First, I never use hip anticipation to describe counter acting movements, that's a PSIA term, too confusing. I wrote this and posted it some time ago. Slight counter at the end of a turn while skis are still on edge, neutral or square when the skis are flat through the release, and slightly or moving toward countering movements as the skis engage for the new turn. Counteracting movements for the new turn are reversing the hip on the uphill side, leading with the hip on the inside of the new turn.
Figure 8
The Figure 8 turn is a conceptual turn to give racers the idea of how late and early they should be carving arcs. Even if it sounds like the turns are finishing up hill that is the idea of the exercise. No one really travels back up the hill. Tremendous speed, control and transitions can be learned form this figure 8 concept. The key point is to understand the (figure
is laid on its side across the slope. The skier skis up into the previous track and crosses it to start another turn, crossing the lower bottom loop of the previous turn.
The reference for finishing turns, stay strongly engaged to head back up hill at the end and change edges as the skis hit the peak of the up hill momentum. If you can?t carry speed out of your arc or can?t make clean arcs you will bog down at the end. The very good skiers can accomplish this turn.
The idea is to finish and cross the body to the other side of the skis while the skis carve back up hill. The more important part is to changes edges before the up hill peak is achieved to gain a head start on the High C. The return into the falline occurs with carving on the new edges. Racers need to begin turns very high in the High C.
If you watch good snowboarders they over lap the releasing and engaging edges. The figure 8 is the same idea. The skis actually engage as the body is below the new engaging edges. If you visualize this for a series of turns you could see how a loop is made at the extremities of lateral travel. The bottom of the loop or bottom of the turn finish intersects the old line from below (coming back up the slope). The middle or releasing point or track of the last turn is the start of the next loop inside the previous finish loop.
This is a turn that is used when the course has very round turns and is rhythmical. These turns fit and match the shape of the skis. The Bode?s skidding turns are out of the ski?s shape range, too far across the slope; therefore skidding is needed to avoid instant hook up.
If you try drawing some laid on their side figure 8's you might get a better idea of the strategy for this approach.