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In addition, submaximal and incremental roller-ski treadmill tests, on-snow maximal speed tests, and strength\/power tests were performed. <jats:italic><jats:bold>Results<\/jats:bold>:<\/jats:italic> VO<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>peak and peak treadmill speed during incremental testing and relative heart rate, rating of perceived exertion, blood lactate concentrations, and gross efficiency during submaximal testing were all significantly correlated with performance in the TT and subsequent finals (mean [range] <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> values: .67 [.53\u2013.86], all <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.05). Relative VO<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>peak and submaximal relative heart rate and blood lactate concentration were more strongly correlated with performance in the semifinals and final compared with the TT (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> values: .74 [.60\u2013.83] vs 0.55 [.51\u2013.60], all <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.05). Maximal speed in uphill and flat terrain was significantly correlated with performance in the TT and subsequent finals (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> values: .63 [.38\u2013.70], all <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.05), while strength\/power tests did not correlate significantly with sprint performance. <jats:italic><jats:bold>Conclusions<\/jats:bold>:<\/jats:italic> VO<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>peak and high-speed abilities were the most important determinants of sprint cross-country skiing performance, with an increased importance of VO<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>peak as the competition format progressed toward the final.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1123\/ijspp.2023-0268","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,11,6]],"date-time":"2023-11-06T17:42:09Z","timestamp":1699292529000},"page":"95-104","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Performance-Determining Variables of a Simulated Sprint Cross-Country Skiing Competition"],"prefix":"10.1123","volume":"19","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4076-2451","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Rune Kj\u00f8sen","family":"Talsnes","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for Elite Sports Research, Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jan-Magnus","family":"Bratteb\u00f8","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for Elite Sports Research, Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tore","family":"Berdal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for Elite Sports Research, Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6801-3842","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Trine","family":"Seeberg","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for Elite Sports Research, Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4392-9704","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Knut","family":"Skovereng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for Elite Sports Research, Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Thomas","family":"Losnegard","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Performance, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6360-6814","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Jan","family":"Kocbach","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for Elite Sports Research, Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9014-5152","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"\u00d8yvind","family":"Sandbakk","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for Elite Sports Research, Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"100","reference":[{"key":"r1","article-title":"International Competition Rules (ICR) Cross-Country","unstructured":"FIS. 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