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Figure skaters have to train themselves to ignore their natural reflexes
Science Brain areas that control movement have to learn new tricks. Figure skating challenges the brain as well as the body.
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Broadcast camera lenses at the Olympics can cost as much as a Lamborghini
Technology These 59-pound boxes contain lots of glass and a ton of tech. Broadcast lenses like Canon's $222,000 UHD DIGISUPER 86 make all that Olympic magic look sharp and clear.
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Thrill-seeking personalities can help Olympic athletes win gold
Science Some Olympians may be hard-wired to seek out daring stunts. Some people have a personality trait that helps them focus in highly chaotic environments like the Winter Olympics: a high...
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It took carbon fiber—and spy work—to get Paralympic skiers better gear
Technology The Paralympic Games begin in South Korea on March 9. After an IED explosion in Afghanistan in 2005, Andy Soule had both legs amputated above the knee.
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Last week in tech: President’s Day sale on fresh content
Technology HomePod has a problem, robots are adorable, and Bitcoin is just doing what it does. Take a break from cruising mattress sales to catch up on last week's biggest tech stories.
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Athletes with asthma tend to do better at the Winter Olympics
Health But it's not really clear where the advantage comes from. Up to one in four winter Olympians have asthma—and they actually tend to do better than competitors without the condition.
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Razor-sharp snowflakes are wreaking havoc on Olympians’ skis
Science In super-cold temperatures, it's more like skiing on sand than snow. Turns out that in the right temperatures, snowflakes can turn from fluffy sparkles into razor-sharp, ski-destroying spikes.
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The Olympic sport most likely to kill you
Science It's probably not skeleton. Winter sports are notoriously tough on the joints, from skis and snowboards that can tweak legs to the tendon-shredding, cartilage-endangering feats of figure skaters.
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Superstition keeps a lot of Olympians from boinking. But what does the...
Health Many of the Olympic Village's 110,000 condoms likely went unused due to superstition. Despite the condoms that reportedly litter the Olympic Village by the end of the Winter Games, many will go...
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Playing hockey on a sled totally changes the game
Science Para hockey has its own unique biomechanics. When it comes to para hockey, the biomechanics are completely different than playing upright. So most research is basically useless to players and...
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