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Christiania|krɪstɪˈɑːnɪə|
Also christiania.
[The name of the capital of Norway (changed, in 1925, to Oslo).]
A ‘swing’ in skiing, used to stop short. Also attrib.
1905E. C. Richardson Ski-Running (ed. 2) 44 We have met not a few ski-runners..who make very pretty Telemark and Christiania swings. 1910― Ski-Runner 135 The Christiania swing is a most useful method of stopping, especially on steepish hillsides. Ibid. 137 The best ski-runners can make all four turns, viz.: Telemark to right and left, and Christiania to right and left. 1924Ski Terms in Tourist Winter Sports No. 12/1 Christiania. Open, closed and jerked. Different forms of one of the best swings. 1929Daily Express 16 Jan. 8/3 Finishing out in the crisp snow with a dead-stop ‘Christiania’. 1935[see Christie n.]. 1954E. A. M. Wedderburn Alpine Climbing (ed. 2) v. 94 On such hard snow the best plan is to side slip down in the christiania position with the weight on the lower ski. |