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Science of the Winter Olympics - Snowboarding

12th - Higher Ed
The stakes are high for the snowboarders in Vancouver as they try to master new tricks to unseat the star of Torino, American Shaun White. But to get "max air" off the half-pipe without losing their balance, they might want to check out...
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Science of the Winter Olympic Games - Engineering the Half Pipe

12th - Higher Ed
Mechanical engineer Brianno Coller, a professor at Northern Illinois University, explains how engineers design the half pipe so that snowboarder Shaun White can get more air time and allow him to perform tricks. Provided by the National...
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Black Pro Snowboarder Works To Increase Diversity In The Sport

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Zeb Powell is inviting as many athletes as he can to a sport that historically hasn't been very inviting.