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December 9, 2009

Video series focuses on how athletes skate, ski, jump and curl their way to Olympic gold.

The Science of the Olympic Winter Games, a new, fast-moving, 16-part, video series for students and adults capitalizes on next February's Vancouver Olympics to focus on the science behind how athletes skate, ski, jump and curl their way to winter Olympic gold.

Credit: NBC Learn & NSF


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