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News Release 14-004
Enlightening video stories reveal science and engineering behind the 2014 Winter Olympic Games
National Science Foundation and NBC News highlight how physics, engineering, chemistry, design and mathematics impacts the Winter Olympic Games
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![Skier on the slopes.](/news/mmg/media/images/WO_04 Injury Recovery FINAL_thumb_f.jpg)
Research could help Olympic athletes like Lindsey Vonn recover faster from knee ligament damage. Knee injuries will keep Vonn from the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.
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![Long track speed skater Shani Davis.](/news/mmg/media/images/wo_03 competition suits final_thumb_7fef1ca7-75cd-4148-b34a-85262d985c98_f.jpg)
Long track speed skater Shani Davis will have more than quickness and endurance on which to rely--he'll also be wearing what may be one of the most advanced competition suits ever engineered.
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![Skier in snow.](/news/mmg/media/images/WO_07 Sci of Snow FINAL_thumb_f.jpg)
The science of snow--how it's formed and how it reacts has been studied by scientists for centuries.
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![Male and female ice skaters.](/news/mmg/media/images/WO_10 Robotic Design FINAL_thumb_f.jpg)
Today's robots can learn to execute complex movements just like Olympic athletes.
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