The influence of tactical positioning on performance in sprint cross-country skiing

Pål Haugnes, Jan Kocbach, Dionne Noordhof, Rune Kjøsen Talsnes, Gertjan Ettema and Øyvind Sandbakk

PLOS ONE, 2023, vol. 18, issue 6, 1-11

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of tactical positioning on performance in the heats of sprint cross-country (XC) skiing among men and women and the consistency of overtaking events over repeated competitions on the same racecourse. Thirty male and thirty female elite to world-class level skiers within each competition [(sprint International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) points: 40 ± 21 vs. 35 ± 24)] performed two repeated world-cup competitions at four different venues (two in the classical and two in the skating style) between 2017 and 2020. The intermediate rankings at five checkpoints were analysed using television broadcasts of the competitions. Sprint time-trial (STT) rank correlated positively with the final rank for the seven men’s (ρ = .54-.82, P

Date: 2023
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