Programme

Conference Proceedings from ISSS 2024 in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia will be published in Sport Engineering’s Winter Sports Topical Collection.

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15:00 Registration

17:30 Welcome coffee

18:00 Plenary session (45 min): Veit Senner: THE SKI BINDING BETWEEN ANACHRONISM AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEVER CHANGE A RUNNING SYSTEM?  (Session chair: Matej Supej)

19:00 Opening ceremony

8:15  Skiing/free time

10:00 a brief history of the societies

10:15 PERSONAL AND SKI RESORT PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (Session chair: Pierre-Jean Arnoux:)

• I. Scher, L. Stepan, D. McFarland, N. Yang: CHAIRLIFT RESTRAINT BAR EFFECTIVENESS: MODELING RIDER KINEMATICS
• A. Kestly, L. Stepan, I. Scher, M. Petrozzi: OPERATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS OF SKI AREA PADDING AND MARKING AT US SKI AREAS
• M. Dorsemaine, C. Masson, S. Riveill, J.-P. Arnoux: COLLISONS WITH OBSTACLES ON SKI SLOPES: EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION OF COMPLEMENTARY SOLUTIONS TO PADDING
• N. Bailly, K. Kerkouche, P.-J. Arnoux, C. Masson, M. Llari, Y. Petit, E. Wagnac: EVALUATION OF SKI HELMET: A NOVEL TEST BENCH TO REPRODUCE A HEAD IMPACT ON SNOW
• M. Očić, I. Bon, V. Cigrovski, T. Rupčić, L. Ružić: THE INFLUENCE OF PROTECTIVE HEADGEAR ON THE PERIPHERAL VISION REACTION TIME
• N. Petrone, A. Novello, M. Scapinello and M. Cognolato: A SERVO CONTROLLED MULTIAXIAL TEST BENCH FOR KNEE INJURIES MECHANISM AND PROTECTIVE DEVICES DYNAMIC SIMULATIONS

12:00 Lunch

13:30 BIOMECHANICS 1 (Session chair: Veit Senner):

• J. G. Seifert, H. Mueller, D. Graham, R. W. Kipp, M. Decker: EMG AND KINEMATIC RESPONSES TO SKI WIDTH IN A FEMALE SKIER: A SINGLE SUBJECT DESIGN
• S. Bonte, A. Thouze, P-J. Arnoux, L. Thollon, W. Wei, N. Bailly: PREDICTING VERTEBRAL LOADING AND TRUNK IMPACT CONDITIONS IN MOUNTAIN BIKING ‘’OVER-THE-BARS’’ FALLS
• M. Mössner, K. Schindelwig, R. Ueno, M. Ebenbichler, D. Heinrich, R. Eberle, W. Nachbauer: ACL LOAD AT BINDING RELEASE IN SIMULATED BACKWARD TWISTING FALLS

             SNOW RACE SAFETY AND PERFORMANCE (Session chair: Veit Senner):

• G. C. Cuniberti, L. Bortolan, B. Todesco, T. Forrer: REPEATED PRACTICE RUNS DO NOT INDUCE FATIGUE IN RECREATIONAL SKIERS IF THEY ALLOW FOR SUFFICIENT RECOVERY TIME
• K. Schindelwig, M. Zwölfer, G. Innerhofer, W. Nachbauer: AN APPROACH TO EVALUATE THE "FIS ISPP – COURSE DESIGN / DOWNHILL JUMPS" PROJECT TO REDUCE INJURIES
• A. Cikač, S. Pišot: SPORTS INJURIES AS AN ACCEPTED COMPANION OF THE ATHLETE
• C. Gibbons, F. A. Terwiel: AN EXAMINATION OF OCCUPATIONAL INJURY RATES OF SNOW SPORTS RESORT WORKERS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA

15:00 coffee break

15:30 FIS INJURY PREVENTION MISSION (Session chair: Matthias Gilgien):

