# Performance-Determining Variables of a Simulated Skimo
## 3 Results  
Table 2 presents the time, speed, transition time, and cycle characteristics, along with the corresponding physiological responses during the time-trial and heats of the simulated on-snow sprint skimo competition. The Lucky Loser Final lasted for a total average duration of 333.2 \(\pm\) 59.0 [257.0-403.4] seconds, with an average speed of 2.1 \(\pm\) 0.4 [1.7-2.5] m\(\cdot\)s\({}^{-1}\), and a total transition duration of 72.6 \(\pm\) 7.8 [62.9-82.3] seconds. The evaluation of the performances across the time-trial and heats showed no significant differences for most of the measures (F = 0.064-2.028, \(\eta\)2 = 0.006-0.225, \(p\) = 0.26-0.96). The only observed differences in performance between heats was found in Section 1 on skis, with all participants included from TT to SF (F= 4.880, \(p\) = 0.02, \(\eta\)2 = 0.307). Post hoc testing pointed out significant performance differences between prolog and quarterfinal (d = 0.28, \(p\) < 0.05), as well as prolog and semifinal (d = 0.35, \(p\) < 0.05), but no differences between quarterfinal and semifinal (d = 0.07, \(p\) < 0.05). \begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{c c c c c c c} \hline \hline  & \multicolumn{6}{c}{**Total**} \\ \hline  & \begin{tabular}{c} **Time-Trial** \\ _(\(\bolds{n=15}\))_ \\ \end{tabular}  & \begin{tabular}{c} **Quarterfinal** \\ _(\(\bolds{n=13}\))_ \\ \end{tabular}  & \begin{tabular}{c} **Semifinal** \\ _(\(\bolds{n=8}\))_ \\ \end{tabular}  & \begin{tabular}{c} **Final** \\ _(\(\bolds{n=15}\))_ \\ \end{tabular}  & \ \begin{tabular}{c} **Average** \\ _(\(\bolds{n=15}\))_ \\ \end{tabular}  & \begin{tabular}{c} **\(\bolds{n=9}\)** \\ \end{tabular}  \\ \hline Overall Time (s) & 284.4 \(\pm\) 55.9 & 282.8 \(\pm\) 49.7 & 262.6 \(\pm\) 29.9 & 253.8 \(\pm\) 27.4 & 275.1 \(\pm\) 45.8 \\  & [252.1–316.7] & [252.7–312.8] & [237.6–287.6] & [230.9–276.7] & [261.5–288.6] & \(p=0.49\); 0.64 \\ Overall & 2.4 \(\pm\) 0.4 & 2.4 \(\pm\) 0.4 & 2.6 \(\pm\) 0.28 & 2.7 \(\pm\) 0.3 & 2.5 \(\pm\) 0.4 \\ Speed (m\(\cdot\)s\({}^{-1}\)) & [2.2–2.7] & [2.2–2.7] & [2.4–2.8] & [2.4–2.9] & [2.4–2.6] & \(p=0.45\); 0.74 \\ Transition Times (s) & 68.7 \(\pm\) 10.6 & 69.2 \(\pm\) 8.0 & 67.5 \(\pm\) 7.6 & 64.5 \(\pm\) 6.5 & 67.9 \(\pm\) 8.5 & \(p=0.75\); 0.70 \\  & [62.6–74.9] & [64.4–74.1] & [61.1–73.9] & [59.1–69.9] & [65.3–70.4] & \(p=0.75\); 0.70 \\ Overall Time w/o & 215.7 \(\pm\) 48.3 & 213.5 \(\pm\) 42.5 & 195.1 \(\pm\) 26.5 & 189.3 \(\pm\) 24.5 & 206.3 \(\pm\) 39.8 & \\ Transition (s) & [187.8–243.6] & [187.9–239.2] & [173.0–217.3] & [168.8–209.8] & [194.4–218.2] & \(p=0.52\); 0.74 \\ Overall Speed w/o & 3.2 \(\pm\) 0.6 & 3.3 \(\pm\) 0.5 & 3.5 \(\pm\) 0.4 & 3.6 \(\pm\) 0.5 & 3.4 \(\pm\) 0.5 & \(p=0.64\); 0.66 \\ Transition (s) & [2.9–3.6] & [2.9–3.6] & [3.2–3.] & [3.2–4.0] & [3.2–3.5] & \(p=0.64\); 0.66 \\ \hline  & \multicolumn{6}{c}{Ascent} \\ \hline  & Time-Trial & Quarterfinal & Semifinal & Final & Average & \(\bolds{*p}\) \\ \hline Overall Time (s) & 250.7 \(\pm\) 52.4 & 250.5 \(\pm\) 47.2 & 230.2 \(\pm\) 28.9 & 222.2 \(\pm\) 27.9 & 241.5 \(\pm\) 43.62 & \\  & [220.5–281.0] & [222.0–279.0] & [206.1–254.3] & [198.9–245.6] & [228.5–254. Table 3 presents physiological characteristics, including strength and jump tests, anaerobic capacity tests, submaximal and incremental treadmill tests, as well as submaximal and maximal upper body ergometer tests.