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INFLUENCE OF MOTOR CAPABILITIES ON EFFICACY IN PERFORMING WEDGE TURNING IN ALPINE SKIING [PDF]

Sport Mont, 2012
Goal of this research is to fortify a degree of influence of motor capabilities on efficacy in performing wedge turning in alpine skiing. Research has been conducted on sample of 30 students, average age 22 years, gender-male, 9 motor tests. From derived
Rašid Hadžić, Dobrislav Vujović, Aldijana Muratović   +2 more
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Alpine skiing injuries. [PDF]

British Journal of Sports Medicine, 1989
Alpine skiing accidents admitted to the Trondheim Regional and University Hospital during one year were recorded. Of the 339 injured, 67 per cent were male and 33 per cent were female. Eighty-seven per cent were outpatients, and 13 per cent were hospitalized.
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Reduced cardiovascular mortality at moderate altitude: a putative role of physical activity and body mass

The Journal of Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract figure legend Benefits of performing physical exercise at moderate altitude. At moderate altitude, increased resting metabolic rate and physical exertion promote physical fitness and exercise tolerance, whereas hypoxia suppresses appetite and elicits adaptations that increase tissue O2 delivery while augmenting O2‐independent ATP production ...
Robert T. Mallet, Johannes Burtscher, Hannes Gatterer, Katharina Hüfner, Samuel Verges, Tadej Debevec, Martin Burtscher   +6 more
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Isolated fracture of the fibular shaft due to alpine skiing; a specific injury

Medicine Science, 2013
Although musculoskeletal injuries of lower leg due to alpine skiing is well known and widely reported, an acute isolated fibula fracture as a specific ski injury has not been reported in the relevant literature.
Halis Atil Atilla, Ozkan Kose, Ferhat Guler, Hayati Aygun, Cemil Yildiz   +4 more
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A Critical Examination of the Usefulness of Taxonomies for Comparing Cognitive Functions Across Sports

European Journal of Sport Science, Volume 26, Issue 7, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Taxonomies are widely used in sport science to classify disciplines according to structural, cognitive, and physiological demands, yet their robustness in differentiating athletes' cognitive performance remains uncertain. This study examined whether commonly applied sport classification frameworks—open versus closed skills, strategic–static ...
Laura Will, Lisa Musculus, Karen Zentgraf, Hanna de Haan, Dennis Redlich, Markus Raab   +5 more
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HEART RATE, MOOD STATES, AND RATING OF PERCEIVED EXERTION AMONG ELDERLY SUBJECTS DURING 3.5 HOURS OF RECREATIONAL ALPINE SKIING

Annales Kinesiologiae, 2012
A decline in physiological functioning and mental wellbeing is common with advancing age. However, these changes may vary among elderly individuals.
Sabine Krautgasser, Peter Scheiber, Serge P. von Duvillard, Erich Müller   +3 more
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Microfracture for full‐thickness chondral lesions of the knee in elite athletes leads to high return‐to‐play rates

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, Volume 34, Issue 7, Page 2352-2358, July 2026.
Abstract Purpose Injuries to the knee are common in elite athletes and often involve damage to the articular cartilage. Given the high demands of elite sport, full‐thickness articular cartilage defects in the knee can be career‐limiting or threatening.
David J. Haslhofer, Jobe Shatrov, Mary Jones, Wahid Abdul, Arman Motesharei, Simon V. Ball, Andy Williams   +6 more
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Evaluation of skis of alpine skiing behavior on the snow

Physical education of students, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the behavior of the skis on snow depending on sex, type of ski and the level of training of the technical skier. Material: in the research participated 57 skiers, generally of age 26 +/- 8.62 years (34 males and 23 females) at the ski center of Parnassos (Greece).
Giovanis, Vasilios F., Kampouri, Margarita K., Roumelioti, Fotini, D.   +3 more
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The majority of elite and professional athletes return to the preinjury level of activity after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, Volume 34, Issue 7, Page 2370-2391, July 2026.
Abstract Purpose To compare return to play (RTP), time to RTP, level of RTP, and anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) graft failure among elite and professional athletes from different sports after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). Methods The PubMed, Embase and Cochrane Library databases were searched to identify potentially relevant ...
Riccardo D'Ambrosi, Andrea Marchetti, Luca Farinelli, Amit Meena, Piero Franco, Luca Maria Sconfienza, Riccardo Cristiani, Elmar Herbst, Christoph Kittl, Mirco Herbort, Elisabeth Abermann, Christian Fink   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Parasports for cerebral palsy: Thinking and ‘prescribing’ beyond the Paralympics

Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, Volume 68, Issue 7, Page 896-902, July 2026.
This narrative review synthesizes current evidence on parasport participation for individuals with cerebral palsy, highlighting key benefits, and providing sport‐specific adaptations that enhance accessibility of parasport. Abstract The landscape of care for individuals with cerebral palsy (CP) has evolved far beyond ‘fixing’ impairments toward a life ...
Julia E. Hanes, Joel J. Ewert, Amalie Holmsen‐Wong, Peter Rosenbaum, Ram Mishaal, Dynai Eilig   +5 more
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