Normally I don't take joy in watching people fall, but them continuously falling graciously over one another for almost four minutes straight did bring a smile to my face. That was some funny stuff! :P
Cause = Age * Speed * Icy snow * Fatigue * Skill level * Congestion. Age: Older people have longer reaction time, poorer balance and agility. Speed: It requires better reflexes to dodge fallen skiiers when speed is high. Most people get afraid when speed gets too high. Icy snow: Old hard snow. Fatigue: Many people begin to get tired after skiing for 30km. Skill level: Experienced skiiers are more confident downhill and better at slalom. Congestion: Too many people to close.
First of all anyone who ski 90 kilometres in one day can't be called an amateur. Now the reason people fall: 1. Realy icy tracks 2012 2. Age span from 18 to 87. Old people have worse balance. 3. If one falls everyone falls. 4. People have went over 30km at this point and may be tired.
Realizing I'm answering an old question, but for what it's worth, here's my guess: the first thing is, the hill is groomed, with tracks, and despite the fact it's a gentle hill (maybe gentle enough to groom), you have one person stop or fall and it's hard to avoid because you need to jump the tracks. Secondly, judging by the icicle-beards, I'm gathering this is some distance into the race where folks are tired. Thirdly, (going back to the icicle-beards), snow conditions are such that even with that gentle hill, folks are going fast. Fourthly, it looks like the skiers are coming around a curve so can't see too far ahead, fifthly, despite it being a gentle hill at that point, they are coming from a steeper hill so going at good speed, maybe 30km/hr (?) and finally, as someone else pointed out, maybe there are some newer skiers that aren't as familiar with maneuvering. At the American Birkebeiner, which has some serious hills, you'll definitely see who is practiced at going down the hill, and who isn't. But IMO, they should not be putting tracks here, for starters.
Yep, they're carrying serious speed! Reminds me of the "bobblehead hill" hill at the American Birkie. Sharp downhill right hander! Great for spectating.
0:52. Mannen i den blå anoraken var den första och nästan den enda som stod upp och rör sig omedelbart. Hoppas ingen skadade (många har svårigheter att stå upp). 🎿🥇
Could be. But I know that this time of year the weather in Sweden nowadays are really different day by day. One day the snow is melting, but during the night the melting snow which is much water turns into ice and therefore you get a really icy surface which gives you amazing speed when you're going downhill.
More icy than usual and cross country skis are not good going downhill. A lot of participants do it with only one to several weeks skiing prior. The pros don't trip, but loads doing Vasaloppet are not pros. I did it 6 times and I never had the opportunity to ski more than a week prior. My physical form comes from doing other things. IIRC I participated in that year without tripping.
Skating technique is better than classic for about a hundred different reasons, one being you can control the descends because you have more techniques not just playing a a train on rails.
During the Classical Vasaloppet run you aren't allowed to skate. It ruins the tracks and takes up too much space. With 15.000 participants there is no room for that.
1 falls down -> others start to slow down -> people behind them wont notice that early enough = crashes. besides have u ever tried skiing? those skiis are pretty narrow^^
Dane here. When I participated it was the Norwegian and Swedish amateurs falling downhill. One time I had to wait 15 minutes in an queue before going down an easy hill some kms before Risberg. Completed the race 6 times.
För det första är det lite brantare och går snabbare än det ser ut. Det var ju riktigt isiga spår det året, och när någon framför dig ramlar så blir det väldigt lätt en kedjereaktion.
Someone should've warned them to slow down at the top of the hill. Many were coming down way too fast and had no chance to stop when they saw people laying down all over the place.
Ja, men det är helt galet tänkt, för det kan man bara göra om spåret är helt jämnt, och ens då så ska man ha skidvana. Att ploga om man lutar sig lite framåt är långt säkrare.
Jo. Och slappna av och vara följsam. Jag vet själv hur svårt det är, ju mer man är rädd i backarna desto mer spänner man sig och desto oftare ramlar man... :)
I think there is a really heavy downslope right before this area that you can't see in the video. So they have really high speed, and maybe the tracks aren't that good, and if one falls, there is this chain reaction because it can be hard to avoid people.
The once that fall the most are those who have the most expensive fancy Oakley glasses. Bet they splashed out on world cup level skis as well, trying desperately to compensate for lack of skills.
Det var det mest irriterande när jag åkte Vasaloppet, alla blåbär som inte kunde åka utför. Obegripligt.. det enda man behöver göra är ju att stå i spåret det är inga svängar eller sladdkurvor.
Let's be honest - xc skis suck on downhills. I still love xc skiing. And no, if you can do a half decent parallel swing after 5 years of training that doesn't refute the statement above.
