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Insiders, outsiders and allies: Inga Löwdin and the promotion of women’s international XC skiing, 1946–1960

Sport in Society
This article traces the pivotal role of Swedish skier Inga Löwdin and her colleagues in institutionalising women’s XC skiing in the mid-twentieth century, in particular the strategic work within the male-dominated International Ski Federation (FIS) to advance women’s inclusion in World Championships and Olympic Games.
Åberg, Anna, Svensson, Daniel
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Determinants of development in a XC-skiing talent transfer program [PDF]

, 2020
Bakgrunn: Hensikten med denne studien var å undersøke de viktigste kjennetegnene på god utvikling i et nylig gjennomført «talent-transfer»-program i langrenn, og om denne tilnærmingen til prestasjonsutvikling kan være et vellykket initiativ for å utvikle skiløpere.
Iversen, Mats
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A Six-Day High-Intensity Interval Training Microcycle Improves Selected Indicators of Endurance Performance in Well-Trained Female Cross-Country Skiers and Biathletes. [PDF]

Eur J Sport Sci
ABSTRACT We compared the effects of a 6‐day high‐intensity interval training (HIT) microcycle followed by a 5‐day active recovery period (HITblock) with a time‐matched period of continued regular training (REG) on endurance performance in well‐trained female cross‐country skiers and biathletes.
Sørensen A, Odden IU, Rustaden AM, Nygaard H, Hansen J, Sandbakk Ø, Odden TU, Rønnestad BR, Mølmen KS.   +8 more
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Coaching by doing: communities of practice at Swedish sport schools in XC skiing since the 1970s

Sport in Society
Since the introduction of a national system for upper-secondary sport schools in Sweden in the 1970s, these institutions have been an important environment for developments in training and coaching. This is particularly true for cross-country skiing, where these schools quickly became an obligatory passage point.
Svensson, Daniel, Svensson, Daniel,
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Olympic Snow Sports: Current Insights and Future Directions for Milano Cortina 2026 and Beyond. [PDF]

Scand J Med Sci Sports
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 ...
Zoppirolli C, Fornasiero A, Spörri J, Losnegard T, Elfmark OA, Sandbakk Ø, Holmberg HC.   +6 more
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Endurance Training in Olympic Winter Sports: A Narrative Review of the Current Literature and Future Research Priorities. [PDF]

Scand J Med Sci Sports
ABSTRACT The Milano‐Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics present an opportunity to synthesize evolving paradigms in endurance training within the broader context of long‐term athlete development. As Olympic winter sports span from endurance‐limited events to disciplines in which aerobic fitness primarily serves as a feeder capacity, a single training model is ...
Sperlich B, Holmberg HC.
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Cross-country skiing and biathlon [PDF]

, 2022
Cross-country skiing (XC) and biathlon are physically demanding winter sports that involve a variety of competition formats, race durations and distances performed over mixed terrain and in challenging environmental conditions.
McGawley, Kerry, Hanley, B, Shaw, A, Jones, Thomas, Hind, K., Davison, R. C. Richard, Smith, Paul M., Hettinga, Florentina J., Tew, Garry, Hopker, James G., Tew, Garry A., Bottoms, Lindsay, Davison, Richard R.C., Price, Michael J., Hopker, James, James, Carl A., Willmott, Ashley, Maxwell, Neil; id_orcid, Florentina Hettinga, Lindsay Bottoms, R. C. Richard Davison, James Hopker, Garry Tew, Paul M. Smith, Michael J. Price   +24 more
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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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Comparison of High- vs. Low-Responders Following a 6-Month XC Ski-Specific Training Period: A Multidisciplinary Approach [PDF]

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2020
Individual training responses among endurance athletes are determined by a complex interplay between training load, recovery and genetic influence. The present study used a multidisciplinary approach to compare high- and low-responders following a 6-month training period in endurance athletes transferring to cross-country (XC) skiing.
Rune Kjøsen Talsnes, Rune Kjøsen Talsnes, Roland van den Tillaar, Xudan Cai, Xudan Cai, Øyvind Sandbakk   +5 more
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Methodological Guidelines Designed to Improve the Quality of Research on Cross-Country Skiing [PDF]

, 2021
Cross-country (XC) ski races involve a variety of formats, two different techniques and tracks with highly variable topography and environmental conditions.
Pellegrini, Barbara, Zoppirolli, Chiara, Stöggl, Thomas, Zoppirolli, C., Sandbakk, Ø., Steiner, Thomas, Steiner, T., Sandbakk, Øyvind, Manhard, Chris, Liu, H., Liu, Hui, Holmberg, Hans Christer, Holmberg, Hans-Christer, Holmberg, Hans-Christer,, Supej, M., Ørtenblad, N., Schürer, A., Ohtonen, O., Ørtenblad, Niels; id_orcid, Supej, Matej, Ohtonen, Olli, Ørtenblad, Niels, Lunina, Angelica, Stöggl, T., Pellegrini, B., Lunina, A., Schürer, Axel, Manhard, C., Øyvind Sandbakk, Barbara Pellegrini, Hui Liu, Chiara Zoppirolli, Niels Ørtenblad, Hans-Christer Holmberg, Angelica Lunina, Olli Ohtonen, Chris Manhard, Thomas Steiner, Matej Supej, Axel Schürer, Thomas Stöggl   +40 more
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