Skiing

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

Aerial ski jumps come from three basic twisting techniques that you can try yourself.

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

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

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.

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

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

How snow forms and reacts is an essential part of the Winter Olympic games.

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

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