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Normally I don't take joy in watching people fall, but them continuously falling graciously over one another for almost four minutes straight did bring a smile to my face. That was some funny stuff! :P
This will be my new youtube addiction during 2024.
I was explicitly looking for a nice cross country pileup.
Thank you, I am laughing tears!
The crash at about 2:20 looks authentic.
True. They should try mass starts also in alpine skiing, that would be badass :oD
Cause = Age * Speed * Icy snow * Fatigue * Skill level * Congestion.
Age: Older people have longer reaction time, poorer balance and agility.
Speed: It requires better reflexes to dodge fallen skiiers when speed is high. Most people get afraid when speed gets too high.
Icy snow: Old hard snow.
Fatigue: Many people begin to get tired after skiing for 30km.
Skill level: Experienced skiiers are more confident downhill and better at slalom.
Congestion: Too many people to close.
I guess skill level should be inverted😅
First of all anyone who ski 90 kilometres in one day can't be called an amateur.
Now the reason people fall:
1. Realy icy tracks 2012
2. Age span from 18 to 87. Old people have worse balance.
3. If one falls everyone falls.
4. People have went over 30km at this point and may be tired.
Mardurenn and 5) you lose your balance when you laugh .
That looks like a battlefield in war. Now those people know how the allied felt at Normandy.
0:55 Bowling Strike!
Is this a drunken skier race?
I think it might be😂
Fanny... . A simple question: why do many people fall exactly in that point?
Realizing I'm answering an old question, but for what it's worth, here's my guess: the first thing is, the hill is groomed, with tracks, and despite the fact it's a gentle hill (maybe gentle enough to groom), you have one person stop or fall and it's hard to avoid because you need to jump the tracks. Secondly, judging by the icicle-beards, I'm gathering this is some distance into the race where folks are tired. Thirdly, (going back to the icicle-beards), snow conditions are such that even with that gentle hill, folks are going fast. Fourthly, it looks like the skiers are coming around a curve so can't see too far ahead, fifthly, despite it being a gentle hill at that point, they are coming from a steeper hill so going at good speed, maybe 30km/hr (?) and finally, as someone else pointed out, maybe there are some newer skiers that aren't as familiar with maneuvering. At the American Birkebeiner, which has some serious hills, you'll definitely see who is practiced at going down the hill, and who isn't. But IMO, they should not be putting tracks here, for starters.
Yep, they're carrying serious speed! Reminds me of the "bobblehead hill" hill at the American Birkie. Sharp downhill right hander! Great for spectating.
2012 was a good year........
0:52. Mannen i den blå anoraken var den första och nästan den enda som stod upp och rör sig omedelbart. Hoppas ingen skadade (många har svårigheter att stå upp). 🎿🥇
Could be. But I know that this time of year the weather in Sweden nowadays are really different day by day. One day the snow is melting, but during the night the melting snow which is much water turns into ice and therefore you get a really icy surface which gives you amazing speed when you're going downhill.
Haha, alltså vafan händer? Hur svårt kan det vara att stå på skidorna ner för den där löjliga kullen?
can someone please tell me why they are falling? Haven't they trained for this for like months beforehand?
More icy than usual and cross country skis are not good going downhill. A lot of participants do it with only one to several weeks skiing prior. The pros don't trip, but loads doing Vasaloppet are not pros.
I did it 6 times and I never had the opportunity to ski more than a week prior. My physical form comes from doing other things.
IIRC I participated in that year without tripping.
Totally agree with Mynnigon. Have normally problems watching other people fail, but this was funny... 👍😂😂😂
Tror att folk måste börja träna utförsåkning. :)
bästa jag sett
Where do they come from? Did they put all Sweden on skis?
Why do people always fall down at this exact place in the middle of such a long race? What's so singular about Risberg?
Skating technique is better than classic for about a hundred different reasons, one being you can control the descends because you have more techniques not just playing a a train on rails.
During the Classical Vasaloppet run you aren't allowed to skate. It ruins the tracks and takes up too much space. With 15.000 participants there is no room for that.
1 falls down -> others start to slow down -> people behind them wont notice that early enough = crashes. besides have u ever tried skiing? those skiis are pretty narrow^^
Danish people trying to ski?
Yes and no.
Dane here.
When I participated it was the Norwegian and Swedish amateurs falling downhill. One time I had to wait 15 minutes in an queue before going down an easy hill some kms before Risberg. Completed the race 6 times.
Naa... Stockholmare..
Why straight legs ??
I did not know cross-country skiing is a contact sport!
aaaaaaaa ligg kvar XD , vilka blåbär? vad gör dom på skidor?
3:03 favorite crash - watch how he breaks with his head x)
X-games 2014?
Why isn't the Benny Hill theme song dubbed as the soundtrack? Clearly it is the only soundtrack that will work!
