Winter Sports
On this page you will find news and information from Mid Sweden University, collected under the tag WINTER SPORTS. This page is created based on the tag you clicked to get here.
There are 16 English pages and 48 Swedish pages that are tagged with WINTER SPORTS. The content may vary depending on language.
Biathlon – an Olympic winter sport with high physical and psychological demands
To become good a good biathlete you need endurance, excellent gross and fine motor skills, as well as mental strength. Biathlon is an Olympic sport...
The Swedish Winter Sports Research Centre first to be accredited
For the first time in history a laboratory outside of the British Isles has been inspected and accredited by The British Association of Sport and...
Laboratory testing – more than just numbers on a piece of paper
Whether reading scientific articles on sports physiology or newspaper articles about sports, one is faced with information in terms of numbers and results....
Internet of sports in the ski slope
Imagine watching a movie on a skier in the slope, and the same image rolls important measurement data about the skier. For example, the numbers may show if...
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Athlete Monitoring in Cross-Country Skiing
16 April - 2018During the 2018-2019 season, the Swedish Winter Sports Research Centre and the Swedish Ski Federation will be commencing a longitudinal project focusing...
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Sensor tests to deliver more medals
04 April - 2018By means of advanced sensor tests, researchers can measure exactly where on a track a skier slows down or speeds up. This allows their performance to...
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HC Holmberg – professor, inventor and entrepreneur
02 February - 2018He is described as a miracle man and the Gyro Gearloose of long-distance cross-country skiing. He has devised a successful slimming method, introduced...
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“Not everyone has this opportunity”
30 January - 2018The members of the Swedish National Cross-Country Skiing Team now have the opportunity to test out the courses for the 2018 Winter Olympics on a treadmill....
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The digital sports arena
31 October - 2017Training apps, heart rate monitors and competition suits fitted with sensors are just a selection of the glut of technological innovations to have swept...
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Effects of air drag and drafting in double poling cross-country skiing
18 August - 2017The aim is to study the effects of air drag and drafting in double poling cross-country skiing by examining how much force and energy the skiers can save...
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Applied mechanics
16 November - 2017The applied mechanics lab is a flexible lab where we design customized test rigs and perform advanced measurement to measure how different mechanical...
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Cross-country skiing and warm-up
03 April - 2017Here is a set of evidence-guided recommendations for warm-up before cross-country skiing, written by Kerry McGawley, Director of the Swedish Winter...
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Wind tunnel
12 April - 2017The wind tunnel houses one of the largest treadmills in the world, an enormous fan and advanced climate function allowing for groundbreaking research...
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Recommendations for Altitude Training in Cross-Country Skiing
26 November - 2016Natural altitude training can improve performance even when competing at low altitudes. Why should we perform altitude training? Altitude training i...
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Wind tunnel provides perfect testing conditions
17 October - 2016The Sports Tech Research Centre's new wind tunnel was unveiled in 2015. Featuring one of the world's largest treadmills, enormous fans and an adjustable ra...
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Cross-country skiing, immune function and recommendations for ‘good practice’
29 September - 2016In this article, senior lecturer Helen Hanstock addresses how training affects the immune system and how common colds can be avoided. Every athlete has...