On Ski–Snow Contact Mechanics During the Double Poling Cycle in Cross-Country Skiing

G Hindér, K Kalliorinne, J Sandberg, A Almqvist… - Tribology Letters, 2024 - Springer
Of the medals awarded during the Winter Olympics Games, most are awarded for sports
involving cross-country (XC) skiing. The Double Poling (DP) technique, which is one of the …

Characterisation of the contact between cross-country skis and snow: On the multi-scale interaction between ski geometry and ski-base texture

K Kalliorinne, G Hindér, J Sandberg, R Larsson… - Lubricants, 2023 - mdpi.com
In elite endurance sports, marginal differences in finishing times drive ongoing equipment
improvement to enhance athlete performance. In cross-country skiing, researchers, since the …

Sliding friction on ice

N Miyashita, AE Yakini, W Pyckhout-Hintzen… - The Journal of …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
We study the friction when rectangular blocks made from rubber, polyethylene, and silica
glass are sliding on ice surfaces at different temperatures ranging from− 40 to 0 C, and …

Effect of load and pulling speed on the static coefficient of friction of cross-country skis on snow

N Quirion Cantin, J Lépine, A Bégin-Drolet - Sports Engineering, 2024 - Springer
This study examines the effective static coefficient of friction of cross-country skis on snow,
using an on-site linear tribometer. Friction is a critical factor influencing ski performance and …

A Study of the Material Properties of Ski Wax and Friction at the Ski-Snow Interface

LM Cushman - 2024 - search.proquest.com
The historical development of ski wax, aimed at enhancing glide on snow, has lacked a
quantitative, scientific understanding of wax material properties and the friction mechanisms …

[PDF][PDF] Multi-scale insights of cross-country ski-snow tribology: a comprehensive study of ski, snow, and skier interactions

A Almqvist, K Kalliorinne, G Hindér, J Sandberg… - repository.lboro.ac.uk
Engineering of Sport 15-Proceedings from the 15th International Conference on the
Engineering of Sport (ISEA 2024) Ski geometry and base texture strongly influence the …