How you can improve and which mistakes you should not make: Laurien van der Graaff gives valuable cross-country skiing tips

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Laurien van der Graaff (36) knows how it works. She gained 15 years of experience in the Cross-Country Skiing World Cup before retiring in 2022. The sprint specialist achieved three World Cup victories, nine podium places and World Cup silver in her career, ending a decades-long dry spell among women in Switzerland.

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Now she passes on her knowledge. What should you pay attention to when it comes to classic and skating equipment? Which technical mistakes should you absolutely not make? How do you even maintain balance? And how exactly does braking work? You can discover this and more in our twelve-step video tutorial. Exclusively for Blick subscribers.

You have to pay attention to this with the classic technique

Episode 1: This is what you should pay attention to when it comes to classic material(02:03)
Episode 2: These exercises help with balance in the classical style(00:55)
Episode 3: This is how the diagonal step works in the classic(01:27)
Episode 4: This makes it easy to climb steep passages(01:38)
Episode 5: The plow also helps with classic braking(01:51)

That’s what counts when skating

Episode 6: This is what matters when it comes to skating skis(01:56)
Episode 7: Challenging floating exercises(01:31)
Episode 8: This is the most common mistake when sliding(02:02)
Episode 9: Timing is everything with the 2-1 technique(01:31)
Episode 10: Using the poles correctly will make you faster(01:46)
Episode 11: With this technique, going uphill is less difficult(01:58)
Episode 12: Braking requires a bit of courage(01:11)

Source : Blick

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