273 - The Physics of Figure Skating

Although figure skaters make their sport look easy, executing the perfect jump requires a precise combination of speed, force, vertical velocity, angular momentum, friction and of course timing. How do these crucial pieces work together to create the perfect loop, flip, salchow, axel or lutz?





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