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Original research. Sometimes it's good to go home to mama. Inst. J. Sports Med. 8 (1987) 231-233 © Georg Thieme Vetlag Stuttgart • New York Effect of Reinfusion of Autologous Blood on Exercise Performance in Cross-country Skiers B. Berglund and P. Hemmingson Departments of Medicine and...

Norway's 2010 Coach of the Year Frode Lillefjell coached Kikkan Randall and Alaska Pacific University Nordic Ski Center since 2001. Liz Stephen and Randall stayed with Petter Northug in Norway. The US Team has a close relationship to Alaska Pacific University, heavy investment from British...

The US women are widely expected to get gold. A lot of expectation. Fasterskier: About that 'peaking at 30/40' thing. And apparently "mental strength" dominates over performance-enhancement programs and levels the playing field. So no excuses! It's just a matter of wanting it bad enough...

Team USA? Kikkan's mother Deborah Randall thinks she'll take over from Lindsey Vonn as the next blonde bombshell sports figure. Outside Magazine today on Facebook - Anchorage Daily News: Kikkan Randall is chasing gold at the Winter Olympics not just because an Olympic medal is the only...

Hadn't thought about efficiency of motion and effort development, relative to time in competition and age. Sports that demand high technical expertise do peak later. Because simply, an athlete gets better. Makes sense that would apply to x-country as well. If an athlete is genuinely clean...

Yes. And a fierce competitor as well. All the right factors to perform well - high confidence, intensely goal-driven, committed to competition beyond all else, no distraction, tremendous support emotionally and financially, personal and family wealth (no money issues). It wasn't the intention...

Good article OUTSIDE ONLINE 10/22/2013 Excerpt. What the Heck is the Biological Passport, Anyway? Recently, and for the first time, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) released a summary of drug testing data for all Olympic-movement sports in 2012. The table- and data-laden report isn't...

"Only 5th"...I know, right? Two wins back-to-back in three weeks in CZE and POL before Toblach. 15th in the other formats. Sadly, once the bar is set that high, we expect them to win everything all the time and wonder when they don't. A consequence of athlete doping. What an odd twist of fate...

Fascinating! I started from the beginning and trying to keep up. A couple of modest thoughts, if you'll indulge me. I may not know what I'm talking about...just thoughts. • Considering that all these lab values, the standards set, interpretation and analysis, depends on historical data and...