Contribution from cross-country skiing, start time and shooting components to the overall and isolated biathlon pursuit race performance

Purpose Biathlon is an Olympic sport combining 3–5 laps of cross-country skiing with rifle shooting, alternating between the prone and standing shooting positions between laps. The individual distance and the sprint are extensively examined whereas the pursuit, with start times based on the sprint r...

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Main Authors: Harri Luchsinger, Jan Kocbach, Gertjan Ettema, Øyvind Sandbakk, Luca Paolo Ardigò
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7489554/?tool=EBI