This research was primary supported by National Key R&D Program of China(2020YFF0304600).
The slipperiness of ice is well known while,for ice skating,its mechanism still needs further investigation,where the complex interactions including the thermal conduction of the skate–meltwater–ice system,the ploug...
The All-Star Skating Club on the 6th floor of theWuhan International Plaza started its largesteverupgradeon Feb.22and is expected to be complete on June 20.The club opened in 2011 with an overall area of 2,500 square ...
Those activities contributed to the promotion and popularization of ice skating in Beijing and helped transform the capital city into a“bustling hive”in winter.Back in the 1950s,skating was easily the hottest winter...
Anyone familiar with Chinese figure skating probably knows the names Pang Qing and Tong Jian.Trained by Yao Bin,a renowned Chinese figure skating coach,the couple started skating together back in 1993.Pang and Tong we...
Purpose To measure changes in strength,power,and agility over consecutive seasons based on competition level in figure skaters.Methods A total of 197 competitive singles figure skaters(age range=9-25 years old)complet...
Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of pole length on performance and technique selection during a simulated skating cross-country(XC)skiing competition on snow in female XC skiers.Methods Nine...
Widely referred to as the“Butterfly on Ice,”for her elegant and breathtaking movements while skating,Chen Lu became the first Chinese figure skater to win a world championship in 1995.She also won the bronze medal d...
Hailing from a small beach town of 300 people in Brittany,France,Charles Lanceplaine spent 12 years in Shanghai from 2007.Director,photographer and avid skateboarder,he documented the city’s skate scene from its rela...
Hailing from a small beach town of 300 people in Brittany,France,Charles Lanceplaine spent 12 years in Shanghai from 2007.Director,photographer and avid skateboarder,he documented the city's skate scene from its relat...
Background: Cross-country skiing (XCS) racing, a popular international winter sport, is complex and challenging from physical, technical, and tactical perspectives. Despite the vast amount of research focusing on t...