Abstract
3. This congress was multidisciplinary with key notes and parallel sections on both life sciences and social sciences. We received communications about physical preparation, physiology, biomechanics, sport medicine, rehabilitation as well as history, sociology, management, psychology, teaching.The following world-class experts gave six key notes presentations:• Milena Parent (Canada) -Governance and legacy of the YOG.• Hans-Christer Holmberg (Sweden) -Biomechanics and physiology in nordic skiing.• Andrew Denning (USA) -History of the human-environment relationships in the Alps through the sport of skiing.• Erich E. Muller (Austria) -Biomechanics and prevention of injuries in alpine Skiing.• Oyvind Sandbakk (Norway) -Norwegian success in winter sports. Despite that the research topic was multidisciplinary in line with the content of the congress, only articles in exercise physiology, biomechanics and nutrition are published. years old -physiological characteristic (i.e., high total haemoglobin mass expressed in g/kg) is a relevant predictor of success at senior level in endurance sports as cross-country ski or triathlon.Finally, this research topic includes three reviews (compression garments, injuries and nutritional considerations) relevant to all winter sports:
Highlights
Specialty section: This article was submitted to Elite Sports and Performance
Just before the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Lausanne—known as the “Olympic capital” since it is the home of the International Olympic Committee—had the privilege and opportunity to organise the last international sporting event not affected by the virus
The 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games was the third edition of the Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) and was held in Lausanne between January 9 and 22, 2020
Summary
Specialty section: This article was submitted to Elite Sports and Performance The event featured 8 sports and 16 disciplines, including ski mountaineering and women’s Nordic combined for the first time at the Olympics. The YOG was an opportunity to bring the academic and sports worlds closer together.
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