2009

Cross country skiing at CeBiSM

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Created on Sunday, 01 February 2009 14:36

A pedar-x system with sensor insoles was used in a study about cross country skiing at CeBiSM (Research Centre for Bioengineering and Motor Sciences at the University of Brescia, Trento, Udine  and Verona).

This study was requested by the technical staff of the Italian Federation of Cross Country Skiing and some Italian top athletes. The aim was to evaluate the load during pushing phase in diagonal stride, one of the techniques of the classical style in cross country skiing. The load exerted on the skis determines the grade of bending, and its knowledge is important for the choice of stiffnes of the ski and the way of waxing.

The pictures show a measurement session done at an altitude of 3200m in the Schnalstal skiing area, close to the place where "Oetzi the Iceman" was discovered.