Table 1.

The VO_2max of Norwegian female and male biathletes and cross-country skiers who won Olympic and/or World Championship medals between 1990 and 2013 (mean ± SD).

	n	VO2max (mL/kg/min)	VO2max (L/min)
Female
Biathlon skiers	7	66 ± 5	4.0 ± 0.2
Cross-country distance skiers	10	73 ± 5	4.3 ± 0.3
Cross-country sprint skiers	5	69 ± 4	4.3 ± 0.4
Male
Biathlon skiers	8	81 ± 3	6.2 ± 0.6
Cross-country distance skiers	17	84 ± 5	6.4 ± 0.6
Cross-country sprint skiers	7	78 ± 3	6.3 ± 0.6

Table modified from Tønnesen et al.,¹⁰⁸ with permission.

Abbrevation: VO_2max = maximal oxygen consumptions.