Engineers and scientists in the US are creating more aerodynamic suits for athletes for Team USA in the Winter Olympics to optimize their speed and reduce drag so they can perform their best.
Fiberglass and polymers are the main materials used to make skiis. Engineers design these skiis to create the right flexibility and rigidity required to ski according to regulation but also safely and as fast as possible.
Arial skiing requires skiiers to perform jumps and twists in the air on their skiis. Rotating objects have angular momentum and moment of inertia. The skiiers must understand the physics of how they move to perform better