sochi 2014
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Sensors Show Figure Skaters Absorb 8x Their Own Body Weight After Jumps
The endless impossibly early mornings heading to the rink for practice aren’t the only things taking a toll on figure skaters. Researchers at Brigham Young University recently designed and built an unobtrusive skate sensor that can measure the impact when a figure skater lands a jump — and it turns out they’re absorbing forces up…