"Mission impossible"? how a successful female cross-country skier managed a dual career as a professional athlete and medical student
The aim of the present case study is to illuminate the factors contributing to the initiation, maintenance and discontinuation of the dual career of a Norwegian world-class athlete and medicine student. We additionally aimed to highlight contextual factors facilitating and impeding the dual career development. The participant Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen was a Norwegian student-athlete in the 2005-2020 period when she concurrently achieved 10 FIS World Championship medals, one Olympic medal, and 43 World Cup podiums in cross-country ski- ing. Day-to-day training diary data, study load and progress, performance, and interviews were analysed. In most years, the participant`s annual training vol- ume was c. 800-900 hrs/year. No significant differences in athletic performance were seen between the years with full-time studies, part-time studies, and study breaks. The participant Jacobsen experienced conflicting schedules and a lack of dual career support from stakeholders as the major challenges. Hence, the present single-case study provides unique data on the process and management of a dual career.
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Aiheet: | murtomaahiihto naispuolinen huippu-urheilu harjoittelu kestävyys yleissivistävä koulutus yliopisto Norja organisointi Kaksoiura urheilulääketiede |
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Aihealueet: | kestävyys urheilu akateeminen koulutus ja tutkimus |
Tagging: | Student |
Julkaisussa: | Scandinavian Sport Studies Forum |
Julkaistu: |
2022
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Vuosikerta: | 13 |
Sivuja: | 57-83 |
Julkaisutyypit: | artikkeli |
Kieli: | englanti (kieli) |
Taso: | kehittynyt |