Can performance in biathlon world cup be predicted by performance analysis of biathlon IBU cup?

Natalya Dzhilkibaeva, Matthias Ahrens and Marko S. Laaksonen

International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 2019, vol. 19, issue 5, 856-865

Abstract: Biathlon performance consists of skiing speed, shooting accuracy (ShAcc) and shooting time (ShT). For coaches, the evaluation of the performance level of biathletes to select biathletes to particular competitions is crucial. The present study aimed to compare two different approaches to analyse biathletes’ skiing performance (relative skiing speed, SS%, and skiing time coefficient, STC), and to analyse the relationship between different parameters of performance between two competition levels (World Cup, WC and IBU Cup, IC). The data from four competitive seasons were analysed including 166 male and 184 female biathletes. The correlation between SS% in IC and WC was similar for both sexes (males r = .81; females r = .78) compared to correlation between STC in IC and WC (males r = .80; females r = .75) (p

Date: 2019
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