Program NWSC 2024

Day 1 – Wednesday, April 17

11:00-12:00 Check in

12:00 Lunch

13:00 Opening of NWSC 2024 (Official Nord Universitet)

13:10 The FIS World Championship 2025 Trondheim

• Digital Warm-up by Åge Skinstad chief executive officer FIS WSC 2025

13:30 Racing and pacing demands for world-class cross-country skiing

• Jan Kocbach, PhD Centre of Elite Sports Research, NTNU

14:15 Oral presentations – session 1 Chair Dionne Noordhof

• Kettunen O. et al., Decreased body mass and fat percentage are associated with improved cross-country ski skating performance.

• Kuorelahti, T et al., Influence of "LIVE HIGH-TRAIN LOW" on hemoglobin mass and post-exercise hepcidin response in female endurance athletes

• Bergström, M. et al., Finding the optimal balance: Father-athlete challenges facing elite Nordic skiers

15:00 Coffee

15.15 Lessons learned on my road to the Olympic podium

• Selina Gasparin, former world-class biathlon athlete now working as the manager of the junior biathlon Swiss Ski team
• Øystein Pettersen former world-class XC skier, motivational speaker and author

16:30 Oral research presentations – session 2 Chair Øyvind Sandbakk

• Brandts, M.M.E. The effect of rifle carriage on cross-country skiing speed across varying terrain

• Fudel, R. et al., Factsheet Support System for Cross-country skiing in Germany

• Sterzing, B. et al., Predictors of cross-country skiing performance in Adolescent Athletes: The role of motor abilities, endurance and training volume

17:15 Coffee with snack

17:30 Endurance training, best practice, with special emphasis on the effects of LIT training

• Kerry Stephen Seiler Professor University of Agder and scientific consultant Uno-X- Cycling

20:00 Dinner

Day 2- Thursday, April 18

07:30 Breakfast

08:30 Practical workshops (“Fagerlia Alpin anlegg”)

• Astrid Øyre Slind (world-class XC skier) - Modern double poling technique
• Per Øyvind Torvik - Development of motoric skills and technique in XC skiing
• Sprint Ski Mountaineering - Over Erik Tronvoll

11:45 Buss to Meråker Ski gymnasium

12:00 Lunch at Meråker Ski gymnasium

13:00 Welcome by Bjørg Sissel Kvanli, head of Meråker Top Sport High School

13:05 Long-term development from junior to senior

• Hans-Christer Holmberg, Professor at the Luleå University of Technology.
• Hanne Staff, head of Performance and Development at the Norwegian Top Sports Centre and world champion in orienteering.
• Jacob Walther, coach of the Norwegian developmental XC skiing team and Ph.D. student NTNU
• Vemund Øvstehage, PhD student at the Centre of Elite Sports research, NTNU

14:30 Coffee with snack

15:00 Preparations to the WSC in Trondheim 2025

Presentations and panel discussions including world-class coaches and athletes

• Lars Ljung (Coach of the Swedish national team)
• Moa Lundgren (wold-class XC skier)
• Astrid Øyre Slind (world-class XC skier)
• Stig Rune Kveen (Coach of the Norwegian national team)
• Emil Iversen (world-class XC skier)
• Trond Nystad (world-class XC skiing coach)

16:30 Coffee with snack

17:15 Buss from Meråker High School to Kirkebyfjellet

20:00 Conference Dinner at Kirkebyfjellet

Day 3- Friday, April 19

07:30 Breakfast

08:30 The FIS World Championship 2025 Trondheim

Åge Skinstad, Chief Executive Officer FIS WSC 2025

09:00 The Female Endurance Athlete (FENDURA): Exploring the missing link in exercise physiology

• Dionne Noordhof, Associate Professor Centre for Elite Sports Research NTNU
• Madison Taylor, Ph.D. candidate the FENDURA project
• Guro Strøm Solli, Associate Professor, Nord University

10:00 Oral presentations – session 3 Chair Roland Van den Tillaar

• Talsnes, R. et al., Early warning signs, monitoring tools, and actions taken by world-class endurance coaches in cases of underperformance.
• Harju, T. et al., The influence of high-intensity priming on time-trial sprint performance in cross-country skiing
• Fornoni, S. et al., Relationship between race positioning and performance outcome in ski-mountaineering sprint competitions

10:45 Coffee

11:00 Oral presentations – session 4 Chair Gertjan Ettema

• Haugnes, P. et al., «Human performance in the cold»

• Van den Tillaar, R. et al., Investigate kinematics in the linear sprint skating performance in male and female bandy players.

11:30 Training philosophies among world-leading coaches in endurance sports

• Øyvind Sandbakk Professor and head of Centre for Elite Sports Research NTNU

12:15 Lunch and price closing ceremony NWSC 2024