Sports Science
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There are 22 English pages and 50 Swedish pages that are tagged with SPORTS SCIENCE. The content may vary depending on language.
Hand-cycling, mechanical and physiological effects
Which influence have different riding positions in competitive para hand-cycling? A new study will provide athletes and coaches among others with increas...
Hand-cycling, mechanical and physiological effects
Which influence have different riding positions in competitive para hand-cycling? A new study will provide athletes and coaches among others with increas...
Long-term parasport development
Research and development in para-alpine skiing and para-canoeing will contribute to long-term parasport development together with IPC, the...
Ice hockey: Match demands, physical attributes of the players and physiological capacities
Ice hockey is an intermittent sport where high-intensity efforts are interspersed with passive recovery periods. These varied demands in exercise...
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Pacing strategies in cross-country skiing
10 April - 2019In all endurance sports, the choice of pacing strategy is an important component for optimal performance where time gains can be achieved if the speed...
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Global satellite systems for tactical analysis in cross-country skiing
04 April - 2019How the use of a customised satellite navigation device can help in the analysis of micro-pacing strategies and performance in cross-country skiing T...
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Pacing strategies in cross-country skiing
22 August - 2019In all endurance sports, the choice of pacing strategy is an important component for optimal performance where time gains can be achieved if the speed...
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Innovative sensor technology improves biathlon
12 March - 2019Studies for more than a year inside and outside the biathlon arena in Östersund have now resulted in the release of novel sensor technology that is four...
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The menstrual cycle and female athletic performance
19 February - 2019In a recent study, more than half of elite female athletes reported that hormonal fluctuations during their menstrual cycle negatively affected their...
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Unique characterization of elite alpine skiers
18 February - 2019In two research articles published recently in the highly rated journal Frontiers in Physiology, Olympic skiers were studied during training and...
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Smart patches tested by national ski teams
06 February - 2019In the near future the Swedish cross-country and alpine ski teams will be testing a new kind of smart patch. Mid Sweden University is part of a new...
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The digitalized downhill skier
20 December - 2018From high-speed cameras to smart textiles – the Alpine elite use modern technology to refine their skiing technique. – We are working proactively...
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Biathlon – an Olympic winter sport with high physical and psychological demands
08 November - 2018To become good a good biathlete you need endurance, excellent gross and fine motor skills, as well as mental strength. Biathlon is an Olympic sport...
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The Swedish Winter Sports Research Centre first to be accredited
13 June - 2018For the first time in history a laboratory outside of the British Isles has been inspected and accredited by The British Association of Sport and...
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Laboratory testing – more than just numbers on a piece of paper
24 May - 2018Whether reading scientific articles on sports physiology or newspaper articles about sports, one is faced with information in terms of numbers and results....
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Internet of sports in the ski slope
03 May - 2018Imagine 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...