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New book on cross-country skiing
Intoduction
Dr. Ola Rønsen from the Norwegian Olympic Training Center and professor Gerald Smith, the new head of the Biomechanics lab at the Norwegian University of Sport & Physical Education, are two of four contributors for the new Handbook of Cross-Country Skiing, a recent addition to the Olympic Handbook of Sports Medicine series, edited by Heikki Rusko.
The new Handbook of Cross-Country Skiing.
Dr. Rønsen has contributed to the chapters on medical aspects of cross-country skiing and special and practical issues related to cross-country skiing, drawing heavily on his experience as team physician for the Norwegian cross-country skiing team for the 1998 Nagano Olympic Games. He presently serves as team physician for the alpine skiing team, and served as team physician for the Norwegian speed skaters until the 1994 Lillehammer Games. Professor Smith has written the chapter on biomechanics of cross-country skiing, which largely is based upon his own previous research in this area.
The handbook aims to bring both basic and applied information on cross-country skiing to physicians,
physical therapists, coaches and athletes involved in the sport.
Table of Contents
1. Physiology of cross-country skiing
2. Biomechanics of cross-country skiing
3. Training for cross-country skiing
4. Medical aspects of cross-country skiing
5. Special and practical issues in cross-country skiing
6. Psychological factors in cross-country skiing
Publisher: Blackwell Science Inc; 1st edition
Paperback: 156 pages
ISBN: 0632055715