In-Depth 2022 Post 6

In-Depth 2022 Post 6

By Julianne Moseley

Over the past five months, I have learned a lot about ski racing. I have gained more knowledge about ski racing and have better form than I used to. I now know all about angles, turns, carving, mindset, speed, drills, and more! This gives me a lot to choose from to demonstrate my learning on In-Depth night. For my presentation, I will be standing on stage for ninety seconds, explaining my understanding and progress on carving. Carving was one of the biggest obstacles I had to overcome throughout these five months. I learned early on that carving was important for gaining speed, and carving was the main change in form for ski racing. When carving, ski edges are dug into the snow to make sharp turns. If skis are sliding on the snow, they slow you down with each turn. But with carving, the speed is increased. 

While I present, I will project a video behind me of one of my best carving attempts. This way, the audience can listen to me speak, but also get a visual representation. While the video plays, I will explain the progress I have made in my carving. I started out thinking ski racing was just about going as fast as you could and making yourself as small as possible to increase speed. I now know that there is a lot more that contributes to good ski racing. During my first attempt racing down the GMC Race Centre during this project, all I was thinking was don’t slow down, and my skis were sliding on the snow at every turn. Now when I ski down the Race Centre, I think about having the right mindset, and carving around each flag to gain speed. As I have practiced carving more, my angle has continued to improve. The more I practice, the smaller angle I can see between the ground and my legs. When I look at photos of the angles of professionals carving, they almost look as if they are sitting on the ground. My angle is not anywhere close to the ground, but I can still see the improvement from the first video to the last video and I will continue to work on it. These are some of the things I will incorporate into my speech for In-Depth night. 

I am unsure as to which carving video I will use, but I will go through the videos I have and choose the video that best demonstrates my progress in carving. I have already started putting together my presentation and am excited to present on stage! I have learned so much during the past five months. I want to thank my mentor, my uncle Mike, for helping me through this process and guiding me along the way. I have learned a lot from him. I also have my mom to thank for taking all the videos for me. Overall, I can’t wait to show everyone what I have learned. My main presentation will be about my progress in carving, but I have also learned so much more about ski racing such as mindset, muscle groups, and nutrition. I am excited to represent a small piece of my learning during my stage performance! 

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