The Swedish Winter Sports Research Centre (Nationellt vintersportcentrum – NVC) is world-leading in skiing research. We are the Olympic test centre for winter sports in Sweden and cooperate with leading companies within the sports and outdoor sector.
At the Swedish Winter Sports Research Centre we have built up a unique research environment. Our foundation is a strong research focus on sports, performance, and health, with specific excellence in winter sports.
At our facilities elite athletes perform tests for development and evaluation, as well as train. Their goal is to be the best in the world, which many of them also become. Almost all Swedish medalists from the Olympics in Pyeongchang are linked to the Swedish Winter Sports Research Centre.
Recreational athletes and untrained individuals can carry out physical tests at our facility as well. We also collaborate with companies who want to test and develop new materials for sports.
Mid Sweden University offers education in sports science, with a strong link to the Swedish Winter Sports Research Centre. At Mid Sweden University there is also a Ski University, which is a collaboration with the Swedish Biathlon Association and the Swedish Ski Association, where national team skiers with elite ambitions can combine university studies with their sport. We also carry out specific contracted education programs.
A group of international researchers has questioned the IOC's framework for fairness, inclusion and non-discrimination on the basis of gender identity and sex variations. One of the researchers who has criticized the IOC's recommendations is Kerry McGawley, a professor at Mid Sweden University.
While the Biathlon World Championships in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic, are underway, it is clear that Mid Sweden University, through the Swedish Winter Sports Research Centre, is the university in the world that publishes the most scientific articles on biathlon.
The Biathlon World Championships 2024 will be held in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic, from 7 to 18 February. We asked our biathlon professor Marko Laaksonen about what we as viewers should focus on to guess who will win in the end.
The page was updated 6/28/2023
