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Old 03-10-2009, 11:02 AM
Sessy Sessy is offline
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Interesting new way of learning crossovers

http://ziza.ru/2009/03/10/prikolnaja...a_konkakh.html

Click the small white text in the big black box to start the video playing.
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Old 03-10-2009, 11:24 AM
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They never said if the second actually knew how to skate in the first place, lol. Might have been predestined to fail.

The ending was SO funny.
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Old 03-10-2009, 07:09 PM
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LoL yes. I suspect he didn't know how to skate, at least, how to do x-overs, because look at how he's sagging through his ankles!
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Old 03-11-2009, 10:37 AM
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It looks like a spoof or a wind up
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Old 03-11-2009, 04:14 PM
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We all know people have problems learning crossovers cuz they are afraid to shift their weight over and past the outside edge. You would need to have very confident edges and leans for this machine. The first skater looked pretty good, by hockey standards. Look at his knees.

I couldn't help thinking about the damage the exercise was doing to the edges on his blade. Worse than skating on synthetic ice.
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Old 03-11-2009, 04:29 PM
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I was thinking it would be good for speed skaters.

Loved his report! lol
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Old 03-11-2009, 04:32 PM
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I cannot see it helping with confidence to lean into the edge when you do it on ice, given we can't tilt the ice like that!
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