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.
This is the question that doctoral student Hannes Kock has tried to answer in a recently published scientific article. Hannes works at the Swedish Winter Sports Research Centre in Östersund and the Institute of Applied Training Sciences in Leipzig.
The Swedish Winter Sports Research Centre – NVC – received ten biathlon coaches from as many countries, they are taking a coach education at the highest level. The International Biathlon Union – IBU – arranges the training.
What if the Olympic motto – 'the most important thing is not to win, but to participate' – is true? The results of a new study in which researchers followed how young biathletes fare when they compete as seniors show that there is something to the motto.
The page was updated 9/19/2025
