Skiing

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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