Conditions were fantastic and the temperatures were moderate for a change. There were only two skiers today as the older racers were working on secondary school applications, so I had my daughter Lucy, her friend Hannah, and Liz one of our other coaches out on the Olympic trails. We started off practice with some technique work - double pole kick - something these young ("I just want to skate") types rarely use. Enjoy this 90 second video, set to some 1940s jazz.
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