Skiing
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3 weeks agoMeet the VO2 Max Kings of the Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers rank highest in VO2 max, and elite athletes like Johannes Høsflot Klaebo depend on exceptional lung capacity for top endurance performance.
Yet most athletes still overlook the one system that can quietly drain speed, stamina, and sleep recovery: the oral system. Over the last 15 years, studies have linked oral problems to endurance outcomes through multiple pathways: low-grade inflammation that blunts recovery and has been associated with small drops in VO2max, pain that derails fueling, bruxism that shreds deep sleep and overnight HRV, and bite mechanics that ripple into posture and load distribution.