Technique Analysis Of 🇫🇮Iivo Niskanen & 🇷🇺Bolshunov Alexander | Classic

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Iivo Niskanen from Finland🇫🇮 Analysis. And a little bit of Alexander Bolshunov from Russia🇷🇺
Instagram: @xcskiing_universe
KZread Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:16 - Understand This
00:44 - What Elevates Them From The Pack
01:24 - Extension Of The Legs
02:35 - Limited Mobility Ruins Your Technique
03:08 - Overall Stability & Strength
03:34 - High Lifting Of The Feet
03:53 - Balance & Weight Transfer
05:05 - Variation In Cadence
05:55 - Look-direction and Neck-position
06:34 - Low Shoulders and Pole Length
07:18 - Arm & Elbow-position
07:54 - Letting Go Of The Poles
08:09 - Straight Legs
08:26 - Not A Polto-motion
09:01 - Timing & Rhytm
09:30 - The Meråker-Style Or Not
10:40 - The Best In The World Or No. 2?
#crosscountryskiing #activelifestyle #endurance #training #russia #finland

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  • @xcskiing_universe
    @xcskiing_universe5 ай бұрын

    🇷🇺Russian translations through google translate to help the Russian fans understand:🇷🇺 Хотите помочь вам, россиянам, понять содержание, поэтому переведите здесь с помощью Google Translate. Напишите краткое изложение. Нисканен и Большунов лучшие, потому что они способны перемещать свое тело дальше за повторение, чем их конкуренты. Они вытягивают ноги в большей степени, чем другие. Важны мобильность и сила. Для улучшения баланса и переноса веса следует тренироваться на беговых лыжах без использования палок. Время от времени занимайтесь спортом по 20 минут без заклинаний. Нисканен меняет свою частоту. иногда у него потолок длиннее, чем в других случаях. У него хорошая осанка, и он смотрит вперед, на тропу, а не вниз по склону. Его руки находятся в идеальном положении: не слишком далеко вперед и не слишком близко к телу. Он время от времени роняет палки и у него относительно прямые ноги. Также важно не совершать слишком много движений вверх и вниз верхней частью тела, а сохранять ее устойчивость. а также не поворачивайте верхнюю часть тела из стороны в сторону. Я думаю, что между Нисканеном и Большуновым, кто лучший в диагонали, очень даже. Лично я вообще считаю Большунова лучшим. Надеюсь, это было полезно. С уважением к человеку, который монтирует видео.

  • @koljasik1

    @koljasik1

    5 ай бұрын

    Thanks, your English is clear enough 😉

  • @evgeniy2504
    @evgeniy25045 ай бұрын

    Lifting foot high at the end of the stroke allows higher energy transfer when he brings this foot forward. Think about pendulum that is lifted higher - it has higher potential energy that upon release will be converted to higher kinetic energy meaning further distance traveled. This of course requires good flexibility, balance and perfect timing when kicking. Basically you get “free” energy return from the kick when you are swinging your foot from further back.

  • @asdfa6891
    @asdfa68914 ай бұрын

    Safe to say that Niskanen is the greatest classic skier ever? Surely up there.

  • @scottsmith-bm6py
    @scottsmith-bm6py5 ай бұрын

    Wonderful analysis. Regarding the upright head position, I find that I slip less with the head upright, I think because I have more weight directly over the skis and the head weighs a lot. Regarding the pop during pole recovery, it definitely gives me more reliable kick and, I think, a boost in glide. Whether true or not, the sensation gives me confidence in my striding. I teach it to my clients and they struggle with incorporating it initially. Last comment, I'm 81 and have skated for 30 years but now find that technique very taxing over longer distances >30K. So I'm grateful for the classic technique which I can still sustain for 54K in the American Birkebeiner.

  • @johannmuhlegg69
    @johannmuhlegg695 ай бұрын

    The CEO of Classic Skiing🤩

  • @D4D22

    @D4D22

    4 ай бұрын

    So true! The @johannmuhlegg69 video is amazing

  • @armando1829
    @armando18295 ай бұрын

    I think the lifting of the foot so high behind is a result of weight going down on the ski before the kick. The more movement downwards before the kick = more movement back up after the kick

  • @tomat118
    @tomat1185 ай бұрын

    Amazing video once again. No doubt the best diagonal technique out there.

  • @MJ-mw8ys
    @MJ-mw8ys5 ай бұрын

    excellent explanation and illustration. Thanks

  • @gregklave1714
    @gregklave17145 ай бұрын

    Very good video and nice compartilization of analysis points which provides a lot of discussion for coaches/instructors as to the finer points of technique and conditioning that result in the enjoyment of classic skiing. Thank you for this and look forward to more done in this manner. I really like your inclusion of mobility excercises.

  • @goldenretriever6261
    @goldenretriever62615 ай бұрын

    Excellent video! I want to go out and practice now.