• Keynote (45 min): J. Spörri, M. Gilgien: Injury prevention in alpine ski racing: where do we come from and how could we go on?
• M. Lasshofer, G. Mitterbauer: Implementation approaches of preventative strategies in FIS sports: Perspectives of the FIS Athlete Health Unit

16:30/17:00 FIS Round table

8:15  Skiing/free time

10:15 SKIMO (Session chair: H.-C. Holmberg):

• Keynote (30 min) H.-C. Holmberg: FROM ALPINE TRAILS TO OLYMPIC HEIGHTS: THE EVOLUTION OF SKI MOUNTAINEERING
• S. Rauter, N. Verdel, M. Majerič, B. Pellegrini, L. Bortolan, H.-C. Holmberg, M. Supej: IMPACT OF POLE LENGTH ON PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS IN UPHILL SKI MOUNTAINEERING
• T. Debevec, G. Manferdelli, B. J. Narang, N. Bourdillon, G. P. Millet: ALTITUDE-RELATED AEROBIC CAPACITY DECREMENT: CONSIDERATIONS FOR SKI MOUNTAINEERING
• S.P. Eun, J.-Y. Jung: THE PATTERN OF THE BONE CONTUSIONS IN NON-CONTACT ACL INJURIES COMPARISON BETWEEN SKI AND GROUND SPORTS
• G. Zullo, P. Cibin, L. Bortolan, N. Petrone: FRONT/REAR ROLL MOMENT RATIO IS MUCH HIGHER IN SKI TOURING BINDINGS THAN ALPINE SKI BINDINGS

12:00 Lunch

13:30 SKI AREAS AND TERAIN PARKS (Session chair: Irving Scher):

• L. Ellenberger, I. H. Mannsåker, B. Heer, M. Gilgien: DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF IN-FIELD MEASUREMENT METHODS FOR TERRAIN PARK JUMP PROFILES
• M.-S. Linløkken, S. A. Vigane, F. Meyer, C. Högström, P. Jølstad, H. Spieker, S. Guillaume, S. Hoholm, F. Wolfsperger, M. Gilgien: A BIOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS OF HOW ATHLETE BEHAVIOR AND EQUIVALENT FALL HEIGHT AFFECT LANDING STABILITY FOR SKIERS AND SNOWBOARDERS IN A WORLD CUP BIG AIR COMPETITION
• Y. Urabe, T. Tashiro, S. Arima, R. Kaizuka, N. Maeda: TRENDS AND CHALLENGES IN THE SKIING AND SNOWBOARDING POPULATION IN JAPAN: A LITERATURE REVIEW AND FUTURE OUTLOOK
• T. J. Dickson, F. A. Terwiel: MOUNTAIN BIKE INJURIES IN SNOWSPORT RESORT MOUNTAIN BIKE PARKS: RESEARCH INSIGHTS AND A RESEARCH AGENDA FOR THE FUTURE 

14:30 coffee break

15:00 DESIGN OF SPORTS EQIPMENT (Session chair: Nicola Petrone):

• P. Carqueville, V. Wohlgut, V. Senner: INVESTIGATION OF LATERAL SKI BOOT TOE LIP DISPLACEMENT AND TWISTING TORQUE IN SKIING
• F. Biagi, D. Colombo, L. Crosetta, M. Parisi, G. La Fauci, A. Nanni and M. Colonna: RECYCLING PROCESSES FOR MORE SUSTAINABLE SAFETY SPORT EQUIPMENT
• G. Porter, L. S. Stepan, I. S. Scher: ASSESSING COMPATIBILITY OF SKI BOOTS AND BINDINGS USING ASTM F504
• T. Allen, N. Hamilto, G. Leslie and K. Winwood: REDUCING SNOWBOARDING WRIST INJURIES: PROGRESS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

16:00 PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (Session chair: Tom Allen):

