As a former ski instructor I’ve seen this literally dozens of times. Good number of people can just watch someone else ski then intuitively ski immediately. Her not using poles helps to illuminate how little thought is going into the motions.
Apparently I’m not one of those people. The one and only time I tried skiing, my friends took me to the top of Squaw Valley (Olympic downhill run). The view was fantastic, but having never been on skis I had no clue how to stop so I would go about 10 feet and lay back against the mountain. Took me all day to get down and I turned in the equipment and spent the rest of the week taking gondolas to the lodges and having hot toddies. I really don’t do snow anyway.
@@samanthab1923 I’ll retract his statement and adjust it to around 3-4 kids when it comes to the switch/skiing backwards. But that is a one off trick, and similar to basic parallel skiing you can potentially pick it up instantaneously. It is much more common with adults. I’ve had athletic young men ski expert runs and hit jumps on their first day has a lot to do with parallel/related experience at that age though.
@@MyName_Jeff exactly what I was referring to. I saw this effect personally (going the other direction). I'm an expert level skier and was able to skillfully ice skate during my first outing/attempt. I've heard and assume that roller blading is also related in this manner.
Imo they are mostly miming. They would fall apart on an expert level course. I’ve trained hundreds of people to ski including several children this age who performed similarly. Some people can just watch someone else ski and then more or less fake it on intermediate runs. Once you go into vertical territory or deep powder it requires training and skill.
@@sethborne just watched some people but didn't work for me. Thought about bunny slop but lessons were being taught to little children. I would have been embarrassed. They weren't using poles and weren't falling down.🤷
@@Sharyk808 I'd say give it another try, private lessons are best for beginners. They cost around 3x more but you'll learn 10x faster and be able to improve on your own within one (or a few) days worth of lessons. One on one attention means that the material is catered to your improvement, not just a general lesson plan.
@TheDuarte08 that run is almost entirely flat, and it's incredibly wide. This is simply parallel skiing. Around 1 in 100 toddlers can absolutely parallel ski. You must be from an area where they still force the antiquated and sometimes unnecessary step learning to snowplow. Teaching hockey stops can have a kid parallel skiing within hours.
@TheDuarte08 I don't think you understand how athletic training works. Yes at a mom and pop ski school you aren't going to learn much, but just about every successful modern Olympian has recieved regular private instruction from a young age.
@@minimcgregorminipekka7386 There does seem to be a lot of pressure with certain cultures for their children to not only succeed, but to be the best! I just hope her family isn't like that, but if so, she is strong enough to stand up for herself.
I didn’t get on a snowboard until I was 18yrs old and I’m still a novice years later. Meanwhile, this girl is only 4 and already a much better than I ever will be lol. May she be successful and receive future Olympic gold medals.
Nope that’s not a 4 year old that’s a full grown adult there just a little person no way a 4 year old barely walks without tripping and this baby is doing pro moves wow this kid was born knowing how it’s amazing
Oh it's in China. No wonder you won't put the country name in the title or the description. Who would believe that their kids also ski and snowboard but not making Nikes…
Skills learned easier as kids, don’t make them easy. Learning a new language is hard, but kids make it seem easy. Been skiing decades since age 2. This & some other skills were easier for me to do as a wee child. No, I’m not old, so it’s not age or coordination just yet, lol.
