realskiers

She is still above the gate in that picture...will she hold that counter al the way to the beginning of her next turn or will she square up more to her direction of travel as she transfers weight to the inside ski and approaches the next gate?

The US women's speed coach is certainly worth listening too...I'd have liked to hear his thoughts specifically on what John teaches.

What happens next is highly dependent upon release timing.

Any instructor in the world can take one image out of a reel of film and use it to justify what they are teaching. Few can take run after run after run of WC skiing and show that it fits their model for technique...

IMO, speed skiing is not particularly applicable to what most skiers are doing on the mountain are doing... much of it is more about feel for the skis, line, and gliding than it is about technique. Knight is preaching what we have been hearing coming out of these circles for a few years now - more about not pushing at the bottom of the turn than anything else... all about carrying momentum in the direction of the next turn. This kind of talk is so far beyond even some of the strongest recreational skiers that it would take a decade of dedicated practice and training to even understand it.

In short WC skiing has little application to what JC is teaching to vacationers. These kinds of interviews and guest coaching sessions are done for publicity for both sides. Apologies for being blunt.