Association between laboratory capacities and world-cup performance in Nordic combined. by Vegard Rasdal, Ronny Fudel, Jan Kocbach, Frode Moen, Gertjan Ettema, Øyvind Sandbakk

“…Nordic combined (NC) is an Olympic winter-sport performed as a ski jumping (SJ) event followed by a cross-country (XC) pursuit race employing the skating style.To elucidate the associations between sport-specific laboratory capacities and SJ, XC skiing, and overall NC performance in a world-cup NC event.Twelve international world-cup NC athletes from 8 nations performed laboratory testing one day prior to participating in a world-cup NC event. …”
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Perfection of physical capacity and functional state of nordic-combinators on the stage of preliminary base preparation by Berezhansky A.O.

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Changes in roller skiing economy among Nordic combined athletes leading up to the competition season by Takuya Yanaka, Takuya Yanaka, Mariko Nakamura, Kaoru Yamanobe, Yusuke Ishige

“…The purpose of this study was to compare roller skiing economy during different training phases in Nordic combined (NC) athletes and determine the aerobic and anaerobic factors responsible for changes in skiing economy. …”
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Analysis of the beginning of the early flight phase of the ski jump in athletes with different performance levels [Analýza fáze přechodu do letu ve skoku na lyžích u skupin závodní... by Eva Janurová, Milan Elfmark, Zdeněk Svoboda, Lee Cabell, Miroslav Janura

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A Scientific Perspective on Reducing Ski-Snow Friction to Improve Performance in Olympic Cross-Country Skiing, the Biathlon and Nordic Combined by Andreas Almqvist, Barbara Pellegrini, Barbara Pellegrini, Nina Lintzén, Nazanin Emami, H-C Holmberg, H-C Holmberg, Roland Larsson

“…Of the medals awarded at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, 24% were for events involving cross-country skiing, the biathlon and Nordic combined. Although much research has focused on physiological and biomechanical characteristics that determine success in these sports, considerably less is yet known about the resistive forces. …”
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Effects of Different Training Intensity Distributions Between Elite Cross-Country Skiers and Nordic-Combined Athletes During Live High-Train Low by Laurent Schmitt, Laurent Schmitt, Sarah J. Willis, Nicolas Coulmy, Gregoire P. Millet

“…Purpose: To analyze the effects of different training strategies (i.e., mainly intensity distribution) during living high – training low (LHTL) between elite cross-country skiers and Nordic-combined athletes.Methods: 12 cross-country skiers (XC) (7 men, 5 women), and 8 male Nordic combined (NC) of the French national teams were monitored during 15 days of LHTL. …”
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Ten years of collecting hematological athlete biological passport samples—perspectives from a National Anti-doping Organization by Lasse V. Bækken, Geir Holden, Astrid Gjelstad, Astrid Gjelstad, Fredrik Lauritzen

“…For example, it was shown that samples were collected both in and out of season in a subset of the data material that included three popular sports in Norway (Cross-Country Skiing, Nordic Combined, and Biathlon), however, from the total data material it was clear that athletes were more likely to be tested out of competition and on certain days of the week and times of the day. …”
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Force plate testing is correlated with jumping performance in elite Nordic skiers by Kinjal D. Vasavada, Dhruv S. Shankar, Charles C. Lin, Nicole D. Rynecki, Amanda Avila, Scott Buzin, Andrew L. Chen, Cordelia W. Carter, Lauren E. Borowski, Heather A. Milton, Guillem Gonzalez-Lomas

“…Introduction: Ski jumping (SJ) and Nordic combined (NC) athletes are at higher risk for femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) compared to the general population. …”
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