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Training and Testing for Elite Skiers

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Alpine Skiing Injuries

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Alpine skiing is a sport spread all over the world. Several elements contribute to athletic performance: technical, tactical, psychological and physical. In this chapter we will analyse different training methods applied to elite alpine skiers and describe classical functional tests utilised to monitoring performance changes.

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  1. National Alpine Ski Team, Italian Winter Sport Federation, Milan, Italy

    Roberto Manzoni & Andrea Viano

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  1. IRCCS Galeazzi Orthopaedics Institute, Milan, Milano, Italy

    Herbert Schoenhuber

  2. IRCCS Galeazzi Orthopaedics Institute, Milan, Milano, Italy

    Andrea Panzeri

  3. National Research Council, Milan, Milano, Italy

    Simone Porcelli

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Manzoni, R., Viano, A. (2018). Training and Testing for Elite Skiers. In: Schoenhuber, H., Panzeri, A., Porcelli, S. (eds) Alpine Skiing Injuries. Sports and Traumatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61355-0_3

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