wedelnn.
/ˈveɪdəln/ Skiing.
A skiing technique using a swaying movement of the hips to make short parallel turns (see parallel n. 1b). Also attributive.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > actions of skier > types of turn
telemark1901
snow-ploughing1904
stemming1904
Christiania1905
snow-plough1905
kick-turn1910
christie1920
stem-Christiania1922
stem turn1922
jump turn1924
stem-Christie1936
wedeln1957
wedeling1977
parallel1985
1957 J. Ceely tr. Joubet & Vuarnet Ski ABC ii. 106 The skier effects a real wedeln when he is able to minimize the second step of the above progression.
1957 J. Ceely tr. Joubet & Vuarnet Ski ABC iii. 130 In linked turns or wedeln, planting the pole adds favorable rhythm to the movements.
1958 Times 1 Mar. 7/6 The reverse shoulder technique of wedeln..or godille as the French call it, has become so universal among first-class racers of all nations that no one using the classical rotation can hope to be placed in a serious race.
1963 New Yorker 2 Feb. 37 Down he goes, anyway, his wedeln so crisp he never seems to care at all for the configuration of the snow.
1963 Amer. Speech 38 208 Other attributive uses are wedel track and wedel turn.
1973 R. Hayes Hungarian Game xxxii. 195 We had skied nearly to the base of the mountain and Mary Louise shot over a drop... I did a quick wedeln series and looked for her.
1974 H. Evans et al. We learned to Ski 44 Those who can do the long radius parallel turn learn to make shorter linked parallel turns—the wedel.
1975 Oxf. Compan. Sports & Games 965/2 Between 1956 and 1958, the Austrian, Sailer, won seven out of eight world titles,..and he introduced the wedeln style to a wide public.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
wedelnv.
/ˈveɪdəln/ Skiing.
intransitive. To use the wedeln technique in skiing. Also transferred in Skateboarding.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > skateboarding > skateboard [verb (intransitive)] > technique
wedeln1961
to hang five, ten1962
society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > ski [verb (intransitive)] > turn
telemark1901
stem1904
telemark1911
christie1920
stem turn1922
christie1925
snow-plough1928
stem-Christie1936
wedeln1961
to hang a left1967
slalom1973
1961 Times 7 Jan. 7/7 Sign-posted high roads which shepherd each carload of uninspired humanity down from the heights..wedelning as best they can.
1963 Amer. Speech 38 208 Wedel; wedeln, v. to execute a special kind of short parallel turns close to the fall line in quick succession.
1968 Time 15 Nov. 49 They wedeled down the 1,200-ft. slope or slammed through the slalom course.
1973 P. A. Whitney Snowfire iii. 36 I don't care..whether my skis are expertly parallel. I've never been able to wedel.
1977 Skateboard Special Sept. 3/1 Special slalom decks have a raised centre to make it easier to ‘pump’ or ‘wedel’.
Derivatives
ˈwedeling n. (also ˈwedelling)
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > skateboarding > [noun] > technique or stunt
slalom1976
wheelie1976
kick flip1977
wedeling1977
invert1979
ollie1979
air1984
nose-pick1988
society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > actions of skier > types of turn
telemark1901
snow-ploughing1904
stemming1904
Christiania1905
snow-plough1905
kick-turn1910
christie1920
stem-Christiania1922
stem turn1922
jump turn1924
stem-Christie1936
wedeln1957
wedeling1977
parallel1985
1977 Skateboard Special Sept. 2/2 Wedeling, a sophisticated method of reducing speed while zig-zagging down steep hills.
1977 Skateboard Special Sept. 5/1 Slalom decks..are often slightly raised in the middle to make pumping and wedeling easier.
1979 N. Slater Falcon ix. 161 His wedelling turns between each traverse were smothered in a flurry of snow.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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