis by stretching my joints. This is B-tele. On the other hand, while telemark is characterized by the difference in the position of the feet, what I do in telemark is the same as in alpine skiing - this is what I call A-tele. Whichever you prefer. January 19, 2025
