Watching a ski jumper fly through the air might get you wondering, “How do they do that?” The answer is – physics!That’s why ...

The 2026 Winter Olympics start tomorrow, bringing athletes from around the world together to compete for a coveted gold medal! Here at Science Sparks, ...

Thousands of the world’s best athletes will flock to Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo in Italy in February 2026 for the 25th ...

Cortina, no fewer than seven competitors over 40 will be in contention for a medal, including Lindsey Vonn, Deanna ...

Olympic ice is engineered to balance grip and glide. Here’s how physics, chemistry, and meticulous ice making shape the ...

Three University of Minnesota experts reveal hidden scientific aspects of winter Olympic sports — and the art of staying warm ...

Every single curling stone in the Winter Olympics is crafted from a special granite found only on Ailsa Craig, a small uninhabited island off the coast of Scotland.

If you ask 10 snowboarders who invented the snowboard, you’ll get at least eleven answers, and a few of them will be delivered with the confidence of someone explaining gravity. That’s because ...

The 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milano and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, organized between February 6 and 22, is a comeback to the Alps after 20 years and ...

Meteorologist Christian Bridges got to check out a local curling club, and they explained what makes curling ice different from skating ice ...

For at least a decade, the quadruple axel jump was figure skating’s white whale. “It’s been this unreachable thing, like the four-minute mile” once was, says Matthew Lind, a technical specialist for U ...