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Norges idrettsforbund og olympiske og paralympiske komité

Fredrik S Bendiksen

Preparing for the Olympic

Games 2014

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Medical Team – Sochi 2014

Team Norway

• 6 medical doctors

• 12 physiotherapists

• 3 mental trainers

• 1 exercise nutrition expert

• 1 physical test expert

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Olympic Park – Coastal

cluster/village

ADLER SPEEDSKATING VENUE

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Coastal Olympic VillageCoastal Village – March 2013

LAURA Endurance Village

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Team Norway 2014

• 125 athletes

• 120 staff

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«Laura» Cross-country Ski and Biathlon Center

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Hotel «Rosa Khutor»

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Medical Team

• Regular meetings

– Get to know each other

– Team spirit

– How to work together

– Spesific medical issues

– Formal procedures

– Anti doping rules and regulations

– Russian culture

Medical Team

• Regular routine testing

• Medical services at Olympiatoppen

• Vaccination program

• Nutritional education and personal support

• How to avoid infections

• Equipment & Medications

Norges idrettsforbund og olympiske og paralympiske komité

Injury and Illness Surveillance Project

AthleteProject

coordinatorMedical

teamAthlete

Project

coordinator

Medical

team

Weekly questionnaire

Weekly

reportIndividual

follow-up

Diagnosis

registration

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AthleteProject

coordinator

Medical

team

Weekly questionnaire

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• Location of injury / Main illness symptoms

• Consequences on training and performance

• Is it a new problem?

• Who knows about it?

But not...

• Diagnosis

• Overuse or acute injury

Level of detail from athlete

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Inclusion

• November 2012: All national team and OTC coaches asked to provide a long-list of Sochi

candidates

• 180 athletes invited, all agreed to participate

• Planned review April and September 2013

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Olympic Games Paralympic Games

Ice hockey 36 Ice sledge hockey 16

Biathlon 22 Cross-country skiing 6

Cross-country skiing 22 Wheelchair curling 6

Ski jumping 20

Snowboard 13

Speed skating 13

Alpine skiing 10

Nordic combined 7

Curling 6

Sliding 3

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Response rate

Weeks

1 10 20 30 40

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25

50

75

100

London

Sochi

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Versus

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