Alpine combined was the only alpine ski racing event at the first Winter Olympic Games in
1936, but since then, slalom, giant slalom, super-G, downhill, and team events have also …

The extreme environment of cold, altitude and movement complexity makes alpine ski racing
a difficult sport to study. This review comprises> 30 years of research and includes 29 on …

SUMMARY THE SPORT OF ALPINE SKI RACING REQUIRES RELATIVELY SLOW
ECCENTRIC AND CONCENTRIC MOVEMENTS AS COMPARED WITH TRADITIONAL …

Alpine skiing has been an Olympic event since the first Winter Games in 1936. Nowadays,
skiers compete in four main events: slalom, giant slalom, super-G and downhill. Here, we …

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 …

In alpine skiing competition as well as in many other sport disciplines, the most important
characteristics for successful performances are represented by technical skills. However …

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 …

Here, our aim was to describe the major changes in cross-country (XC) skiing in recent
decades, as well as potential future developments. XC skiing has been an Olympic event …

Competitive cross-country (XC) skiing has traditions extending back to the mid-19th century
and was included as a men's event in the first Winter Games in 1924. Since then …

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 …