Skiing

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

An Olympic bobsled run is used to illustrate acceleration, velocity, gravity, and drag.