Objective of the study was to make a technical fitness analysis of the national versus foreign women`s Nordic combined sport leaders. Methods and structure of the study. The study was run at "Aist" Olympic Reserve Sports School in Nizhny Tagil city and timed to the Continental Nordic Combined Cup final events. The competitors` kick-double-pole skate stride techniques were video-captured on a long ascend in the Individual Gundersen (5 km race) event; followed by the data processing and analyzing by a special Kinovea software to obtain the race speed and joint angles in the push-off and glide phase and second-stride free glide phase. The joint angles were tested on the support leg by default; and the resultant stride techniques biomechanics were averaged for analysis. We sampled for the study the leading women`s Nordic combined competitors (n=18, including 9 foreign and 9 Russian). Results and conclusions. The study found the foreign group being better technically fit than the Russian group in a few biometrics including the run speed, stride length and cycle time, as well as the movement intensity rate. The foreign group was also tested with advantage in the joint angle control to facilitate responses to the track conditions and situations with the relevant benefits for the competitive performance as a result. On the whole, the stride techniques and kinematics of the foreign Nordic combined elite was found variable in a wide range and different in most of the test rates from the Russian group. We recommend the differences being comprehensively analyzed and the national training systems improved correspondingly to challenge the leadership of the foreign elite and step up the racing techniques and tactics on a sustainable basis.
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