Technique Analysis Of Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Skate

🇷🇺Because I see there are many Russian fans in the comment section here, I used google translate to make a short summary of the video in Russian: I don't know Russian myself, but this is what google suggests: Я пользуюсь переводчиком и теперь пишу по-русски. У Клэбо хорошая стабильность, достаточно высокая частота, т.е. много дублей в минуту. Его баланс также фантастически хорош. Баланс, пожалуй, самый важный момент, на который следует обратить внимание. Он и Большунов также ходят с удивительно широкими руками и локтями, оба. Сроки и координация также являются важными аспектами технической эффективности Клебо. Вам следует выполнять силовые тренировки на животе и спине, чтобы улучшить устойчивость центра тела. Он очень сильно наклоняется вперед. Другими словами, поза с наклоном вперед. Его лыжи скользят по направлению скорости, а не вбок. В общем, он артист на лыжах. Надеюсь, это подводит итог большей части видео. Хорошего дня, спасибо, что смотрите канал, и спасибо всем вам, россиянам, за поддержку здесь, на YouTube. С уважением к человеку, который монтирует эти видео.

Can you make such video about Niskanen’s classic technique?❤

Hands down best analysis video for Klæbo. Can you make this a series?

Thank you so much for inspiring and teaching others to reach new levels. Really appreciate that! I would love to see a video about strength training. Which strength exercisers should be applied in a training program for improvement in muscular strength which in turn increase the speed, double poling, skate and diagonal etc. Keep up the good work! You”re doing a greater job than you think, and I’m sure I’m not only speaking for myself when it comes to you Making a video about strength exercises

Along the lines of what martinbrilli4565 mentioned, I think Klæbo's hip twist might be related to what inline speed skaters refer to as the "double push." In fact -- and speaking as former competitive inline speed skater -- I couldn't really discern this double push when watching him skate on skis, but could immediately spot it occurring to some degree in his roller skiing. The double push is when the skater deliberately lands on the outside edge of their skate, then leverages it over onto the inside edge using compression, hips and core. This magnifies and maximizes the amount of power and push you get from each stroke. If you watch videos of Chad Hedrick, who is credited with inventing the technique, the amount of angulation he gets on the outside edge is pretty extreme.  Obviously, you can't lean over that far on skis because you'd probably fall over due to centrifugal force working very differently on them + the much lower friction on snow vs pavement. However, the principle of the double push can be modified in a contrived way for skate skiing so that there is minimal to no outside lean. By coincidence, I tried it earlier this week to see if at least the mental visual could help me land more consistently and firmly on the flats of my skis. And it did. I would land very momentarily on the outside, which would naturally transition to the flat for a nice glide, providing a strong base for the inside push off. This is as opposed to when I would visualize landing right on the flat, which would then sometimes result in transitioning overly quickly to the inside. It is important to note that, to achieve landing on the outside edge without causing an extreme outside lean, I had to twist my hips a certain way. When I didn't, I would glide too long on the outside edge and lose control. Also of note is that, I did not utilize it on every stroke, as it can introduce instability, especially if one doesn't have a feel for it. I used it only on stretches where the terrain was relatively flat or a mild, consistent incline because that where it felt stable and beneficial. Snow conditions were also a factor. If it was icy or debris ridden, I'd stopped using it. So my conclusion was that, it can help with speed and glide, but conditionally so. To me, it is a very feeling-based method that is nice to have as an optional tool in one's chest to pull out when appropriate for some added oomph, but is not a foundational technique to rely on for the bulk of one's skiing. Who knows if the above findings are why specifically Klæbo twists his hips in an unusual way at times. But it's my theory based on my experiences.

The hip twist is his genius of movement. The key to his balance, power, and efficiency. His rotations are outstanding, starting with the spine/hips. In walking, running, swimming, the key to mastery is knowing the spines rotational vortices, this rotation leads the limbs while providing a powerful swing. I would start any movement with eyes on the spine to determine mastery. Fun video…

Like so many others who have commented, I really enjoyed the analysis. As you pointed out, his rhythm and balance seem so well developed and so solid; his technique is so inspiring to watch.

Thank you for this analysis, very interesting as always on this channel! I'm sure anyone can agree we'd love more of that about other skiers as well!

Good video. Thanks for your analysis and especially for russian translation in the comments. My knowledge of English is enough to understand your speach, but that's a nice detail. Greetings from Russia :)

loving your content atm! nice diversity and interesting topics, while remaining high quality! could also film one of your workouts/routines/chill skiing if you feel confident!

This took quite a bit of work. What a great piece. Thank you!!

Very helpful analysis. Would like a similar video on classic skiing.

Well done. Definitely do more like this.

His twist with the hips, this produces a great flat ski. His ability to set a flat ski is unbelievable. Check his latest Fischer video. Peter

I like his classic skiing "running" technique. I think he the best at that. Heels going pretty high up in the air.

Best technical videos I've seen so far..! Thank you..!

The hip twist/ body rotation might be caused by the weight transfer from side to side. He is "pushing" and directing his weight in a straight line to the gliding ski which causes the rotation. He also lands on the outside of the foot and only turns it inwards to push to maximize the surface area of the ski and glide

I'm not sure what u mean by twist but what is really hard to see in videos is how to create the knee angle. Imo as doing also martial arts for some time as muay thai, everything starts from the hips or center of the body. So this twist if it's the up and down, is the initiation for the kick, like sitting down a little but explosively, lean into/down the poles, create the angle in the knee(knee pushes forward!) and straightens the leg in a constant kicking motion. Then stays deep and moves up with the hip FORWARD and UPWARDS onto the gliding ski to max the glide and get up to starting position. The straightent leg is pulled from the "back" as close as possible to the other leg. If the hip is not up over the gliding ski u turn to fast back and can't create the hip down into knee angle move with max power. Thats for me the twist 😅

nice analysis. some comments: I tried (and am still working on it) to figure this out ... (also English is not my native language. I try to make sense, but no promises ^^) - regarding the knee angle ... I found that the best way to generate propulsion through straightening is to straighten at ankle, knee and hip - bending your back (to increase the pole push) seems counterproductive to me. Klaebo's ankle and knee angle is more but the torso is less bent. imho his movement in the hips is more in sync with the other joints which allows him a greater cadence (in my experience usually the movement of the torso limits the cadence - f.ex. Klaebo is able to up his cadence way further than his competitors). Of course the optimal ratio between the angles also depend a lot on body proportions, flexibility, ... - It seems to me that Klaebo activates latissimus and teres major to a greater and the pectoral and triceps to a lesser degree compared to other skiers. Who also did this beautifully was Darya Domracheva. When using this technique it feels to me as if the leverage between pole, arm and shoulder joint is improved. I still lack the strength and body tension to implement it for a longer period of time (stupid IT job ^^). As long as I do, however, I noticed greater stability during the gliding phase as an additional benefit. With regards to the lean forward with his torso, I believe it's directly connected to the muscle activation for the arm swing: his elbow will barely straighten to achieve the pole push. The initial force is mostly generated in the abdominal area (and later in the push the latissimus) and the arms are mostly locked to prevent energy loss. The limits the maximum range of movement but increases the efficiency. imho this is also what makes the style look effortless with high cadence: 1. the torso moves less and 2. the arms move mainly as a unit with little straightening movement (usually there is straightening at the end of the push and/or at the beginning). sorry for the rant, hope it makes sense =)

In his later years Martin Sundby had a very smooth, efficient V2 skate. His technique looked solid.