E. Kornexl, E. Muller, C. Raschner, H. Schwameder

"...the book should find its place in serious sport science libraries." - Coaching News.

• One: Biomechanics of Skiing; 1: Ski-Jumping Take-Off Performance: Determining Factors and Methodological Advances; 2: Load on the Locomotor System During Skiing. A Biomechanical Perspective; 3: Biomechanics of Ski-Jumping-Scientific Jumping Hill Design; 4: Joint Power Production in Take-Off Action During Ski-Jumping; 5: Inter- and Intra-Individual Variability of the Ski-Jumper's Take-Off; 6: Inverse Dynamic Analysis Of Take-Off in Ski-Jumping; 7: Effects of 50 KM Racing on Ski Skating Kinematics in the Falun World Championships in 1993; 8: Management of the Sport Training Process with Cross-Country Ski Runners Through Modern Apparatus Methods and Means; 9: A Mathematical Method for the Analysis of Trajectories in Giant Slalom; 10: Simulation Techniques Applied to Skiing Mechanics; 11: Turning the Skis Without 'Mechanisms of Turning'; 12: Muscle Activity of the Inside and Outside Leg in Slalom and Giant-Slalom Skiing; 13: The Effect of Different Uses of the Upper Limb on Body Coordination During Rhythmic Parallel Turning; 14: Pressure Distribution Measurements for the Alpine Skier-from the Biomechanical High Tech Measurement to its Application as Swingbeep-Feedback System; 15: Skiing Technique in Swing Turns: Distribution of Stress on the Hip-Joint Articular Surface; 16: Sensor Plates Designed for Measuring Forces Between Ski and Binding-a Developmental Summary; 17: Different Possibilities of Measuring Force Transmission Between Ski and Binding; 18: Ground-Reaction Forces in Alpine Skiing, Crosscountry Skiing and Ski Jumping; 19: Constraint Forces May Influence the Measurement of Vertical Ground Reaction Forces During Slalom Skiing; 20: Structural Dynamic Analysis of Alpine Skis During Turns; Two: Fitness Testing and Training in Skiing; 21: Evaluation and Planning of Conditioning Training for Alpine Skiers *; 22: Kinematic and Kinetic Analysis of Slalom Turns as a Basis for the Development of Specific Training Methods to Improve Strength and Endurance; 23: Types of Muscle Action of Leg and Hip Extensor Muscles in Slalom; 24: Predicting Skiing Performance in 14-18 Year Old Competitive Alpine Skiers; 25: Validity of Sport-Specific Field Tests for Elite and Developing Alpine Ski Racers; 26: Relationship of Anaerobic Performance Tests to Competitive Alpine Skiing Events; 27: Aspects of Technique-Specific Strength Training in Ski-Jumping; 28: Programme for the Objectivization of Sport-Specific Performance Preconditions, in the Long-Term Development of Performance of Crosscountry Skiers; Three: Movement Control and Psychology in Skiing; 29: Movement Regulation in Alpine Skiing; 30: The Technique of Gliding in Alpine Ski Racing-Safety and Performance; 31: A Profile of Sensorimotor Balance of Alpine Skiers; 32: Psychological Training in Alpine Skiing-Racing; 33: Incentive Motivation, Competitive Orientation and Gender in Collegiate Alpine Skiers; 34: Feelings of Movement in Alpine Skiing; 35: Optimal Emotions in Elite Cross-Country Skiers; 36: Structuring Cross-Country Skiing Techniques on the Basis of Motor-Program Theory; Four: Physiology of Skiing; 37: The Physiology of Competitive C.C. Skiing Across a Four Decade Perspective; with a Note on Training Induced Adaptations and Role of Training at Medium Altitude 1); 38: Physiological Indices of Elite Junior-I Alpine Skiers; 39: An Incremental Exercise Test Simulating the Muscular Activity of Slalom; 40: The Metabolic Load in Alpine Skiing-An Attempt at a Presentation Using Computer-Supported Modelling; 41: Fitness, Cardiovascular Stress, and Scd-Risk in Downhill Skiing; 42: Elite Skiers after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Early Functional Sport-Specific Rehabilitation in Water; 43: Troponin I-A New Marker of Muscle Damage in Alpine Skiing; 44: Physiological Characteristics of Top Young Czech Cross-Country Skiers of Both Sexes; Five: Sociology of Skiing; 45: Pleasure First, Morale Last-On the Justification of Modern Winter Sports; 46: Skiing in Austria: Trends, Image and Identity; 47: Alpine Skiing in Social Change-A Pilot Study; 48: The Social Influences of Ski-Area Development in Japan; 49: Downhill and Telemark Skiing as Part of Young People's Lifestyle; 50: Alpine Winter Sport Resorts: Travel Motives and Dimensions of Service Quality