Strength
Russian team
More killer strength
For rainy days
Dryland
Bounding drills - SLU
Classic bounding with poles - SLU
Hill sprinting, hopping, bounding - classic bounding starts at 1:14 - notice the difference with running
V2 skate bounding
Ski walking
Skate gaits
V1 - used for climbing steep hills or in fresh snow
V2 - used for cruising at easy (level 1) or climbing shallow hills and for sprinting
V2 alternate - used for flats when V2 turnover is too fast
Classic gaits
Diagonal stride - used for climbing hills or flatish terrain in slow snow.
Kick double pole - flatish terrain in slower snow
Double pole - for flatish terrain in fast snow
Classic drills -
Fun xc ski zone video
US ski team videos
Double poling with the ladies and the men
Skating with the ladies and the men
V1 with the ladies and Andy Newell
Specific videos
Double poling v. diagonal stride. The whole video is instructive but stop it at 4:52 and look at the very small elbow angle during double poling. That is what the fast elite skiers are doing now.
Race videos
2012 Dartmouth team at NCAA champs
