Athlete

Helmets are extremely important in protecting Winter Olympic competitors.

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

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

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

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

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

Through advances in pool design, engineers are helping swimmers reach their maximum speed with technology designed to minimize waves.

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

Olympic timekeeping technology must measure an athlete's performance with both accuracy and precision.

The long jump is one of the most technically challenging events in the decathlon, a track and field competition consisting of 10 events held over two days. In order to maximize his performance, 2008 Olympic gold medalist Bryan Clay teamed up with engineers from BMW to improve measurement of the horizontal and vertical velocities of […]