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Record 1 1979-06-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ice Hockey
OBS

backward starting. (...) ii) when skating backwards, the skater is in somewhat more of a sitting position, iii) the weight is placed over the driving skate, and the skate is rotated, toe inward, iv) a strong push is given off the inside edge of the skate, with a final thrust from the toe of the skate; (...)

Key term(s)
  • backward start

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hockey sur glace
OBS

départ à reculons. (...) ii) en patinant à reculons, le patineur est en position assis en quelque sorte; iii) le poids est placé sur le patin traceur et l'avant de celui-ci est tourné vers l'intérieur; iv) une forte poussée s'exerce sur la carre intérieure de la lame du patin, avec un dernier coup du bout de la lame; (...)

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