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Alfred Buskqvist takes the step toward the world’s elite with data-driven training
Following athletes all the way to their full potential is what drives us at Skisens. This season, we have had the privilege of working extra closely with Alfred Buskqvist. After previously being a solid skier with high speed and a focus on the green sprint jersey,...
What Separates Fast Skiers — Insights from Force Curve Analysis with SKISENS on Örebro University
How Elite Skiers Gain Speed: Force Curves, Double Poling Technique and Performance Insights The ski season is approaching fast, bringing higher speeds, tougher intervals, and harder racing. And when intensity rises and stronger skiers start pulling away, many athletes...
Gold Skis: How Ski Equipment Decides Winners in Cross-Country Skiing, World Championships & Vasaloppet
Gold Skis – How Ski Equipment Decides Winners in Cross-Country Skiing and Vasaloppet The past few weeks have been a dream period for cross-country ski fans, with both the World Championships and the legendary Vasaloppet delivering unforgettable racing. What a set of...
Setting Goals for Vasaloppet: How to Plan Your Race and Training for Success
How to Set Smart Goals for Vasaloppet For many skiers taking on Vasaloppet, the main goal is simply to reach the finish line — which is an incredible achievement in itself. For a small few, the dream is to win. Between these two extremes is a large group of skiers who...
Find your perfect pole timing with Skisens
Double Poling Technique in Cross-Country Skiing: How Impulse, Direction Efficiency and Cadence Limit Your Speed All cross-country ski technique is fundamentally about moving the body’s center of mass. In double poling, the goal is to lift the body upward and forward...
Skate! How to Think About Power, Key Metrics, and Force Curves?
Measuring Power in Skate Technique – How Much Work Goes Through the Poles? We hope you’ve all had a great Christmas break – and that some of you, at least further north, have managed to get out on snow. In southern Sweden the snow is still missing, so we’ve been...
Become a Better Skier with Ski Ergometer and Treadmill
Skisens App Launch: Tracking Power on SkiErg, Treadmill, and Outdoor Skiing A few weeks ago, Skisens launched its new training app, making it possible to connect and log workouts directly from the SkiErg. In the app, athletes can view power graphs, lap times, and...
Heart rate-based threshold test ❌❌ → Power-based threshold test ✅✅
Power-Based Threshold Testing: Why Heart Rate Can Mislead Your Training Step tests on a ski treadmill (rullband) are a popular and valuable method for determining an athlete’s lactate threshold. However, it’s important to understand how to correctly interpret the...
Musgrave Smashes the Lysebotn Opp Record – A New Benchmark in Uphill Ski Performance
Musgrave Smashes the Lysebotn Opp Record – Power, W/kg and a New Standard for Uphill Skiing In our pre-race build-up ahead of Lysebotn Opp, we speculated whether we would see a skier break 4.2 W/kg in double poling up Lysebotn. We honestly did not think it was...
Team Ramudden Ski, the Tour de France & Lysebotn Opp – Elite Endurance Insights and Power Performance
Team Ramudden Ski, the Tour de France and Lysebotn Opp – Power Insights That Push Skiing Forward In the summer of 2020, Skisens began its collaboration with Team Ramudden and Guided Heroes, and in the fall of 2021 we joined the team at their training camp in Båstad....
