Fit for the fight? Illnesses in the Norwegian team in the Vancouver Olympic Games

Hanstad, Dag Vidar; Rønsen, Ola; Andersen, Svein S.; Steffen, Kathrin; Engebretsen, Lars

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“…Although there are recent data concerning injuries and illnesses from the traditional Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver 20108 9 and from International Ski Federation (FIS) World Cup tournaments,10–12 there is a lack in the knowledge on injury risk and illness occurrence in young elite winter sport athletes 7. Thus, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the incidence and frequencies of injury and illnesses occurring during the first Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck in 2012.…”

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“…In winter sports, even fewer data on injury risk are published on this age group 5 7. Also, illnesses and health-related factors have to be considered among winter sports athletes who train and compete most time of the year under cold-air exposure 8 9. At the Vancouver Olympics, the respiratory system was most affected with 63% of all illnesses 8…”

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Sport injuries and illnesses during the first Winter Youth Olympic Games 2012 in Innsbruck, Austria

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Sport injuries and illnesses during the first Winter Youth Olympic Games 2012 in Innsbruck, Austria

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“…Injuries incurred during training and competition units on skis are considerably rarer than during preparation times outside the winter season (Engebretsen et al 2010;Hanstad et al 2011;Ruedl et al 2012). Training and competition units on cross-country skis entail the risk of fall-related injuries such as contusions and distortions as well as joint injuries in the area of hands, upper ankle, knee, and shoulder joints (Butcher and Brannen 1998;Ueland and Kopjar 1998).…”

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Biathlon: Acute Trauma and Overuse Injuries

Disch

2013

Sports Injuries

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Biathlon is an Olympic winter sport combining mid-distance cross-country skiing and intermittent exercises of rifle shooting. Its close relation to cross-country skiing and the similarity in training and preparation for the season explains the pattern of acute injuries and repetitive strain syndromes. Acute injuries are very rare. However, if they appear, the whole spectrum of medical support has to be applied in order to minimize long-term damage and injuries related to fractures or soft-tissue damages. Overuse injuries are very common and show a variety of symptoms relating to multiple musculoskeletal pathologies. The main focus is on the shoulder girdle, the low lumbar back and sacroiliac joint, the knee, as well as the lower limb and ankle. Due to the high-level performance of biathlon and the immense training volume and intensity, continuous medical care and attention is highly recommended. Historical OverviewBiathlon (Greek for "two contests") is an Olympic winter sport, consisting of cross-country skiing and interjectional rifle shooting. Since 1985 the mandatory technique for the cross-country skiing part of the sport is the skating technique. The origin of this combination of skiing and shooting is found in the hunter-gatherer period, when game was hunted on ski-like objects and by bow and arrow. Historic findings of Arctic arts of the Stone Age show a skiing bowman, dating back to the second millennium BC among others. The earliest written records of skiing for the purpose of hunting can be found in the histories of the Romans, Greeks, and Chinese. For example, the Roman poet Virgil had already described hunting on skis as early as 400 BC. A second aspect in the development of this sport is the long-standing tradition of military skiing, which has been in existence in Scandinavian countries and Russia since the year 1550 with independent ski regiments, later spreading to Central Europe.Special bore rifles (5.6 mm) with open sight and manual loading are used for shooting at five targets from a distance of 50 m. The circular metal targets used for prone shooting are 45 mm in diameter, while the targets, which are shot at from a standing position, are 115 mm in diameter.

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“…In Turin some of the best athletes became ill. In the wake of this, too much focus on illness during the games had negative psychological effects for the whole team (Hanstad and Engebretsen, 2007). There were also problems related to food and nutrition for those located outside the Olympic Village.…”

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“…Routines managing expected contingencies were improved. This involved greater openness and honesty in communicating early signs of illness (Hanstad et al, 2011). 3.…”

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Knowledge development and transfer in a mindful project‐organization

Andersen

Hanstad²

2013

International Journal of Managing Projects in Business

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This file was dowloaded from the institutional repository Brage NIH -brage.bibsys.no/nih Andersen, S. S., Hanstad, D. V. (2013). Knowledge development and transfer in a mindful project-organization. International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, 6,[236][237][238][239][240][241][242][243][244][245][246][247][248][249][250].Dette er siste tekst-versjon av artikkelen, og den kan inneholde små forskjeller fra forlagets pdf-versjon. Forlagets pdf-versjon finner du på www.emeraldinsight.com: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/17538371311319007This is the final text version of the article, and it may contain minor differences from the journal's pdf version. PurposeIn elite sport competitions there are small margins, and small advantages may be the key to big success. Details that in many other setting would be considered insignificant can have a major impact on results. Awareness about risks therefore become key concern in such projects, and this is often viewed as the essence of project management. Compensations for negative outcomes do not make sense. Delays, cost-overruns or compensations are not viable options. In such situations, success depends on the ability to manage risks with a high degree of reliability reflecting the ability to mobilize, use and develop new knowledge. It offers an opportunity to investigate mechanisms for knowledge development and transfer in relation to risk management in a mindful organization. Design/methodology/approachThe starting point was formal documents and plans, but the main data source is semi-structured in-dept interviews with all major actors involved. The data are representative in the sense that they provide a comprehensive mapping of critical elements in Olympic projects, strategies for dealing with them and how knowledge from earlier projects were exploited. As data were collected they were systematized through open coding, identifying recurrent themes relating to major concerns, influence of earlier experience, knowledge sharing, relationships between experiences and new project team members etc. The next step was to recode descriptive categories in ways that captured underlying analytical or theoretical dimensions relating to different types of risk, knowledge and knowledge carriers. FindingsThe article links risk management to knowledge development and transfer in a mindful organization. Three mechanisms are crucial for successful project-based learning: 1) relating different competences, 2) reflecting upon experiences, and 3) routinizing lessons learned. Such processes are at the core of a mindful organization. Knowledge transfer and risk management are an integrated part of best practice. In Olympiatoppen there is little codification of knowledge in formal systems and detailed operating procedures. Knowledge is mainly carried by individuals -and activated, evaluated and used in a setting where relationships play a key role. The ability to exploit such mechanisms for knowledge transfer is generally attracting attention as an essential success factor in project-based l...

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Fit for the fight? Illnesses in the Norwegian team in the Vancouver Olympic Games

Abstract: This file was dowloaded from the institutional repository Brage NIH -brage.bibsys.no/nih Hanstad, D. V., Rønsen, O., Andersen, S. S., Steffen, K., Engebretsen, L. AbstractBackground: The development of strategies to prevent illnesses before and during

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Sport injuries and illnesses during the first Winter Youth Olympic Games 2012 in Innsbruck, Austria

Sport injuries and illnesses during the first Winter Youth Olympic Games 2012 in Innsbruck, Austria

Biathlon: Acute Trauma and Overuse Injuries

Knowledge development and transfer in a mindful project‐organization

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