  • @cowscatebords1026
    @cowscatebords10265 ай бұрын

    YES

  • @panmanphil
    @panmanphil5 ай бұрын

    Just as a drill I've been having skiers extend more and raise the foot with slightly bent knee. It forces complete and natural weight transfer. Bending the knee a little on the extended knee also compensates for the tight quads and gluts you mention in the video. I also recommend it to those that get lower back pain from classic technique. I think you would agree that the extension isn't really doing anything for speed itself, it's a symptom of what happened before. But besides forcing you to get more over the glide ski so you don't tip backwards, I wonder if there could be anything to the fact that a significant bit of weight is moving forward at a different and later cadence than the rest of the body? Then it's driven forward with a greater swing. Not sure, but personally I don't emphasize a big extension in my coaching. Excellent analysis, I love your videos!

  • @user-mn7yp4fs7v
    @user-mn7yp4fs7v4 ай бұрын

    Это техника классического хода которой обучали и научно обосновали в советском союзе! Давно забытое старое!

  • @koljasik1
    @koljasik15 ай бұрын

    Wow! Try to analyse technic of Alexey Chervotkin too 😉

  • @evgeniporozki3239
    @evgeniporozki32395 ай бұрын

    👍👍👍👍

  • @alekseykislov4713
    @alekseykislov47135 ай бұрын

    Bolshunoooov!)

  • @johnhelms8226
    @johnhelms82264 ай бұрын

    It seems that lifting the kick foot higher means that he does more gliding per stroke, and he swings the back leg forward with more force.

  • @Chris-vt4gc
    @Chris-vt4gc5 ай бұрын

    Can you do an analysis of Therese Johaug’s skate technique? I’m wondering why her high tempo works so well

  • @andyscrumifi
    @andyscrumifi5 ай бұрын

    Tightness in the upper body maybe also caused by low levels of grip. If your skis are gripping well it's a lot easier to keep things relaxed.

  • @stephanelavoie2258
    @stephanelavoie22585 ай бұрын

    I’ve learned that sometimes they are lifting the feet more because it give a brake to the posterior portion of the leg , ischio , glute etc…

  • @gregklave1714

    @gregklave1714

    5 ай бұрын

    They aren't lifting their legs in the back at all. It's a result of a counter balance of the forward swing of the arms and the lean of the upper body and forward hip motion as they glide on the ski. The leg in back is hanging like a limp noodle, relaxed. Try it and you'll feel it if you can balance and relax gliding on one ski.

  • @lorenzschenk3910
    @lorenzschenk39105 ай бұрын

    How do I avoid a late kick?

  • @davd1986
    @davd19865 ай бұрын

    Poltoranin. Ruka 15km handicap pursuit. The most elegant classic technique you’ve ever seen.

  • @xcskiing_universe

    @xcskiing_universe

    5 ай бұрын

    Yeah, Polto had next level elegance.

  • @linkan2947
    @linkan29475 ай бұрын

    Super najz!! Always a pleasure watching The Great Ivo❤Niskanen. But the wild russian Bolshunov its a better allround skier. Maybe the best? I wonder how his form/motivation respond not competing i WC against the norwegians

  • @Yan-bs5qf

    @Yan-bs5qf

    4 ай бұрын

    He's been racing a lot in Russia against other Russians. They put on a lot of first class races probably to make up for a lack of WC races. They are available on KZread. Type in something like "2024 XC Ski Races in Russia."

  • @zatazata3608
    @zatazata36084 ай бұрын

    Daniel Rikardsson and maby Vladimir Smirnoff

  • @Yan-bs5qf

    @Yan-bs5qf

    3 ай бұрын

    Vladmir Smirnov was the best. He had a connection to the kick wax that very few have. I've watched countless videos of him and not once did I ever see him slip.

  • @rottenbanana9089
    @rottenbanana90895 ай бұрын

    What do you think about a slight twist in your hips while striding? I have heard it makes setting your wax easier but find it hard to do on race day.

  • @xcskiing_universe

    @xcskiing_universe

    5 ай бұрын

    Don’t twist. Not in classic, not in skating. In no scenarios

  • @nilswedman9818
    @nilswedman98184 ай бұрын

    imho niskanen has the best diagonal technique but bolshunov is the best skiier even in classic

  • @kokkolanVeikot_hiihto
    @kokkolanVeikot_hiihto5 ай бұрын

    Iivo

  • @HUDO931
    @HUDO9314 ай бұрын

    I'm not sure... It's extremely close, but I'd probably say it's a tie.

  • @npantano1846
    @npantano18465 ай бұрын

    Best ever classic skier. No doubt, Daniel Richardsson Sweden. Winner of Holmenkollen etc. Even Petter Northug have said that.

  • @Anon-oy1sf

    @Anon-oy1sf

    5 ай бұрын

    best classic skier with 3 wc wins out of 212 starts

  • @xcskiing_universe

    @xcskiing_universe

    5 ай бұрын

    @@Anon-oy1sf😆💯✅

  • @aarnisaranen

    @aarnisaranen

    5 ай бұрын

    😂

  • @npantano1846

    @npantano1846

    5 ай бұрын

    We are talking about technique. Not wins. Whynare you laughing. What a joke of a channel 😆😅😅

  • @npantano1846

    @npantano1846

    5 ай бұрын

    @@Anon-oy1sf i am sure you know more than Petter Northug

  • @ZhenyaShvidky
    @ZhenyaShvidky5 ай бұрын

    Bessmertnykh

  • @ucanskixc6166
    @ucanskixc61665 ай бұрын

    If you look down your butt will stick out.

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