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Record 1 2014-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skiing and Snowboarding
DEF

A combination of close parallel turns made in the fall line with a minimum of edge set.

OBS

godille: A French term for the German "wedeln".

OBS

According to source HOSPO,1976,,,214, American writers use "wedel" instead of "wedeln" (the German verb) as both noun and verb.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ski et surf des neiges
DEF

À skis, enchaînement de virages courts de part et d'autre de la ligne de plus grande pente [tout en maintenant les skis parallèles].

CONT

La godille se décompose en un mouvement tournant des jambes, un planté du bâton aval, un redressement, une rotation de la jambe extérieure pendant la flexion et un mouvement d'inclinaison latérale.

OBS

En ski acrobatique, dans l'épreuve des bosses, les skieurs exécutent habituellement une godille, entre la dernière bosse et la ligne d'arrivée.

Spanish

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