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Characteristics of the start in women's World Cup skeleton

Nicola Bullock Department of Physiology, Australian Institute of Sport, Belconnen, ACT, Australia; School of Human Movement Studies, Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, NSW, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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David T. Martin Department of Physiology, Australian Institute of Sport, Belconnen, ACT, Australia
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Angus Ross New Zealand Academy of Sport, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Doug Rosemond Department of Biomechanics, Australian Institute of Sport, Belconnen, ACT, Australia
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Terry Holland Athlete and Coach Services, Australian Institute of Sport, Belconnen, ACT, Australia
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Frank E. Marino School of Human Movement Studies, Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, NSW, Australia
Pages 351-360 | Received 24 Nov 2007, Accepted 05 Jun 2008, Published online: 17 Sep 2008

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Min Gong, Chao Gao, Guang Tian & Binghong Gao. (2021) Kinematic determinants of acceleration in skeleton push phase. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport 21:6, pages 1004-1014.
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