Skiing

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

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

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

The unique surface of ice allows the slide and glide of winter sports to happen.

Helmets are extremely important in protecting Winter Olympic competitors.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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