Well attestedNamed from the place
telemark turn
noun · first attested 19th century
A Norwegian county's turn is why ski jumpers still lunge on landing.
A ski turn made in a deep lunge with the rear heel free of the binding.
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- Named from the place
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- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 19th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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Telemark
- In English
telemark turn
Sondre Norheim and other skiers from Telemark shaped the turn in the later nineteenth century, along with the bindings that made it possible. Alpine skiing later locked the heel down, but jumpers are still scored on the telemark landing.
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