Alpine ski racing requires mastery of a broad spectrum of physical, technical, mental, and social skills. This overview describes their typical exercise programs with respect to physical conditioning, ski training and periodization, based on interviews with the coaching staff. Here, we describe how Olympic athletes from four of the major alpine ski racing nations prepared for the Olympic Games in South Korea in 2018. Athletes have adapted their training to meet these new demands, but little is presently known about these adaptations.
At the same time, courses have become more challenging, with technical disciplines requiring more pronounced patterns of loading – unloading, with greater ground reaction forces. Improved snow preparation has resulted in harder surfaces and improved equipment allows a more direct interaction between the skier and snow. Substantial improvements in slope preparation, design of courses, equipment, and the skills of Olympic alpine skiers have all helped this sport attain its present significance.
6School of Sport Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway.5Swedish Winter Sports Research Centre, Mid Sweden University, Östersund, Sweden.4Laboratory of Biomechanics, Faculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.3Department of Sport Science, Olympic Training Center, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.2Alpine Skiing, Norwegian Ski Federation, Oslo, Norway.1Department of Physical Performance, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway.Matthias Gilgien 1,2*, Robert Reid 2, Christian Raschner 3, Matej Supej 4 and Hans-Christer Holmberg 5,6,7
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