Per Elofsson's brilliant skating

One of the greatest skate technique ever. Per Elofsson V2 and cornering, side view.

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• country
• skiing
• Per
• Eloffson
• skate
• freestyle
• technique
• nordic

[HattrickRocks]

Per Elofsson was the greatest skier ever! How he demolished all the dopers in Lähti 2001 was insane!

[shark750108]

It might, but try it, and you will find, it is one of the gratest sports... I learned it this winter, and it feels like a new born has just leant to walk, or run.

And yep, it is tiring, it is not really for guys, who usually sit before TV, chewing chips all their lives, but if someone wants to be healty, it is a better choice maybe than jogging. (it is still April... I'm waiting for December! :P)

[Olli89]

@HattrickRocks No he was not... he was great, but Bjørn Dæhlie is the greatest skier of ALL TIME

[comsunjava]

@davd1986 I'm not positive, but I believe that was intentional, because the blocks are marking the lanes. So in speed skating, one person might have the inside lane, and then you switch to the outside, so you even out. But there was that fellow in Vancouver 2010 that was in the lead, or closing, but took the wrong lane, which ended up being blocked off completely. Bummer.

[iBaNezRG95]

@HattrickRocks It's LAHTI you moron.

[ink357]

yeah trade in the leather for some spandex, that'll make a man out of ya. i guess you did say "man up and strap on", so that make sense.

[davd1986]

Did he go the wrong way on the curve? It seems like he went too far on the outside, instead of following the nearest blocks on the lap area!

[elclerkino18]

@TheSuperMotoHooligan <<<<<------ YOUR THE IDIOT WHO RIDES A MOTORCYCLE AROUND FOR FUN! Ride less and ski more if your that concerned about the environment. Every skier I know belongs to and some kind of environment protection organization. We love the beauty and tranquility of nature and our winters keep getting shorter and shorter because of your jackass hobby. So why don't you man up and strap on some skis?!

[TheSuperMotoHooligan]

@shark750108 it maybe healthy for you but it's not healthy for the enviroment. Not when it involves packing your stuff in a car (most likely an SUV). Driving to and from the ski area all the while pollution comes out of your tailpipe plus you're supporting big oil. Most people that XC ski hardcore do this mutliple days a week. It's horrible for the enviroment. Running for your door has a much lower enviromental impact.

[Lajmo69]

@HattrickRocks

Indeed he was. Actualy he was THE worlds most greatest acording to hes splended tecnic both in skate and classic. To bad hes carieer was to end in sutch unlycky way , he could have been the world´s most great skiier.

[HattieLovesCattie]

The US men did very well in Vancouver but most Americans think of cross-country skiing as really boring.

[taffelost]

I think greatest skier ever is stretching it a bit. He was definitely one of the greats however. Greatest ever place goes to Bjørn Dæhlie. It would've been great seeing two awesome technical skier like Elofsson and Alsgaard compete more though. Those two boys had tremendous skating power.