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How ploughing and frictional melting regulate ice-skating friction

Friction, 2023
The slipperiness of ice is well known while, for ice skating, its mechanism still needs further investigation, where the complex interactions including the thermal conduction of the skate—meltwater—ice system, the ploughing and the frictional melting of ...
Feng Du, Peng Ke, Ping Hong
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Assessing travel time-based accessibility to outdoor ice skating fields for children in Helsinki during the COVID-19 pandemic

Fennia: International Journal of Geography, 2022
Informal sport is central to Finnish children’s leisure and physical activity time. This paper aims to build a better understanding of the travel time-based accessibility to informal sports facilities, specifically to ice skating fields, for children ...
Charlotte van der Lijn, Marisofia Nurmi, Elina Hasanen, Janne Pyykönen, Lotta Salmi, Anna-Katriina Salmikangas, Kirsi Vehkakoski, Ilkka Virmasalo, Tuuli Toivonen, Petteri Muukkonen   +9 more
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Investigating Business Capacity and Dynamics in the Skating Federation of Iran: Importance-Performance Analysis of Competitive Advantage Promotion Indicators [PDF]

Sports Business Journal
Purpose: Competitive advantage is the distinguishing factor that positions an organization or company ahead of its competitors. It encompasses superior product or service features, cost-effectiveness, organizational culture, and innovative technologies ...
Majid Honarjo, Rasool Norouzi Seyed Hossini, Shahram Nazari   +2 more
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Effects of Adding Mechanical Vibration and a Stick on Acceleration and Movement Variability during a Slide-Board Skating Exercise: Differences between the Dominant and Non-Dominant Legs

Applied Sciences
The aim of the present study was to analyse differences in acceleration and movement variability caused by adding whole-body vibration (WBV) and an implement (stick) while performing a slide-board (SB) skating exercise.
Jose F. Gisbert-Orozco, Gerard Moras, Víctor Illera-Domínguez, Víctor Toro-Román, Carla Pérez-Chirinos Buxadé, Bruno Fernández-Valdés   +5 more
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INTRODUCING STUDENTS OF TECHNICAL UNIVERSITIES TO SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL VALUES: PROBLEMS, CONDITIONS AND PROSPECTS

Russian Journal of Education and Psychology, 2023
The purpose of the article is to identify the problems of introducing students of technical universities to the values of science, scientific and technological development and education in modern conditions; determine the psychological and pedagogical ...
Rafina R. Zakieva, Lyalya V. Akhmetvaleeva, Alsou T. Khusnutdinova, Elena N. Shirieva, Rafkat A. Suleymanov   +4 more
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Effects of Mechanical Vibration during an Incremental Slide Board Skating Test on Physiological and Movement Variability Parameters

Applied Sciences
The physiological, kinematic, and performance benefits of slide board (SB) training are well established. However, there is limited research investigating the potential effects offered by combining SB training with whole-body vibration (WBV).
Jose F. Gisbert-Orozco, Gerard Moras, Víctor Toro-Román, Víctor Illera-Domínguez, Carla Pérez-Chirinos Buxadé, Bruno Fernández-Valdés   +5 more
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Construction of training process of skiers-racing drivers to the competitions on skiatlon [PDF]

Pedagogìka, Psihologìâ ta Mediko-bìologìčnì Problemi Fìzičnogo Vihovannâ ì Sportu, 2012
The state of method of preparation of skiers-racing drivers is considered to participating in races classic and skating styles of movement. 30 skilled sportsmen took part in an experiment.
Sidorova T.V., Kotlyar S.N., Bizin V.P.
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Impact of Individual-Specific Strength Exercises on Knee Muscle Strength and Speed Performance in Speed Skaters: A Randomised Control Trial [PDF]

EPJ Web of Conferences
Background: Speed skating performance relies heavily on lower limb strength, neuromuscular control, and coordination. Weakness of knee muscles can limit performance and increase the risk of overuse injuries.
Kacha Akshay R., Tank Krupa
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Assessment of Three-Dimensional Kinematics of High- and Low-Calibre Hockey Skaters on Synthetic Ice Using Wearable Sensors

Sensors, 2022
Hockey skating objective assessment can help coaches detect players’ performance drop early and avoid fatigue-induced injuries. This study aimed to calculate and experimentally validate the 3D angles of lower limb joints of hockey skaters obtained by ...
Aminreza Khandan, Ramin Fathian, Jason P. Carey, Hossein Rouhani   +3 more
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Motion characteristics of human roller skating

Biology Open, 2019
In order to achieve a high speed of skating robot based on the leg structure – with passive wheels on even ground – the motion characteristics of human roller skating are studied in this paper.
Jiawei Chen, Kun Xu, Hanxin Ma, X. L. Ding   +3 more
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