The Department of Sport and Exercise Science at the University of Salzburg is proud to present the Abstract Book of the 9th International Congress on Science and Skiing (ICSS 2023), held in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria, from March 18 - 22, 2023. The scientific programme offers a broad interdisciplinary spectrum of research in Nordic and alpine skiing and snowboarding. The highlights of the congress will be the four keynotes presented by Hans-Christer Holmberg (SWE), John Seifert (USA), Vesa Linnamo (FIN), and Nils Haller (GER). The abstract book also includes 96 oral and 24 poster presentations. These presentations will cover the entire scope of relevant topics in in alpine, Nordic and freestyle skiing and snowboarding. To maintain the high scientific standard, a peer review process was utilized to select the papers. Each abstract was sent to at least one member of the scientific committee to be reviewed. The papers were examined regarding content, topic, and structure according to the guidelines of the ICSS. Most of the abstracts could be accepted, some were accepted after minor improvements, and about 10% had to be rejected. We want to thank the scientific committee members for their enormous work. In addition to the abstract book, all authors are invited to publish an extended paper or the abstract in a special edition of the journal "Current Issues in Sport Science". Details about the procedure and deadlines will be presented at the congress. Table of contents: Preface 3 Keynote: Hans-Christer Holmberg 6 Keynote: John Seifert 7 Alpine skiing: YIA 8 Alpine skiing technology: includes YIA 12 Biomechanics in winter sports: includes YIA 18 Alpine skiing: includes YIA 23 Poster Session I: includes YIA 29 Poster Session II 41 FIS "Athlete Health Unit" - Recent efforts towards injury prevention in snowsports 51 Invited Workshop: Injury Screening and Prevention Alpine Skiing (ISPA) 55 Keynote: Vesa Linnamo 56 XCS equipment and technology 57 Skijumping and freestyle 62 Biathlon I 65 Ski equipment and technology 72 Keynote: Nils Haller 79 Training monitoring biomarkers 80 Injury protection and COVID 85 Youth and expertise development 88 Motor control and modeling 94 Winter sports from different perspectives I 100 Winter sports from different perspectives II 107 Ski mountaineering 113 Biathlon II 121 Author Index 125 Keyword Index 132
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