The purpose of this study was to provide electromyographic feedback for (1) pedagogical
advice in motor learning,(2) the ergonomics of materials choice and (3) competition. For …

Cross country skiing can be seen as a form of locomotion performed with the use of passive
locomotory tools, skis and poles, which allow to travel on snow with a cost of transport that is …

The purpose of this study was to investigate the biomechanics of cross-country sit-skiing in
simulated and natural skiing. Thirteen international level athletes participated in a ski …

As a consequence of the increase in popularity of skiing as a leisure sport, ski teaching has
become an important pedagogic and economic issue. Unfortunately, most ski teaching …

Background Alpine ski racing is a popular international winter sport that is complex and
challenging from physical, technical, and tactical perspectives. Despite the vast amount of …

Cross-country skiing is a complex endurance sport requiring technical skills, in addition to
considerable physiological and tactical abilities. This review aims to identify biomechanical …

A project involving 3-D analysis of skiing technique during the 1992 Olympic Winter Games
(Albertville, France) was carried out. This part of the project focused on the open field skating …

The purpose of this study was to examine whether differences in construction between the
compact ski, the racing ski and the soft ski influence the behavioural and electromuscular …

We have measured electromyographic (EMG) signals from four left leg muscles: m. rectus
femoris (mrf), m. vastus lateralis (mvl), m. vastus medialis (mvm) and m. biceps femoris (mbf) …

The peak of human locomotive ontogenesis is unsupported bipedal walking. We can
assume that the patterns for locomotion in sport correspond to the patterns for walking. In …