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 10 English pages and 35 Swedish pages that are tagged with WINTER SPORTS. The content may vary depending on language.
HC Holmberg – professor, inventor and entrepreneur
He is described as a miracle man and the Gyro Gearloose of long-distance cross-country skiing. He has devised a successful slimming method, introduced...
“Not everyone has this opportunity”
The 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....
The digital sports arena
Training apps, heart rate monitors and competition suits fitted with sensors are just a selection of the glut of technological innovations to have swept...
Effects of air drag and drafting in double poling cross-country skiing
The 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 are recommendations for warm-up before cross-country skiing. Kerry McGawley, Center Leader at National Winter Sports Center, writes for the Swedish...
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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 - 2016Researchers at the Swedish Winter Sports Research Centre write recurring in the Swedish Ski Federation's newsletter. In this article, associate professor...