Table 3.
Sex comparison in roller skiing performance.
BOYS (n = 33)
GIRLS (n = 16)
Mean (±SD)
MIN
MAX
Mean (±SD)
MIN
MAX
Diff. %
Times
(sec)
tDP 350-m flat
60.2 (7.3)
46.9
73.3
63.3 (6.1)
55.5
74.4
5.1
tDP 225-m up
63.3 (11.1)
43
92.3
72.5 (12.0)
*
56.3
100.0
13.9
tDP 50-m
9.94 (.71)
8.55
11.25
10.73 (.78)
**
9.89
12.35
7.9
tV2 50-m
9.11 (.64)
7.79
10.18
10.1 (.78)
***
9.30
11.62
10.9
tLeg Skating 50-m
9.68 (.52)
8.61
10.6
10.88 (.69)
***
10.02
11.94
12.4
Speeds
(m/s)
vDP 350-m flat
5.90 (.74)
4.77
7.46
5.58 (.53)
4.70
6.31
-5.4
vDP 225-m up
3.65 (.67)
2.44
5.23
3.18 (.51)
*
2.25
4.00
-12.8
vDP 50-m
5.05 (.37)
4.44
5.85
4.68 (.33)
**
4.05
5.06
-7.3
vV2 50-m
5. 52 (.40)
4.91
6.42
4.98 (.37)
***
4.30
5.38
-9.8
vLeg Skating 50-m
5.18 (.28)
4.72
5.81
4.61 (.29)
***
4.19
4.99
-10.9
Cycle rate
(Hz)
Cycle Rate DP 350-m flat
.98 (.13)
0.73
1.27
.99 (.12)
.79
1.21
1.3
Cycle Rate DP 225-m up
1.05 (.13)
0.87
1.40
.95 (.11)
*
.77
1.12
-9.1
Cycle Rate DP 50-m
1.33 (.11)
1.14
1.6
1.30 (.16)
1.04
1.61
-2.7
Cycle Rate V2 50-m
1.48 (.12)
1.2
1.8
1.42 (.12)
1.23
1.65
-4.4
Cycle Rate Leg Skating 50-m
2.33 (.27)
1.83
2.79
2.16 (.21)
*
1.83
2.49
-7.5
Cycle length
(m)
Cycle Length DP 350-m flat
6.07 (.72)
4.27
7.78
5.69 (.82)
4.79
7.14
-6.3
Cycle Length DP 225-m up
3.49 (.50)
2.68
4.41
3.35 (.43)
2.42
4.33
-3.9
Cycle Length DP 50-m
3.82 (.40)
2.78
4.55
3.65 (.42)
2.94
4.17
-4.3
Cycle Length V2 50-m
3.74 (.38)
2.94
4.55
3.52 (.23)
*
3.13
3.85
-6.0
Cycle Length Leg Skating 50-m
2.25 (.27)
1.79
2.63
2.15 (.18)
1.79
2.50
-4.3
SD, standard deviation; t, time; v, speed; DP, Double Poling; V2, V2 skating technique; Diff. %: Difference of girls vs. boys
*p < 0.05
**p < 0.01
***p < 0.001.