Outrigger skis
Outrigger skis are skis that are used by para-skiers to help with balance, turn, control their rate of motion, stop and make easier the direction of turns.[1] [2] They be different in size and level, and have different things.[3] Being dependent on the total number of skis used by the skier (1 or 2), outrigger ski form is sometimes named "Three Track Skiing" or "Four Track Skiing".[4][3] When falling, skiers are taught to move their arms to put a stop to falling on the outrigger ski and damaging themselves.[5]
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Australian skier David Munk goes down a hill at the Winter Paralympics with the aid of outriggers -
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Allison Jones using outrigger skis
References
- ↑ Kosut 2010, p. 338.
- ↑ Vanlandewijck & Thompson 2011, p. 304.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Winnick 2010, p. 560.
- ↑ Bainbridge 1985, p. 30.
- ↑ Bainbridge 1985, p. 36.
Bibliography
- Bainbridge, Donna Bernhardt (1985). Recreation for the Disabled Child. Psychology Press. ISBN 978-0-86656-263-8. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- Bradburn, Morris (2011). Growing Up North. iUniverse. ISBN 978-1-4620-1894-9. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- Moore, Lisa Jean; Kosut, Mary (2010). The Body Reader: Essential Social and Cultural Readings. NYU Press. ISBN 978-0-8147-9565-1. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- Winnick, Joseph P. (2010). Adapted Physical Education and Sport. Human Kinetics. ISBN 978-0-7360-8918-0. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- Vanlandewijck, Yves; Thompson, Walter (2011). The Paralympic Athlete: Handbook of Sports Medicine and Science. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-4443-4828-6. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
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