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The role of external power demand on the choice of technique in classic cross-country skiing.

PLoS ONE, 2023
In cross-country skiing, athletes use different techniques akin to locomotor gaits such as walking and running. Transitions between these techniques generally depend on speed and incline, in a similar way as walk-run transitions.
Gertjan Ettema, Knut Skovereng, Tobias Ritman, Jørgen Danielsen   +3 more
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Adaptation of Finnish cross-country skiers to climate change

Fennia: International Journal of Geography, 2009
Cross-country skiing has a long history in Finland, and it is a part of the national identity of Finns. This study on cross-country skiers’ adaptation to changing climate describes groups of cross-country skiers with reference to their motives for skiing,
Mia Landauer, Tuija Sievänen, Marjo Neuvonen   +2 more
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Data driven analysis of biomechanical factors associated with improved cross-country skiing performance

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
The objective of this work was to implement a data-driven biomechanical approach that can assess the biomechanical determinants of cross-country skiing performance.
Alexander J. MacNeil, Tamar D. Kritzer, Tamar D. Kritzer, Alexis D. Napper, Damiano Fruet, Shawn M. Beaudette   +5 more
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Functional Design Employing Miniaturized Electronics with Wireless Signal Provision to a Smartphone for a Strain-Based Measuring System for Ski Poles

Computers, 2021
The individual monitoring of cross-country skiers’ technique-related parameters is crucial to identifying possible athlete-individual deficits that need to be corrected in order to optimize the athlete’s performance in competition.
Uwe Hentschel, Philip Johannes Steinbild, Martin Dannemann, Andree Schwaar, Niels Modler, Axel Schürer   +5 more
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The analysis of the relationship between respiratory functions and body compositions of alpine discipline and cross-country skiing athletes

Turkish Journal of Kinesiology
The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between respiratory functions and body compositions of elite athletes in alpine disciplines and cross-country skiing through their comparison.
Buket Sevindik Aktaş
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The Russians Are the Fastest in Marathon Cross-Country Skiing: The “Engadin Ski Marathon” [PDF]

BioMed Research International, 2017
It is well known that athletes from a specific region or country are dominating certain sports disciplines such as marathon running or Ironman triathlon; however, little relevant information exists on cross-country skiing. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the aspect of region and nationality in one of the largest cross-country
Nikolaidis, Pantelis Theodoros, Heller, Jan, Knechtle, Beat   +2 more
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Cross-country skiing

, 2021
U završnom radu „Skijaško trčanje“ opisan je sport skijaškog trčanja. Dan je pregled značajnih događaja iz povijesti navedenog sporta. Opisani su oblici natjecanja i postojeće discipline u skijaškom trčanju.
Pernjak, Tihana
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The Fall of the Queen of Nordic Skiing: A comparative analysis of the Swedish and Norwegian media coverage of the Therese Johaug scandal

Nordicom Review, 2019
In 2016, Norwegian cross-country skier Therese Johaug made her positive doping test public. We compare how the Norwegian and Swedish media covered the ensuing scandal with the aim of discovering how constructions of subjectivity, national identity, anti ...
Wagner Ulrik, Kristiansen Elsa
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Społeczne preferencje wśród osób biegających na nartach na terenach leśnych [PDF]

Leśne Prace Badawcze
There is currently growing interest in active recreation in forest areas. The most common forms of recreation include walking, running and cycling.
Agnieszka Mandziuk, Justyna Radomska, Irena Łukawska   +2 more
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Cross-country skiing at the Caritas Program

, 2020
Three people cross-country skiing, January 1st, 2002https://ecommons.udayton.edu/uscc_knights_lithuania/1036/thumbnail ...

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