Thomas Losnegard from Olympiatoppen reveals why a small country can produce massive results in elite sport 🏔️🥇

On this episode of The Training Science Podcast, Paul & Thomas explore the secret ingredients behind Norway’s dominance in winter sports:

🤝 A culture of COLLABORATION & knowledge exchange
 🧠 Athlete MINDSET, perceived exertion & pacing strategies
 📊 Data-led EVOLUTION in cross-country skiing
 💻 AI's potential in building smarter performance environments
 🌲 And yes… people actually roller ski to work

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Today’s speakers:

Prof. Paul Laursen https://www.paullaursen.com/  

Prof Thomas Losnegard https://www.nih.no/english/about/employees/thomasl/index.html 

References:

Thomas’ X:

https://x.com/LosnegardThomas 

Pacing for XC skiing:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39231491/ 

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