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"How scientists are making ice skating safer" (CNN, Sat Jun 29)
This technology sounds like a game-changer!?!
How scientists are making ice skating safer
The blog at the link above includes a short (1:13) preview video (with Dr. Sanjay Gupta). Excerpts from the blog:
Tip of the hat to @SarahHughesNY, who tweeted the link to the CNN blog.
This technology sounds like a game-changer!?!
How scientists are making ice skating safer
Editor’s note: Tune in to CNN Saturday, June 29th, at 2:30 pm ET to see "The Next List's" 15-minute profile of biomechanist Jim Richards.
June 25th, 2013
09:03 AM ET
http://whatsnext.blogs.cnn.com/2013/06/25/how-scientists-are-making-ice-skating-safer/
June 25th, 2013
09:03 AM ET
http://whatsnext.blogs.cnn.com/2013/06/25/how-scientists-are-making-ice-skating-safer/
The blog at the link above includes a short (1:13) preview video (with Dr. Sanjay Gupta). Excerpts from the blog:
“The whole point of what we’re doing is to accelerate their ability to learn these jumps,” Richards says, “We’re decreasing the number of impacts which we hope would have an effect on the long-term health of their lower extremity joints.”
Motion capture technology has been used to develop lifelike movements in animations and video games. For skating, 40 markers are placed on the athlete’s body while 10 high-speed infrared cameras record the markers' movements. ....
The research is sponsored by the United States Olympic Committee and United States Figure Skating, and while the university has had requests from all around the world, the program is exclusive to U.S. athletes.
It could take up to a year to master aerial tricks known as triple and quadruple rotation jumps. After completing the analysis, one skater landed the perfect jump the same day. The learning curve is drastically reduced and most participants successfully complete the jumps within two weeks.
Nearly 70 skaters have gone through the system and they are blown away by the results.
“This program is going to help skaters for the future figure out how to do more quads, and who knows, maybe quints,” said Alex Johnson, an internationally ranked figure skater and Olympic contender.
Motion capture technology has been used to develop lifelike movements in animations and video games. For skating, 40 markers are placed on the athlete’s body while 10 high-speed infrared cameras record the markers' movements. ....
The research is sponsored by the United States Olympic Committee and United States Figure Skating, and while the university has had requests from all around the world, the program is exclusive to U.S. athletes.
It could take up to a year to master aerial tricks known as triple and quadruple rotation jumps. After completing the analysis, one skater landed the perfect jump the same day. The learning curve is drastically reduced and most participants successfully complete the jumps within two weeks.
Nearly 70 skaters have gone through the system and they are blown away by the results.
“This program is going to help skaters for the future figure out how to do more quads, and who knows, maybe quints,” said Alex Johnson, an internationally ranked figure skater and Olympic contender.
Tip of the hat to @SarahHughesNY, who tweeted the link to the CNN blog.