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 …

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 …

Background Sprint events in cross-country skiing are unique not only with respect to their
length (0.8–1.8 km), but also in involving four high-intensity heats of~ 3 min in duration …

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 …

The objectives of this project were first to analyze the physiological response of a classical
cross country (XC) skiing sprint competition, second, to examine the relationships of …

To determine relationships between general strength, maximal skiing speed (Vmax), pole
and leg kinetics and kinematics, 16 male elite skiers underwent three Vmax tests in double …

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 …

Scientific data on the physiological profile of world class skiers are sparse. During the last
decade the Austria Ski Team was the most successful in the world. It was the objective of this …

Purpose The scope of the study was to a) transfer the maximal anaerobic running test
(MART) to a treadmill-based cross-country roller skiing test protocol for skating and classic …

ABSTRACT MAHOOD, NV, RW KENEFICK, R. KERTZER, and TJ QUINN. Physiological
determinants of cross-country ski racing performance. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 33, No. 8 …