Ski jumpers plunge down ramps nearly 300 feet tall, then fly farther than a football field.

How? A delicate balance of gravity, lift and drag.

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Luge, skeleton and bobsled athletes don’t fly — they hurtle down ice at ~90 mph.

Gravity provides the thrust, while body position and tiny movements control steering and drag.

One small mistake can mean a crash.

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Math of #hockey:

Research shows chance plays a bigger role in hockey outcomes than in sports like football or basketball, thanks to deflections, bounces and split-second timing.

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Much of the 2026 Games will be run on artificial snow.

Unlike light, airy natural flakes, machine-made snow packs dense and icy. This changes speed, grip and how much falls hurt.

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Olympic skiers and snowboarders are competing on 100% fake snow – the science of how it’s made and how it affects performance

Snowmaking machines can produce enough snow to cover a run, but artificial snow is very different from natural flakes that fall from the sky.

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Order matters in the #Olympics.

Athletes who compete first, last, or right after a standout performance may be judged differently.

Psychological biases are part of why some sports explore computer-assisted judging.

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Our psychological biases mean order matters when we judge items in sequence

Whether it’s items in a shop, potential speed-dating matches or athletes competing one after another, the order in which they’re presented affects our judgments.

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