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Sports Biomechanics, 2004 Edited by H Rusko. London: Blackwell, 2003, £31.50, pp 198, softcover. ISBN 0632055715 Heikki Rusko has put together a comprehensive text with largely evidence based opinions on sports science and coaching and their relevance to Nordic skiing. In depth analysis and discussion on central issues is interesting, although at times becomes bogged down with
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, 2006 This chapter describes the cross-country-skiing adventure sector and presents case studies from Norway, Australia and the USA. For each of the three case studies, the place, operator, activity, equipment, accommodation, statistics, access, community, experience, environment, safety and marketing are described.
R. Buckley, Buckley, R
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Biomechanics of cross-country skiing locomotion [PDF]
, 2007 Cross-country skiing constitutes ancestral method for moving along in a snow environment.A number of techniques have been developed to facilitate this.
Barberis, Marc Francois
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Sensors, 2023 Technical motion recognition in cross-country skiing can effectively help athletes to improve their skiing movements and optimize their skiing strategies. The non-contact acquisition method of the visual sensor has a bright future in ski training.
Jiashuo Qi +3 more
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A Comparison of Frontal Theta Activity During Shooting among Biathletes and Cross-Country Skiers before and after Vigorous Exercise. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 BACKGROUND:Previous studies using electroencephalography (EEG) to monitor brain activity have linked higher frontal theta activity to more focused attention and superior performance in goal-directed precision tasks.
Harri Luchsinger +4 more
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Technique and maximal skiing speed for youth cross-country skiing performance
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2023 IntroductionNumerous researches concentrate on examining and preparing high-level male cross-country skiers, with a significant number of tests being conducted on roller skis.
Roland Stöggl +4 more
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Upper limb isokinetic muscle strength predicts the performance in cross-country sit-skiing
Scientific Reports, 2022 The double poling (DP) technique in cross-country sit-skiing is primarily considered as an upper-body exercise. The upper limb muscle strength and motion economy are important factors accounting for DP performance in cross-country sit-skiing. The present
Chenglin Liu +6 more
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Drag Area, Frontal Area and Drag Coefficient in Cross-Country Skiing Techniques
Proceedings, 2018 The aim of this study was to investigate the air drag, frontal area and coefficient of drag of cross-country skiing classical and free style techniques. One highly skilled cross-country skier performed skiing-like classical and free style techniques on a
Mats Ainegren, Patrik Jonsson
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Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2020 The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of prolonged ski racing using skating style on technique choice in a transition section among female and male high-level skiers. Fifty three national-to-elite level skiers (20 females: 26.7 ± 4.8 years,
Luca Paolo Ardigò +10 more
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Automatic Identification of Subtechniques in Skating-Style Roller Skiing Using Inertial Sensors
Sensors, 2016 This study aims to develop and validate an automated system for identifying skating-style cross-country subtechniques using inertial sensors. In the first experiment, the performance of a male cross-country skier was used to develop an automated ...
Yoshihisa Sakurai +2 more
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