telemark turn
noun[C]
sportsspecializeduk/ˈtel.ɪ.mɑːk ˌtɜːn/us/ˈtel.ə.mɑːrk ˌtɜ˞ːn/inskiing, a way ofturningin which oneskimovesaheadof the other, and the back or insidekneeisbentverydeeply:
Withtheirfeetlockedin,skiersonAlpineskiscannot make the telemarkturn.
- People in Norwayallegedlywereskiing2,000yearsago, but the telemarkturnwasdevelopedin the late 1800s.
- He said that the telemarkturnhaschangedand thatskiersdon't go aslowas they used to.
- Theybegantocopytheoldtelemarkturn,deeplybendingthe insidekneetolowerthecenterofgravityfor a morestablestance.
- Thisvideowill show you how to make thebasictelemarkturn.
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