Sport

NHL players display a great mix of speed a strength which are great examples of Newton's Three Laws of Motion.

Bobsledding is one of the fastest and most exciting sports at the Winter Olympics. Learn more in this video.

A figure skaters center of mass affects their balance and stability of every step, jump, spin, and lift.

The engineering and design of their skis is critical for alpine skiers and their success.

The design and engineering of the half pipe allows Shaun White to generate big air.

Gravity, friction, and energy are the physics behind the gasp-worthy tricks of snowboarders.

Olympic athletes, trainers and a sports scientist and chemist explain why cross-country skiers are among the fittest athletes in the world.

The slapshot is explained by Thomas Humphrey, Kathy FLores, and Olympic hockey players Julie Chue and Zach Parise.

Sending the 42-lb. granite curling stone down a long sheet of ice toward the center of a bull's-eye target is all about friction and surface physics.

Learn how Olympic figure skaters do triple axels and quadruple toe loops.