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A method of skiing using the telemark turn and using a binding that only connects the boot to the ski at the toes, just as in cross-country skiing.
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Telemark skiing — is a term used for skiing using the Telemark turn, which is a technique invented by Norwegian Sondre Norheim. It is also known as free heel skiing. Unlike alpine skiing equipment, the skis used for telemarking have a binding that only connects… … Wikipedia
telemark Skiing — noun a turn with the outer ski advanced and the knee bent, performed on skis to which only the toe of each boot is fixed. verb perform such a turn. Origin early 20th cent.: named after Telemark, a district in Norway, where it originated … English new terms dictionary
telemark skiing — /tɛlimak ˈskiɪŋ/ (say teleemahk skeeing) noun a skiing technique employed by cross country skiers on skis attached at the toe in which one foot is forward and one is back, the forward ski leading into a gradual turn when skiing downhill. {see… …
Telemark (disambiguation) — Telemark can mean:*Telemark skiing A sport. *Telemark A county in Norway. *Telemark (dance move) *The Heroes of Telemark Film starring Kirk Douglas. *TeleMark EEMBC embedded computing performance benchmark … Wikipedia
Skiing — This article is about snow skiing. For water skiing, see water skiing. For other related articles, see ski (disambiguation). Alpine skier carving a turn Skiing is a recreational activity using skis as equipment for traveling over snow. Skis are… … Wikipedia
Telemark — Infobox Fylke name = Telemark idnumber = 08 capital = Skien governor = Kari Nordheim Larsen governor party = Arbeiderpartiet governor date = 2006 mayor = Gunn Marit Helgesen mayor party = Høyre mayor date = 2003 region = Østlandet arearank = 10… … Wikipedia
telemark — noun a) A telemark turn. b) Telemark skiing. Syn: free heel skiing … Wiktionary
Skiing and snowboarding on film and video — Skiing has been recorded on film since at least the 1910s, but did not work its way into Hollywood features until the 1930s, when it began to be popular as a leisure activity in the United States. Snowboarding s entry onto the screen paralleled… … Wikipedia
telemark — [tel′ə märk΄] n. [after Telemark, region in S Norway] Skiing a slow turning movement in which the outer ski is advanced and turned in at a widening angle until the turn is accomplished … English World dictionary
History of skiing — Skiing, or traveling over snow on wooden runners, has a recorded history of almost five millennia. Ancient history The first hints to the existence of skis are on 4500 to 5000 year old rock drawings, e.g. at Rødøy in Norway (discovered 1933) or… … Wikipedia