• E. Baldoin, G. Zullo1, P. Carraretto1, N. Petrone: EVALUATING HELMETS ANTI-ROTATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES EFFECTS ON SKULL AND BRAIN KINEMATICS USING A BIOFIDELIC SENSORISED HUMAN HEAD REPLICA
• W. Wei, S. Bonte, P.-G. Champavier, J. Demasi, A. Thouze, P.-J. Arnoux, L. Thollon, N. Bailly: SAFETY EVALUATION OF A SNOWBOARDING BACK PROTECTOR: A FOCUS ON BACKWARD FALL PROTECTION
• L. S. Stepan, D. C. McFarland, G. Porter, I. S. Scher: THE EFFECT OF WINTER GLOVES ON GRIP STRENGTH AND HANG TIME
• G. La Fauci, D. Colombo, M. Parisi, L. Crosetta, F. Biagi, M. Colonna: A NOVEL METHOD TO EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCES OF ANTI-ROTATIONAL ACCELERATIONS SYSTEMS USED IN PROTECTION HELMETS

17:00 WINTER SCHOOL PRESENTATIONS (Session chair: Uwe Kersting)

7:30 Skiing day in Nassfeld

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8:30 TECHNOLOGIES (Session chair: Rick Greenwald):

• F. Bürgi, J. Rita Vetsch, L. Ellenberger: PREVIMAP – SYSTEMS THINKING IN INJURY PREVENTION
• C. Thorwartl, A. Tschepp, M. Zirkl, H. Holzer, T. Stöggl: VALIDATING PRINTED SENSORS FOR ALPINE SKI TORSIONAL DEFLECTION ANALYSIS IN THE LABORATORY
• S. A. Siddiqui, M. Hasler, J. van Putten, M. Mössner, W. Nachbauer: UNVEILING FRICTION-INDUCED LIQUID WATER USING HUMIDITY INDICATOR CHEMICAL
• D. Petrella, L. Ellenberger, F. Bürgi, M. Gilgien: ACCURACY OF SMARTPHONE GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEMS (GNSS)-DATA FOR ASSESSMENTS IN RECREATIONAL ALPINE SKIING
• J. Isaacs, J. Mortensen, K. O’Brien, S. Imler: WEARABLE DEVICES CAN DETECT DIFFERENCES IN ALPINE SKI ABILITY

10:00 Coffee break

10:30 BIOMECHANICS 2 (Session chairs: Flavia Bürgi & Nina Verdel):

• I. Steineck, U. G Kersting, N. Kurpiers: EFFECTS OF GUIDING VARIANTS ON THE BODY POSITION OF BLIND SKIERS
• B. Šimunič, K. Teraž: CORRELATION OF SKELETAL MUSCLE TENSIOMYOGRAPHIC PARAMETERS WITH THE AGE OF ALPINE SKIERS
• K. Teraž, B. Šimunič: TENSIOMYOGRAPHIC EVALUATION OF THE CONTRACTILE PROPERTIES OF SKELETAL MUSCLES IN CORRELATION WITH ANTHROPOMETRIC VALUES IN YOUTH ALPINE SKI RACES
• G. Nan G. Jianqiao, R. Gexue, J. Huitong, Y. Chun: NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF ALPINE SKIING WITH A BODY-GEAR-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION MODEL
• I. Bon, M. Očić, V. Cigrovski, T. Krističević, M. Švegl: DIFFERENCES IN PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION BETWEEN THREE PHASES OF PARALLEL SKI TURN PERFORMANCE 

12:00 Lunch

13:30 DIDACTIC SAFETY IN SNOWSPORTS (Session chair: Rado Pišot):

