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▪ I. ‖ wedeln, n. Skiing.|ˈveːdəln|
Also wedel.
[a. G. wedeln (in same sense).]
A skiing technique using a swaying movement of the hips to make short parallel turns (see parallel a. 1 b). Also attrib.
1957J. Ceely tr. Joubet & Vuarnet's Ski ABC ii. 106 The skier effects a real wedeln when he is able to minimize the second step of the above progression. Ibid. iii. 130 In linked turns or wedeln, planting the pole adds favorable rhythm to the movements. 1958Times 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. 1963New 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. 1963Amer. Speech XXXVIII. 208 Other attributive uses are wedel track and wedel turn. 1973R. 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. 1974H. 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. 1975Oxf. 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.
▪ II. ‖ wedeln, v. Skiing.|ˈveːdəln|
Also (app. more commonly) wedel.
[a. G. wedeln (in same sense), lit. to wag (the tail).]
intr. To use the wedeln technique in skiing. Also transf. in Skateboarding.
1961Times 7 Jan. 7/7 Sign-posted high roads which shepherd each carload of uninspired humanity down from the heights..wedelning as best they can. 1963Amer. Speech XXXVIII. 208 Wedel; wedeln, v. to execute a special kind of short parallel turns close to the fall line in quick succession. 1968Time 15 Nov. 49 They wedeled down the 1,200-ft. slope or slammed through the slalom course. 1973P. A. Whitney Snowfire iii. 36, I don't care..whether my skis are expertly parallel. I've never been able to wedel. 1977Skateboard Special Sept. 3/1 Special slalom decks have a raised centre to make it easier to ‘pump’ or ‘wedel’.
Hence ˈwedel(l)ing vbl. n.
1977Skateboard Special Sept. 2/2 Wedeling, a sophisticated method of reducing speed while zig-zagging down steep hills. Ibid. 5/1 Slalom decks..are often slightly raised in the middle to make pumping and wedeling easier. 1979N. Slater Falcon ix. 161 His wedelling turns between each traverse were smothered in a flurry of snow. |