Skiing

Competition suits are constructed for optimal performance for the Olympic athlete.

Short track speed skating, the fastest self-propelled sport in the Winter Games, illustrates all of Newton's First Three Laws of Motion.

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.

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

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

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

The quadrocopter is a flying robotic device that has the ability to learn and improve its performance over time.

Ski-jumping is a thrilling sport, hurtling down a ramp at 60 mph. Learn more in this video.

Regenerative engineering could one day reduce recovery time and get athletes back faster.

The chemistry and materials science used to create aerodynamic competition suits is explained.

Olympian slopestyle skier Nick Goepper explains the physics behind the sport.

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