Skiing

Helmets are extremely important in protecting Winter Olympic competitors.

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

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

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

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

Arithmetic and math are part of every Winter Olympic event and every move Olympic athletes make on snow or ice.

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

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

A downhill ski race is a tour de force--emphasis on force.

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

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

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