Cross-country (XC) skiing is one of the most demanding of endurance sports, involving
protracted competitions on varying terrain employing a variety of skiing techniques that …

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 …

Cross-country (XC) skiing has been an Olympic event since the first Winter Games in
Chamonix, France, in 1924. Due to more effective training and tremendous improvements in …

Successful cross‐country skiing, one of the most demanding of endurance sports, involves
considerable physiological challenges posed by the combined upper‐and lower‐body effort …

Purpose The objective of this study is to compare the physiological capacity and training
characteristics of the world's six highest ranked female cross-country skiers (world class …

This investigation was designed to analyze the time-trial (STT) in an international cross-
country skiing sprint skating competition for (1) overall STT performance and relative …

The aim of this study was to advance current movement analysis methodology to enable a
technique analysis in sports facilitating (1) concurrent comparison of the techniques …

Introduction: The body of scientific literature on sports and exercise continues to expand.
The summer and winter Olympic games will be held over a 7-month period in 2021–2022 …

The biathlon, an Olympic sporting discipline that combines cross-country skiing with rifle
marksmanship, entails considerable physiological demands, as well as fine motor control …

Purpose As cross-country sprint competitions rely on maximal-effort durations of∼ 3 min, a
significant anaerobic energy contribution is expected. Anaerobic energy production during …