Skiing

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.

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

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

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

The organization of human cells through training, exercise and "muscle memory" produce the fantastic range of Olympic motion.

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

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

Olympic skis are made of fiberglass and polymers engineered to give the right flexibility and more.

Skates used by Olympians are custom-engineered by materials scientists to meet the demands for each sport.

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

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

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