Skiing

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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