Systemic Oxy-Inflammatory, Hormonal, and Mood Responses to a Ski Mountaineering Competition: Preliminary Evidence from Military Athletes
Simona Mrakic-Sposta, Cristina Ranuncoli, Vittore Verratti, Maristella Gussoni, Federica Mrakic-Sposta, Consuelo Rubina Nava, Manuel Marzola, Michela Montorsi, Alessio Cavicchioli, Alessandra Vezzoli · 2026
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Simona Mrakic-Sposta and co-authors measure how a ski mountaineering race strains the body, in a study from 2026. Nine skilled military athletes raced and gave saliva and urine samples. Samples were taken before the race and right after it. The team tracked stress chemicals, swelling markers, hormones, and mood.
After the race, markers of cell stress and swelling jumped by large shares. Stress hormones rose sharply as well, and tiredness and pain ratings climbed. Mood scores for happiness also rose, which shows the mixed feel of such events. The authors link the strain to hard effort plus thin air at height. They call the work early evidence, since the group was small. Larger studies can sort out how the body adapts to these races.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Simona Mrakic-Sposta, Cristina Ranuncoli, Vittore Verratti, Maristella Gussoni, Federica Mrakic-Sposta, Consuelo Rubina Nava, Manuel Marzola, Michela Montorsi, Alessio Cavicchioli, Alessandra Vezzoli |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 36 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |