Sports Technology Unit Vuokatti News

It is time to sum up 2024 in terms of numbers and achievements at the Sports Technology Unit Vuokatti. We had a record number of applicants to the Master’s Degree Programme in Sport Technology and a record number of award winners.

The low temperature laboratory developed for testing cross-country skis is also suitable for the needs of sledding. Sledding may be luge, skeleton or bobsled.

On the training and test track developed at the University of Jyväskylä's Department of Sports Technology, a biathlete receives immediate feedback and accurate measurement data on his or her performance.

The aim is to gain a competitive edge over other countries by creating customised grinding patterns, says Development Manager Olli Ohtonen from the Vuokatti Sports Technology Unit of the University of Jyväskylä.

The University of Jyväskylä has been granted the Finnish Olympic Committee’s quality label of a top athlete-friendly higher education institution (HEI).

It is anticipated that the results of the research will help provide a framework for training any visual skills found to be linked with shooting performance to enable biathletes to enhance their performance.

This research demonstrated distinct patterns of corticospinal excitability adaptation between short-term and long-term motor training.

Sports Technology Unit in Vuokatti has developed a unique new training and testing environment for the biathlon.

International project (I3-INSHAPE) aims to tackle the sedentery lifestyle with the help of technology and innovations.

M.Sc. Shuang Zhao described the kinematic and kinetic characteristics of treadmill roller skiing and validated a newly designed force measurement roller ski in her study.

A doctoral thesis at the University of Jyväskylä’s Faculty of Health and Sport Science shows that adequate energy and carbohydrate intake is a significant challenge to young female skiers. Inadequate dietary intake may influence performance negatively.