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 (WC)) with those of six competitors of national class (NC). METHODS Immediately before the start of the competition season, all skiers performed three 5-min submaximal stages of roller skiing on a treadmill for mea...

It has long been understood that diversity is a key aspect of what makes landscape attractive but to degree and how it experienced? Many forest landscapes are generally monotonous in character or broken up by management activities such as clear cutting, which may negatively impact their potential for recreation psychological well-being benefits. We conducted virtual reality experiment where peo...

Paralympic Alpine Skiing comprises three main categories, namely Standing, Visually Impaired and Sitting, to one of which athletes get classified depending on their individual impairment of ability. An existing sport profile of alpine skiing for able-bodied athletes facilitates the physical preparation process of Standing and Visually Impaired athletes. However, very little is known about perfo...

Abstract Side-slipping (or skidding) is a feature of several manoeuvres in alpine skiing, including few types skiing turns. On hard snow, side-slipping involves removal thin top layer that makes it similar to machining materials manufacturing. In this paper, we briefly review the theory and then propose an approximate model can be used describe skiing. We test against published results laborato...

PURPOSE A cross-country sprint competition relies on maximal effort durations of 3-4 minutes. Significant anaerobic energy contribution is expected. Anaerobic energy contribution has been estimated in different sports to date from the accumulated O2 deficit. However, the O2-deficit model can be questioned. We investigate anaerobic energy contribution by applying other methods than the O2 defici...

We describe the research challenges of bringing HCI into the domain of sports, and what research in this domain can add to the general questions multi-modality and sensor-based interaction. To illustrate this, we present results from a pilot study on providing tactile feedback to cross-country skiers. Our results show how real-time feedback can be provided for a variety of purposes without disr...

Most of the population nowadays lives and works in surroundings that not always healthy and clean. Therefore, the need to take a rest in clean natural environment is so much greater. Mountain regions feature the largest surface of clean natural environment where people go for a holiday. These places are accessible by a road, cableway and via footpaths and cyclist paths. Trends nowadays are acti...

Several descriptions of hydrostatic injuries while water-skilng have been described, including lacerations of the perineum, vagina, and cervix. Salpingitis or pelvic abscess resulting from water-skiing injuries are rare but important complications. A case of a pelvic abscess following a fall while water-skiing is described. The abscess was drained laparoscopically, resulting in a good clinical ...

Case 1 description Buddy is an active 33-year-old man who presents to the emergency department (ED) complaining of pain in his left ankle and foot after falling while back-country skiing 3 days ago. The fall involved a moderatespeed slide down a steep chute and rotational release of the left leg from the ski binding. Buddy experienced immediate pain to the lateral malleolar region. Immediately ...

With the aim of identifying the factors of alpine skiers' biomotor status in predicting their specific skills, three variable sets were used, comprised of the total of 24 measures (9 variables for assessing anthropometric characteristics, 8 variables for assessing motor abilities and 7 variables for assessing specific ski skills of alpine skiing), on a sample of 79 ski instructor candidates. Af...