Computers in the Winter Olympics

2/19/2014

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44 Comments

Jessica L.

2/18/2014 10:56:02 pm

A triple axle is one of the most difficult to do.

Ericka D.

2/18/2014 10:58:49 pm

Its also the sexiest move on ice.

Jessica L.

2/18/2014 11:00:15 pm

Mrs. Kratky

2/18/2014 11:02:53 pm

Do they use computers to help improve their triple axle? What do they do to make it better?

Jennifer M

2/18/2014 11:15:29 pm

The airborne part takes just 0.6 seconds.

Tayler V.

2/18/2014 11:26:21 pm

That Axel is fast

Devin W.

2/18/2014 11:30:40 pm

Im with Ericka D. on this one it is one of the sexiest moves on ice!

Ericka D

2/18/2014 11:35:51 pm

GOOD(:

Cora S.

2/18/2014 11:32:46 pm

I think it's crazy what people do on ice let alone on the ground its crazy!

Ericka D

2/19/2014 11:11:02 pm

Right? That must have took forever to learn and do in competitions! People are so talented on the ice, and even the ground. It crazy!!

Hailey Maust

2/18/2014 11:37:22 pm

The triple Axle takes less than a second.

Hannah.

2/19/2014 11:12:38 pm

0.6, to be exact.

jacob c

2/18/2014 11:51:16 pm

most of us dont know how the jump got its name

Mrs. Kratky

2/18/2014 11:52:55 pm

How did it get it's name? Google it if needed.

jacob c

2/18/2014 11:56:15 pm

named after a Norwegian figure skater

Mrs. Kratky

2/18/2014 11:59:58 pm

Good to know. thanks for finding that information.

Matt N.

2/19/2014 12:51:29 am

Shaun White has won 3 gold medals

chase H.

2/19/2014 11:08:13 pm

didnt even podium this year

Matt N

2/19/2014 12:52:29 am

wrong blog

Matt N

2/19/2014 12:52:52 am

Shaun White has won 3 gold medals!

Adam

2/20/2014 08:31:41 pm

Where was this information found?

matt n

2/19/2014 12:56:00 am

Computer models have been used in figure skating in the United States since the 1980s

Makayla C

2/19/2014 01:06:44 am

Whats a landlubber?

Kenneth S

2/19/2014 08:55:27 pm

One of the most difficult jumps on ice

Makayla C

2/20/2014 01:18:41 am

Were u saying that to me?

Robert F.

2/19/2014 08:59:19 pm

The stuff that Olympic performers do now is awesome, but very dangerous, like they always say......Don't Try This at Home!!! :) :p

Mrs. Kratky

2/19/2014 09:18:25 pm

It's pretty cool how they use high speed cameras to catch what these skaters are doing at such rapid speeds. What are some other used of the technology?

Mia

2/19/2014 09:20:50 pm

It only takes 0.6 seconds to do the airborne

Kaleb P

2/19/2014 10:06:20 pm

if you're in the Olympics, you're doing jumps before hundreds of millions of potential critics

mark

2/19/2014 10:10:18 pm

0.6 seconds

Austin Stewart

2/19/2014 10:29:33 pm

Like King, Daphna says the benefits of bio mechanics remain unproven, since athletic performance reflects technique, and physical and mental training, and it's hard to prove the benefit of single input

Austin stewart

2/19/2014 10:34:04 pm

when your body is moving there the air at a horizontal motion it center of gravity

TAyler V.

2/19/2014 11:09:44 pm

I think its pretty interesting that the triple Axel is one of the sexiest jumps on ice. must be amazing

Hannah.

2/19/2014 11:14:26 pm

The Triple Axel only is air born 0.6 seconds?? whoa. *-*

TAyler V.

2/19/2014 11:39:26 pm

isnt it

tayler

2/19/2014 11:39:48 pm

amazing

hannah g

2/20/2014 12:19:52 am

A triple Axel takes less than a second to do.

Sam S.

2/20/2014 12:21:38 am

Some other uses are to shorten the learning curve. Instead of using a trial-error, the coach can learn key points.

Mrs. Kratky

2/20/2014 12:38:42 am

Very true. That would cut a lot of time out of the practicing and instead be able to work on perfecting.

Samantha S.

2/20/2014 12:45:24 am

So true!

alecea fox

2/20/2014 01:27:04 am

good!!!!

Kindall

2/20/2014 01:29:00 am

i cant believe they can do such a hard move that quickly!!!!

lyssa n

2/20/2014 02:11:08 am

i learned people use computers to calculate figure skating jumps

Jarod H.

2/20/2014 02:13:12 am

I read about that too inset it interesting that computers can help wiht figure skating