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Women in the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games: An Analysis of Participation, Leadership, and Media Opportunities [PDF]
, 2010 This report is the third in the series that follows the progress of women in the Olympic and Paralympic movement. The report provides the most accurate, comprehensive, and up-to-date examination of the participation trends among female Olympic and ...
Alison Wrynn, Maureen Smith
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Olympic Snow Sports: Current Insights and Future Directions for Milano Cortina 2026 and Beyond
Scandinavian Journal of Medicine &Science in Sports, Volume 36, Issue 2, February 2026.ABSTRACT As the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games approach, a comprehensive understanding of performance determinants across Olympic snow sports is increasingly important to further evolve training and performance. However, the scientific literature remains unevenly distributed, with well‐established knowledge in cross‐country skiing, biathlon ...
Chiara Zoppirolli +6 more
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Women in the 2006 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games: An Analysis of Participation, Leadership and Media Coverage [PDF]
, 2006 Increasing women's participation in the Olympic Movement as participants and leaders has been a slow and challenging process. While the number of "events" open to female athletes has increased steadily during the past 30 years, the actual number of ...
Donna A. Lopiano +2 more
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Ecohydrology, Volume 19, Issue 1, January‐February 2026.ABSTRACT Seasonal snowmelt from forested mountain catchments is the primary water source for both people and ecosystems in the western United States. As changes in climate and vegetation alter relationships between snow accumulation and water availability, quantifying the influence of ecosystem structure on snow water resources is a critical challenge.
Baylee M. Olds +3 more
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Review on Nonoccupational Personal Solar UV Exposure Measurements [PDF]
, 2018 Solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation follows people during their whole life. Exposure to UV radiation is vital but holds serious risks, too. The quantification of human UV exposure is a complex issue.
Schmalwieser, Alois W. +1 more
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Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics, Volume 13, Issue 1, January 2026.Abstract Purpose Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) is a widely used treatment for isolated compartmental knee osteoarthritis, especially in younger and more active patients. Return to sport (RTS) has become a key postoperative outcome. While RTS after UKA is generally favourable, the influence of factors such as implant design, surgical ...
Tosca Cerasoli +6 more
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The Training of Olympic Alpine Ski Racers
Frontiers in Physiology, 2018 Alpine combined was the only alpine ski racing event at the first Winter Olympic Games in 1936, but since then, slalom, giant slalom, super-G, downhill, and team events have also become Olympic events.
Matthias Gilgien +7 more
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Environmental effects of the Manganui ski field, Mt Taranaki/Egmont [PDF]
, 2012 During May 2012, the environmental effects of the Manganui ski field were examined. Permanent quadrats first established in 1974 to monitor vegetation changes were re-measured, vegetation mapping was conducted, modifications to ground form and drainage ...
Bylsma, Rebecca Johanna +2 more
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Wildlife Biology, Volume 2026, Issue 1, January 2026.Snow cover plays a critical role for many alpine animals, but our understanding of how snow effects vary with elevation is limited. The white‐winged snowfinch is restricted to high‐elevation habitats, relying on snowfields, edges of melting snow patches, and short‐sward alpine grasslands to collect invertebrates for nestlings.
Mattia Brambilla +10 more
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IDENTIFICATION OF EFFECT OF MOTOR ABILITIES ON SUCCESS IN PERFORMING THE BASIC TURN IN ALPINE SKIING [PDF]
Sport Mont, 2010 Main goal in this research is to identify the effect of motor abilities on success in performing the basic turn in alpine skiing. The sample of examinees in this research were consisted of regular students at Faculty of physical education and sport at ...
Edin Mujanović +2 more
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