How do athletes from around the globe prepare themselves to Beijing? In the symposium that took place on February 9, we discussed what the preparation entails and how we protect the health of athletes towards the Olympics. Matthias Hendricks discussed the Injuries in young talented ice skaters. Dionne Noordhof explained the role of hormones in female wintersport athletes. Jos de Koning explained what elements have to be conquered during the race and what kind of sportswear could contribute to success in his lecture Performance in ice skating. Jorg Sporri concluded with an intersesting lecture entitled: Injury Prevention in Alpine Ski Racing. Watch the recording: https://t.co/hu8WQfo1zv