Bjöd de på grogg förra året? blåbärsoppan kanske va lite spetsad med något mer uppvärmande :)
That 16058 guy solved it perfectly 1:12
Roligaste jag sett på länge, haha!!
2:03 even managed quite a nice Telemark before going down lol
underbart före det året
So many amateurs or was there ice on the track? Or can someone explain why they are falling so much...
Fréderic Louis icy track in that spot
Kraschen vid 2.20 är legendarisk, jag viker mig dubbelt här haha! :)
2:50 Gustav I of Sweden came to ski as well
🤣
Man skulle kunna tro att det var en skidskoleklass för barn som är ute och åker ;)
Это на каком километре?
Varför kan de inte ligga kvar i spåret. Det är bara att följa den
För det första är det lite brantare och går snabbare än det ser ut. Det var ju riktigt isiga spår det året, och när någon framför dig ramlar så blir det väldigt lätt en kedjereaktion.
Hur många dog
Why don't they just go in the tracks? Clearly the people doing so don't fall over.
Gannabis?
1.18 explain ”cross country ski” more than anything.😮
Va...har det gått fem år sen redan.
Sen ska de ligga och typ chilla i spåret i en kvart också
do they not know how to slow down
Someone should've warned them to slow down at the top of the hill. Many were coming down way too fast and had no chance to stop when they saw people laying down all over the place.
Ja, men det är helt galet tänkt, för det kan man bara göra om spåret är helt jämnt, och ens då så ska man ha skidvana. Att ploga om man lutar sig lite framåt är långt säkrare.
Back in Nam it was like this also
hahahaha UUUUUR SPÅÅÅÅÅÅÅR FÖR I HEEELVETEEE!!!
Den swenska folkket är mycket roliga.
Jo. Och slappna av och vara följsam. Jag vet själv hur svårt det är, ju mer man är rädd i backarna desto mer spänner man sig och desto oftare ramlar man... :)
I think there is a really heavy downslope right before this area that you can't see in the video. So they have really high speed, and maybe the tracks aren't that good, and if one falls, there is this chain reaction because it can be hard to avoid people.
Release The Snyder Cut!
Lite grann som första JAS-kraschen.. FAN FAN FAN
The once that fall the most are those who have the most expensive fancy Oakley glasses. Bet they splashed out on world cup level skis as well, trying desperately to compensate for lack of skills.
Åkte längdskidor nu i helgen som var, och jag kan säga det att det är skit svårt att bromsa när det väl går nedför i backarna :( Haha stackare
It's just your typical Swedes skiing, hurrdurr.
Oh, Bravo!
hoppas dom tittar på detta så dom inte kommer hit nå mer, det svider nog lite både här o där.
Stockholmarna borde hålla sig på sina kaffeer i stan🤣🤣😉😘
Jag tror många står upp för att fånga vind och bromsa farten. Kanske inte så smart för balansen, men jag tror det är skälet.
Det var det mest irriterande när jag åkte Vasaloppet, alla blåbär som inte kunde åka utför. Obegripligt.. det enda man behöver göra är ju att stå i spåret det är inga svängar eller sladdkurvor.
Why they skiing if they don't know how to control theirs skies?
Jättekul!
Tänk dig det här i IMAX på Cosmonova
Gogomans?
hyvä ruottalaiset
Let's be honest - xc skis suck on downhills. I still love xc skiing.
And no, if you can do a half decent parallel swing after 5 years of training that doesn't refute the statement above.
Brilliant!!!
The vine famous giggling baby was my exact reaction to this. Hahahahaha
Om nån kom i närheten av mig så skulle jag hugga dom med staven så dom aldrig mer gjorde om det.
Thanks for the head's up :)
kuka on kuvannut mun messilä reissua?!!?!
Är det dummt att skratta? 8DDDD
Haha, där skulle jag se på loppet. I en solstol med en kall bärs. Underhållning på hög nivå.
Ja, jag tror inte direkt att de är redo för något sånt här:
watch?v=e43c6A0inVE
XD
Ah this is gonna be me tomorrow
Is it the GOAT screaming at 1:38???
nascar with cross country skis
Haha, nä dom hade satt sig på röven vid första stavtaget..
Han Vasa verkar inte ha varit särskilt bra på varken skidor eller segling
and nobody screamed watch out?! The camera guys should have
hahahahahahaha detta var något av det roligaste
Dom borde utvidga till minst 20 spår i den backen :P
If you french fry when you should pizza you're gonna have a bad time.
This is brutal
try on cross country ski, you will know then
Классно !!!
2:50 time traveler spotted
four minutes of Thanks, Obama!
Meanwhile in Sweden...
Faller en falleralla.
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They should wear helmet!
3:03 BOOM! Headshot!
STRIKE !!!