• Comparison of high-versus low-responders following a 6-month XC ski-specific training period: a multidisciplinary approach 

      Talsnes, Rune Kjøsen; van den Tillaar, Roland; Cai, Xudan; Sandbakk, Øyvind (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-09-08)
      Individual training responses among endurance athletes are determined by a complex interplay between training load, recovery and genetic influence. The present study used a multidisciplinary approach to compare high- and low-responders following a 6-month training period in endurance athletes transferring to cross-country (XC) skiing. Twenty-three endurance-trained athletes (14 runners and 9 ...
    • Development of Performance, Physiological and Technical Capacities During a Six-Month Cross-Country Skiing Talent Transfer Program in Endurance Athletes 

      Talsnes, Rune Kjøsen; Hetland, Tor-Arne; Cai, Xudan; Sandbakk, Øyvind (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-08-12)
      <i>Purpose</i>: To examine the development of performance, physiological and technical capacities as well as the effect of sport background among runners, kayakers and rowers when transferred to cross-country (XC) skiing over a 6-month training period.<p><p> <i>Methods</i>: Twenty-four endurance athletes (15 runners and 9 rowers/kayakers; 15 men and 9 women) were tested for performance, physiological ...
    • Development of Performance, Physiological and Technical Capacities During a Six-Month Cross-Country Skiing Talent Transfer Program in Endurance Athletes 

      Talsnes, Rune Kjøsen; Hetland, Tor-Arne; Cai, Xudan; Sandbakk, Øyvind (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-08-12)
      <i>Purpose</i>: To examine the development of performance, physiological and technical capacities as well as the effect of sport background among runners, kayakers and rowers when transferred to cross-country (XC) skiing over a 6-month training period.<p> <i>Methods</i>: Twenty-four endurance athletes (15 runners and 9 rowers/kayakers; 15 men and 9 women) were tested for performance, physiological ...
    • The return from underperformance to sustainable world-class level: A case study of a male cross-country skier 

      Talsnes, Rune Kjøsen; Moxners, Einar Flaktveit; Nystad, Trond; Sandbakk, Øyvind Bucher (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-01-09)
      Purpose: To determine the main factors associated with unexpected underperformance and prospectively describe the holistic process of returning to sustainable world-class level in a male cross-country skier.<p> <p>Methods: Longitudinal training data was retrospectively analyzed across nine seasons (2012-2013 to 2020-2021), and categorized into training forms (endurance, strength, and speed), ...