dc.contributor.author | Elfmark, Ola | |
dc.contributor.author | Docter, Heleen | |
dc.contributor.author | Sandbakk, Øyvind Bucher | |
dc.contributor.author | Kocbach, Jan Martin | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-06-19T11:50:24Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-06-19T11:50:24Z | |
dc.date.created | 2023-08-31T14:30:06Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Sports Engineering. 2023, 26 (1), . | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1369-7072 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3134743 | |
dc.description.abstract | In cross-country skiing, velocities range from 2 m up to more than 20 m across undulating terrain, and aerodynamics can, therefore, make a large impact on performance. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of skiing velocity on air drag for skating sub-techniques and downhill postures (tuck). Dynamic and static drag measurements for two athletes were performed in a wind tunnel in relevant velocity ranges for each sub-technique. The drag area decreased with velocity from 2 m to around 10–12 m , where it plateaued. No difference in air drag was found between the sub-techniques performed in upright postures (G2–G4) and thereby relatively similar frontal areas. In the G5 sub-technique performed without poling action in a lower posture, the reduced air drag was approximately 28% lower than for G2–G4 at similar velocities, and could even be reduced by an additional 21.7% by keeping the arms tucked in front of the body. In the downhill tucked postures, athletes could reduce air drag by 23% by keeping a low tuck, compared to a high tuck with straight legs. The sub-techniques were tested both dynamically and by averaging the static positions throughout the movements. The air drag was on average 6.1% lower for dynamic movements, indicating that dynamical movements like in cross-country skiing should be tested dynamically when evaluating air drag. Finally, the chosen cycle rate had minimal influence on air drag. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Springer Nature | en_US |
dc.rights | Navngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no | * |
dc.title | The influence of sub-technique and skiing velocity on air drag in skating style cross-country skiing | en_US |
dc.title.alternative | The influence of sub-technique and skiing velocity on air drag in skating style cross-country skiing | en_US |
dc.type | Journal article | en_US |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | en_US |
dc.description.version | publishedVersion | en_US |
dc.source.pagenumber | 1-9 | en_US |
dc.source.volume | 26 | en_US |
dc.source.journal | Sports Engineering | en_US |
dc.source.issue | 1 | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/s12283-023-00429-1 | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 2171426 | |
dc.source.articlenumber | 37 | en_US |
cristin.ispublished | true | |
cristin.fulltext | original | |
cristin.qualitycode | 1 | |