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SPEED / TELEMARK

From the turn of the thigh-burning, line jumping, cross-country skating Telemark to the exhilarating, straight-lining, shiny red suit-wearing Speed ski, here are two disciplines you won’t want to miss.

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Top-10s in Freeski, Cross-Country and Telemark mark successful festive season for British athletes

Top-10s in Freeski, Cross-Country and Telemark mark successful festive season for British athletes

Amid the Christmas and New Year festivities, British skiers and snowboarders were putting down some impressive results in the lead-in to an Olympic and Paralympic year
Alpine
4 Jan 2022
OFF SEASON INSPIRATIONS WITH COLIN DIXON

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

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

Meet the team

Meet the Speed and Telemark Athletes

Sissi Compton
SissiCompton
Alec Dixon
AlecDixon
Colin Dixon
ColinDixon
Jamie Dykes
JamieDykes
Ben Emsley
BenEmsley
Timoté Gough
TimotéGough
Magnus McIntosh
MagnusMcIntosh
Bonnie Price
BonniePrice
Jasmin Taylor
JasminTaylor
Josh Wisbey
JoshWisbey

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.

SPEED SQUAD

TELEMARK WORLD CUP SQUAD

Sissi Compton
SissiCompton
Alec Dixon
AlecDixon
Colin Dixon
ColinDixon
Jamie Dykes
JamieDykes
Ben Emsley
BenEmsley
Timoté Gough
TimotéGough
Magnus McIntosh
MagnusMcIntosh
Bonnie Price
BonniePrice
Jasmin Taylor
JasminTaylor
Josh Wisbey
JoshWisbey

TELEMARK FIS SQUAD

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