Biomechanics at the WINTER OLYMPICS | Part 1

What have researchers learned since the last Winter Olympics? We asked winter sports biomechanists in snowboarding, ice hockey, ski jumping, figure skating, speed skating, para sport, and freestyle skiing #WinterOlympicsBiomechanics #Beijing2022 #WinterOlympics

Check out the other videos in this Winter Olympics series: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLI7VLEjUJidAdu6_tXVMXvdqYhJHZzUWg

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The winter sports biomechanists:
Ice hockey - Taylor Leger, CCM Hockey: https://twitter.com/Biomch_TL
Speed skating - Jeroen Van Der Eb, Leiden University: https://twitter.com/jeroen_eb
Para Sports - Cicci Severin, Norwegian University of Science and Technology: https://twitter.com/CicciSeverin
Ski Jumping - Silvio Lorenzetti, Swiss Federal Institut of Sport Magglingen: https://twitter.com/silorenzetti
Freestyle Skiing - Jonathan McPhail, Vuokatti-Ruka Olympic Training Center: https://twitter.com/Jon_McPhail_
Snowboarding - Dan Feeney, BOA Technology: https://twitter.com/Dfeeney31
Ski Jumping: Steinar Braaten, Olympiatoppen: https://twitter.com/steinbran
Figure skating: Mia Caminita, University of Maryland: https://twitter.com/MiaCamBiomech

Other Links:
CCM hockey: https://us.ccmhockey.com/
ParaSport Sverige: https://www.parasport.se/
Brigham Young University figure skating measurement video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wx1dlLQfnZ8
Figure skating research article: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0206162
Freeski research article: https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2021.715833
Silvio’s recent research (including ski jumping): https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Silvio-Lorenzetti/research
Snowboarding research: https://doi.org/10.1080/19424280.2021.1917673

Image/Video Credits:
ParaSports images: ParaSport Sverige
Ice hockey videos: CCM Hockey
Ski jumping machine learning images: Steinar Braaten
Snowboarding video footage: Dan Feeney
Freestyle skiing footage: Jonathan McPhail
Speed skating footage: Jeroen Van Der Eb
Figure skating footage: Brigham Young University