• Biomechanical differences in double poling between sexes and level of performance during a classical cross-country skiing competition 

      Jonsson, Malin; Welde, Boye; Stoggl, Thomas Leonhard (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-02-12)
      Biomechanical differences in double poling (DP) between sex and performance level were investigated in female and male cross-country skiers during a classical race (10/15 km). Skiers were divided into faster and slower on basis of race performance: females faster (n=20), females slower (n=20), males faster (n=20), and males slower (n=20). Based on video analysis while DP in a flat section of the ...
    • The Olympic biathlon - Recent advances and perspectives after pyeongchang 

      Laaksonen, Marko S; Jonsson, Malin; Holmberg, Hans-Christer (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-07-02)
      The biathlon, combining cross-country ski skating with rifle marksmanship, has been an Olympic event since the Winter Games in Squaw Valley, United States, in 1960. As a consequence of replacing the classical with the skating technique in the 1980s, as well as considerable improvements in equipment and preparation of ski tracks and more effective training, the average biathlon skiing speed has ...