🇫🇮 Kohti olympiaunelmaa 🇫🇮

Olemme valtavan ylpeitä siitä, että kolme Vuokatti Sportin sopimusurheilijaa edustaa Suomea Milano Cortinan olympialaisissa 💪❄️

👏 Niko Anttola
👏 Niilo Moilanen
👏 Ristomatti Hakola

💜 Paljon onnea ja menestystä kisoihin, Niko, Niilo ja Rise!
Koko Vuokatti Sport elää mukana 🥳Antakaa palaa ja nauttikaa jokaisesta hetkestä! 🔥

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✨Kuuluisa kiinalainen lasten kuoro ”Little Star” Vuokatissa! ✨

Lasten kuoro ”Little Star” Shanghaista saapuu talvileirille Vuokatti Sportiin 4.–7.2. Leirin yhteydessä kuoro esiintyy Vuokatti Sportin ravintola O’laksen päivällisellä perjantaina 6.2. klo 18:00-20:00.

Little Star on Shanghai Media Groupin (SMG) alainen ammattimainen lasten taidekasvatuslaitos. Little Star -brändi perustettiin vuonna 1974 ja organisaatioon kuuluu nyt useita yksiköitä, kuten Little Star -taideryhmä, Little Star -taidekoulu, HaHa XuanDong -televisiokanava ja Shanghain lasten radiokuoro. Little Star on kasvattanut lukuisia tähtiä ja eliittejä ja sitä pidetään Shanghain kulttuurimaamerkkinä sekä maan johtavana taidekasvatuksen brändinä.

Tervetuloa perjantaina nauttimaan kuoron esityksestä ja päivällisestä Vuokatti Sportille! ...

Skating force measured for the first time in Finland

Internationally significant measurement technology is being developed in Vuokatti. The JÄTTI project, launched in April 2024, has now reached a stage where skating forces can be measured directly from the skates. During the project, measurements are initially carried out using short track skates, which are easier to integrate with sensors than ice hockey skates. The aim is to develop automated analysis of skating technique and to measure force production in real training conditions.

The project is a collaboration between JYU-Vuokatti (University of Jyväskylä) and the Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT). No similar measurement method has previously been implemented in Finland, and integrated skate force measurement is particularly rare in short track skating even internationally. According to project manager Timo Kananen from VTT, force measurement research has been conducted in traditional speed skating since the 1980s, but this is the first time such technology is tested in Finland. The prototype enables measurement of both vertical and lateral ground reaction forces. Short track skater Jaakko Hautamäki performs the test measurements.

Sensors developed by VTT are placed between the skate blade and the boot. They measure force-related signals which, after calibration, are converted from voltage signals into actual force data. The signals are collected using the Coachtech measurement and feedback system developed at JYU-Vuokatti. A Coachtech measurement node is attached around the skater’s ankle and transmits data wirelessly to a computer. Vuokatti Arena has been equipped with this system.

In the future, the goal is to apply the same measurement protocol to ice hockey skates. In speed skating, force measurement provides insight into technique and cornering performance. In ice hockey, the data could be used to analyze initial acceleration. The JÄTTI project is implemented by JYU-Vuokatti, VTT and Kajaani University of Applied Sciences, with Sotkamo and Vuokatti Sport as partners. The project is funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The research supports athlete development global ...