• Keynote (30 min): R. Pišot, B. Lešnik, M. Lavrič, S. Pišot: DIDACTICS AND SKI INJURIES – SKI INSTRUCTORS' VIEWS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF A DIDACTIC APPROACH TO INJURY PREVENTION
• M. Majerič, M. Andonovski, G. Nikovski, G. Jančar: SNOWBOARDING INJURIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THEIR PREVENTION IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL PROGRAMS
• U. Marusic, B. Vadnjal, R. Pisot: NEUROPLAY INSIGHTS FOR SKIING: PREPARING YOUNG AND ELDER GENERATIONS FOR ENHANCED SKI EXPERIENCES
• A. Gobbi, R. De Filippi , S. Droghetti, L. Colleoni and M. Cristoforetti: SAFE INDEX: CLASSIFYING SKI INJURIES SEVERITY BASED ON AI
• V. Stijepovic, M. Markovic: ROLE OF SPORTS ON SNOW AS CULTURAL EDUCATION FACTOR IN CHILDREN AND YOUTH

15:00 Coffee

15:30 - 16:30 Round table – Didactic safety 

17:00 SAFE RACE

19:00 SLOVENIAN NIGHT

10:15 SNOWSPORT MEDICINE AND TRAUMA MANAGEMENT (Session chair: Matej Drobnič):

• Keynote (30 min): M. Drobnič: SOFT TISSUE INJURIES OF THE LOWER LIMBS DURING WINTER SPORTS AND THEIR SEQUELAE
• A. Vidal: ACL INJURIES IN LEISURE DOWNHILL SKIERS. EPIDEMIOLOGY AND SURGICAL RECONSTRUCTION
• J. Rius-Tarruella, C. Torrens, R. Soler, C. Torrens, A. Escoda, D. Orozco: LONG-TERM EFFECTIVENESS AND SAFETY OF CULTURED MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS IN THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC PATELLAR TENDINOPATHY IN ATHLETES PARTICIPATING IN SPORTS WITH HIGH ECCENTRIC QUADRICEPS LOADINGS, SUCH AS SKIING,
• W. Nachbauer, A. Barvinek, G. Innerhofer, M. Barth, A. Giger, P. Schröcksnadel: ACL REINJURIES OF ELITE ALPINE SKI RACERS
• A. Cherati, S. Fröhlich, J. Spörri: OVERUSE INJURIES IN THE KNEE, BACK AND HIP OF TOP ELITE FEMALE ALPINE SKIERS DURING THE OFF-SEASON PREPARATION PERIOD: PREVALENCE, SEVERITY AND THEIR ASSOCIATION WITH TRAUMATIC PREINJURIES AND TRAINING LOAD
• A. Vidal, S. Aguirre: KNEE INJURIES IN SNOW SPORTS. OUR EXPERIENCE IN A SKI RESORT

12:00 Lunch

13:30 EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ACCIDENTS  (Session chair: Aleix Vidal):

• N. Bourganos, A. Zacharopoulos: COLLISIONS IN ALPINE SKIING AND SNOWBOARDING A FOURTEEN YEARS’ EXPERIENCE IN GREECE
• K. Ryosuke, T. Tsubasa, A. Satoshi: WINTER HAZARDS IN JAPAN: BACKCOUNTRY INCIDENTS AND AVALANCHE SAFETY
• A. Kolarić, D. Kolarić, L. Ružić: HOW MUCH ALCOHOL DOES IT TAKE TO CAUSE A SKIING INJURY?
• S. Radovanović, A. Petrović, B. Delibašić, M. Suknović: ANALYZING DISPARITIES IN MACHINE LEARNING-BASED SKI INJURY PREDICTION: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY FOR MT. KOPAONIK SKI RESORT
• A.-K. Najda, P. Carqueville, V. Senner: ONE STEP TOWARDS ANOMALY DETECTION OF SKIING SCENARIOS USING IMU-DATA
• A. Zacharopoulos, N. Bourganos: CHILDREN’S INJURIES IN ALPINE SKIING AND SNOWBOARDING A FOURTEEN YEARS’ CASE-CONTROL STUDY

19:00 Closing ceremony