Recent Grants/Publications

Harnish, C.R., T. Swensen, and D. King (2006). Effect of cycling position on economy and cadence in trained cyclists during hill climbing at various power outputs.  European Journal of Applied Physiology, in press.

King, D., Smith, S., and Casey, K. (2006). How’d they do that triple combination jump: Part 1? Accepted for Publication: Professional Skater, September/October 2006.

King, D., Smith, S., and Casey, K. (2006). How’d they do that triple combination jump: Part 2? Professional Skater, March/April 2006: 12-13.

King, D.L. and Smith, S.L. (2006).  How high does you skater jump?  Professional Skater: Sports Science and Medicine Tidbit, online publication, Professional Skater’s Association. http://www.skatepsa.org.

King, D.L. (2005). Performing triple & quadruple figure skating jumps: implications for training.  Canadian Journal of Exercise Physiology, 30(6): 743-753. 

King, D.L. and Smith, S.L. (2005).  Skating – It’s a balancing act.  Professional Skater: Sports Science and Medicine Tidbit, online publication, Professional Skater’s Association. http://www.skatepsa.org.

King, D.L. and Smith, S.L. (2005).  What is important in analyzing figure skating jumps?  Professional Skater, September/October, 2005

Smith, S.L. and King, D.L. (2005).  What about those new, new boots?  Professional Skater, January/February 2005.

King, DL, Smith SL, Higginson, BK, Muncasy, B, Scheirman, GL (2004).  Characteristics of triple and quadruple figure skating jumps performed during the Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympics.  Sport Biomechanics, 3(1) 109-123.

King, D.L. (2004).  Biomechanics.  In M.A. Bradley & D. Miller (Eds.) Coach’s Guide to Figure Skating Sports Sciences and Medicine: Second Edition.  Professional Skaters Association, Rochester, Minnesota.

Smith, S.L. and King, D.L. (2004).  How’d they do that split triple twist?  Professional Skater, November/December 2004.

King, D.L. and Zatsiorsky, V.M (2002).  Periods of extreme ankle displacement during one legged standing. Gait & Posture, 15(2): 172-179.

King, D.L. (2000).  Jumping in Skating.  In V.M. Zatsiorsky (Editor) Olympic Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine Volume IX: Biomechanics in Sport. Blackwell Science, Ltd.  London, England.

Co-Director of United States Figure Skating Project on Skating Biomechanics funded by the United States Olympic Committee Sports Partnership Program totaling $29,450.  Project includes analyzing old video data and directing new project at ISU Grand Prix Finals in Colorado Springs, CO, December 2003.  

King D and Smith, S.  Generation of Angular Momentum and Vertical Velocity in Quadruple Revolution Figure Skating Jumps.  $22,800. Pfizer/IOC Olympic Research Project under the auspices of the IOC Medical Commission. Winter 2002. 

King, D.  Knee Joint Dynamics during Stop and Go Tasks under Fatigued and Non Fatigued Condition. $3,500.  Ithaca College Summer Research Grants Program. Summer 2003.