Speed / Telemark

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OFF SEASON INSPIRATIONS WITH COLIN DIXON

"The two people I look up to the most are my dad and my grandfather. When I first started to telemark, I was not keen to learn this new sport. Thanks to my dad, who was also my coach, and a lot of practice, I now mainly telemark during winter."

2 mins

17 Sep 2020

WHAT IT TAKES TO TACKLE TELEMARK

"If you want to try Telemark, then I would like you to know that it is a unique discipline in its own right so it takes a little bit of perseverance to find the true beauty of it but once you find it, you won’t look back!"

3 mins

17 Sep 2020

THE NATIONAL SCHOOLS SNOWSPORTS ASSOCIATION

The NSSA was set up as an organisation aimed to be an information hub for schools’ snowsports which was not available to schools previously.

3 mins

5 Nov 2020

Meet the team

Meet the Speed and Telemark Athletes

JasminTaylor

RobertMcCluskey

BenEmsley

ColinDixon

LouisHatchwell

SionBingham

The Events

SPEED

TELEMARK

Events:

Speed

Athletes ski downhill in a straight line as fast as possible, timed over a fixed stretch of ski slope.

Speed:

Scoring

There are two types of contest: breaking an existing speed record or having the fastest run at a given competition.

Events:

Telemark

Telemark skiing is a discipline that combines elements of Alpine and Nordic skiing characterised by the use of bindings that fix only the toe of the ski boot to the ski, creating the "free heel".

Events:

Telemark

There are 3 different events within Telemark;

The Sprint (2 time trial runs, 1 minute duration)

The Dual Sprint (qualifying, followed by head-to-head knock outs, 40 second duration)

The Classic (1 time trial run, 2-3 minute duration)

All of the events include a Giant Slalom section, a jump with a clearance line, a 360 banked turn and a Cross-Country skate section.

Telemark:

Scoring

There is a penalty of 1 second given to each turn completed incorrectly, this includes a static Telemark transition, a small Telemark stance, a turn with an Alpine stance, stumbling or crashing.

Telemark:

Scoring

There is a penalty of 1 second given for incorrectly landing the jump, and a further 3 second for not clearing the distance line!

This means that the fastest skier doesn't necessarily win, athletes must be fast and clean which makes the sport tactical and technical.