I will youtube all these xc skiing terms so I can read people's logs.
Great job at your races!
Thanks! The skiing terms are actually pretty straightforward - double pole is when you keep the skis in the track and bend at the waist to push with just with the poles. It uses mostly core and some arms. Kick double pole is the same thing except that just before you plant the poles, you "Kick" with one ski (a hard compression of the ski in order to push off and drive forward motion.) Ok, yeah, a video would probably be easier than a verbal description. Ha!