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Modern Skis in Nostalgic Landscapes: The Technological Development of Swedish Cross-Country Skiing, 1892–1932

Scandinavian Journal of History
This article is a study of technological change in cross-country (XC) skiing in Sweden from the late nineteenth century to the 1930s. While technological development in sport is usually seen as a linear and predetermined process, it is instead treated in
I. Lidström
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The effect of aging on pacing strategies of cross-country skiers and the role of performance level

European Review of Aging and Physical Activity, 2018
Background The participation of master cross-country (XC) skiers in training and competition has increased during the last decades; however, little is known yet about whether these athletes differ from their younger counterparts in aspects of performance
Pantelis Theodoros Nikolaidis, Elias Villiger, Thomas Rosemann, Beat Knechtle   +3 more
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Skiing like no others: idealization and exoticization of boreal athletes from Swedish Lapland in the 1890s

Sport in Society
This article focuses on how the idea of Borealism intervened in the establishment of cross-country (XC) skiing as a modern sport in late nineteenth-century Sweden.
I. Lidström
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Energy system contribution during competitive cross-country skiing

European Journal of Applied Physiology, 2019
Energy system contribution during cross-country (XC) skiing races is dependent on several factors, including the race duration, track profile, and sub-techniques applied, and their subsequent effects on the use of the upper and lower body.
T. Losnegard
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Snow Temperature Behind Sliding Skis as an Indicator for Frictional Meltwater

Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering, 2021
For many years, a frictional meltwater film has been assumed to be the reason for the low friction between skis and snow, but experimental studies have been inconclusive.
Hasler M, Hasler M, Jud W, Jud W, Nachbauer W, Nachbauer W   +5 more
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Mark Wooden: Contributions to Labour Economics and Industrial Relations, HILDA and Inter‐Disciplinary Research on Panel Data

Australian Economic Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article reviews Mark Wooden's contributions over the last 40 years to Labour Economics and Industrial Relations, the HILDA Survey, and inter‐disciplinary research relating to work, family and well‐being. He has had an extraordinary academic career, including 23 years as Director of the HILDA survey.
Peter Dawkins
wiley   +1 more source

The Training Characteristics of World-Class Male Long-Distance Cross-Country Skiers

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2021
Purpose: To investigate the training characteristics of world-class long-distance cross-country skiers.Methods: Twelve world-class male long-distance cross-country skiing specialists reported training from their best season, through a questionnaire and ...
Per-Øyvind Torvik, Guro Strøm Solli, Guro Strøm Solli, Øyvind Sandbakk   +3 more
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On Ski–Snow Contact Mechanics During the Double Poling Cycle in Cross-Country Skiing

Tribology letter
Of the medals awarded during the Winter Olympics Games, most are awarded for sports involving cross-country (XC) skiing. The Double Poling (DP) technique, which is one of the sub-techniques used most frequently in XC skiing, has not yet been studied ...
Gustav Hindér, K. Kalliorinne, J. Sandberg, A. Almqvist, Hans-Christer Holmberg, Roland Larsson   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The birth of an earth being: ‘Rights of nature’ in Brazilian Amazonia and elsewhere Naissance d'un être de la terre : « droits de la nature » en Amazonie brésilienne et ailleurs

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
In June 2023, the Laje River, located in the traditional territory of the Wari’ Indigenous people in Rondônia, Brazil, was declared a legal entity, an earth being, with rights, following the co‐ordinated action of an indigenous councillor and non‐indigenous activists.
Aparecida Vilaça
wiley   +1 more source

Classification of Cross-Country Ski Skating Sub-Technique Can Be Automated Using Carrier-Phase Differential GNSS Measurements of the Head’s Position

Sensors, 2021
Position–time tracking of athletes during a race can provide useful information about tactics and performance. However, carrier-phase differential global navigation satellite system (dGNSS)-based tracking, which is accurate to about 5 cm, might also ...
Øyvind Gløersen, Matthias Gilgien
doaj   +1 more source