skating
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Tony Hawk (Old) Can Still Pull Off His Famous 900
Video: Seventeen years ago, extreme sports ambassador and titular Pro Skater Tony Hawk pulled off the 900 revolution at the 1999 X-Games. The trick involves rotating the board two and a half times while midair (and in normal gravity), and Hawk struggled with it back in his spry days. Now 48, he gives it the…
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Sensors Show Figure Skaters Absorb 8x Their Own Body Weight After Jumps
The endless impossibly early mornings heading to the rink for practice aren’t the only things taking a toll on figure skaters. Researchers at Brigham Young University recently designed and built an unobtrusive skate sensor that can measure the impact when a figure skater lands a jump — and it turns out they’re absorbing forces up…