OBJECTIVES Studies have shown that head injuries are the leading cause of death on ski slopes. Statistics on helmet rental practices at ski areas across the United States have never been reported. This study sought to determine the prevalence of United States ski areas offering helmet rental during the 2002-03 ski season. Secondarily it sought to analyze the relationships of geographic region a...

Govus, A., Marsland, F., Martin, D., & Chapman, D. (2015). Validity and reliability of an incremental double poling protocol in cross-country skiers. J. Hum. Sport Exerc., 10(3), pp.827-834. This study determined the validity and reliability of an incremental double poling protocol performed on a Concept II ski-ergometer and validated this against an existing treadmill ski-striding protocol. Te...

There have been considerable changes in equipment design and movement patterns in the past few years both in alpine skiing and ski-jumping. These developments have been matched by methods of analysing movements in field conditions. They have yielded new insights into the skills of these specific winter sports. Analytical techniques have included electromyography, kinetic and kinematic methods a...

For many alpine areas in Switzerland, winter tourism is the most important source of income, and snow-reliability is one of the key elements of the offers made by tourism in the Alps. 85% of Switzerland's current ski resorts can be designated as snow-reliable. If climate change occurs, the level of snow-reliability will rise from 1200 m up to 1800 m over the next few decades. Only 44% of the sk...

Improvements of athletic capacity in high-performance sport are mainly achieved through an increase of the quality of training. In physical preparation, the quality of training can be improved by developing highly specific means of training. The aim of this paper is to present three examples of how highly specific means of fitness training of world class athletes can be developed. The first exa...

Introduction: During running and jumping activities, elastic energy is utilized to enhance muscle mechanical output and efficiency. However, training-induced variations in tendon spring-like properties remain under-investigated. The present work extends earlier findings on sport-specific profiles of tendon stiffness and cross-sectional area to examine whether years of distinct loading patterns ...

UNLABELLED This study was aimed at the following: (1) the prevalence of airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) and exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) in swimmers and winter sport athletes according to the previously recommended regulatory sport agencies criteria, (2) the relationship between respiratory symptoms and AHR/EIB, (3) the impact of the chosen cutoff value for AHR on its prevalence,...

purpose to assess the anthropometric characteristics and dietary intake of the greek national cross-country skiing team. methods thirty-three athletes (10 females aged 20 ± 5 years; 23 males aged 20 ± 6 years old) participated in the study. all athletes were members of the greek national ski team, and they had been selected to take part in the winter olympics, world ski championships, european ...

The article highlights the historical aspects of formation, features and prerequisites for emergence new disciplines in ski racing on example Visma Ski Classics. Purpose Research is to analyze reasons competitive activity Stuff Methods Research. Achieving goal was ensured by using a number general scientific research methods. In particular, analysis synthesis theoretical data chosen because the...

BACKGROUND Injury and illness surveillance during high-level youth sports events is an important first step in health prevention and caretaking of the young elite athletes. AIM To analyse injuries and illnesses that occurred during the 10 days 2nd Youth Olympic Winter Games (YOG), held in Lillehammer 2016. METHODS We recorded the daily occurrence (or non-occurrence) of injuries and illnesse...