Crash Course
What Holds a Country Together or Tears it Apart? Crash Course Geography
Today we’re going to talk about the forces that affect a country’s stability. We’ll take a closer look at Costa Rica, Venezuela, Cuba, and Brazil and examine how the cohesiveness of these Latin American countries varies dramatically even...
Great Big Story
Young You, South Korea’s young figure skating champion
Meet Young You, a 15-year-old South Korean figure skating prodigy, who’s conquering the ice with dreams of Olympic glory and the hardest jumps in the sport.
Curated Video
The Physics Behind Figure Skating: Grace and Precision on Ice
Join us as we delve into the physics that make figure skating possible. From pirouettes to acrobatic lifts, learn how skaters like Sarah Abitbol utilize principles such as angular momentum and the gyroscopic effect to perform stunning...
Curated Video
The Science of Ice Skating: Balancing on Blades
Explore the fascinating science behind ice skating with Mac Lesggy and Gwendal. Discover how the design of ice skates, from the edges of the blades to the pressure they exert, allows skaters to glide effortlessly on the ice. Learn about...
Wonderscape
History of the Winter Olympics
History of the Winter Olympics The Olympics From Antiquity to Paris 2024 part 4
Great Big Story
South Korea’s Figure Skating Prodigy_1
Meet Young Yu, the 15-year-old figure skating champion from South Korea who is captivating the world with her talent and determination.
Curated Video
The Craft and Sport of Ice Skating
Ice skating is a popular winter activity that involves gliding across icy surfaces using specially designed blades attached to footwear. It has a rich history dating back thousands of years, with the first skates made of animal bones....
Science360
Science of the Olympic Winter Games Figure Skating Physics
Figure skating has become one of the most popular events at the Winter Olympics. Head of the Physics Department at the University of Michigan Brad Orr explains that good balance, or stability, is basic to everything a skater does--and...
Science360
Science of the Winter Olympic Games - Science of Ice
The science that makes ice slippery also makes the Olympic Winter Games possible. But exactly what makes ice slippery? Ken Golden, a mathematician at the University of Utah, explains how the unique surface of ice makes the slide and...
Science360
Science of the Winter Olympics Figure Skating
Every four years, we watch the stakes for Olympic figure skaters get higher, as they try to increase rotation in the air with their triple axels and quadruple toe loops. How do they do that? It's a scientific principle that we asked...
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SLO MO TU Female skater performing a back scratch spin
SLO MO TU Female skater performing a back scratch spin
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SLO MO TU Female skater performing back scratch spin variation
SLO MO TU Female skater performing back scratch spin variation
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HD:Beautiful Female Figure Skater Performing Pirouette
HD 1080p: Figure skating; handheld shot of beautiful young women performing pirouette
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HD:Beautiful Young Women Performing Figure Skating
HD1080p: Shot of beautiful young women begining figure dancing performance, long program, professional figure skater
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Rodeo Drive Walk of Style
Sasha Cohen sporting her Olympic figure skating medal at the Rodeo Drive Walk of Style at Historic Beverly Hills Post Office in Beverly Hills, California on February 28, 2006. (Footage by WireImage Video/Getty Images)
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INTERVIEW: Michelle Kwan on why it was important to be out tonight, on celebrating figure skating.
INTERVIEW: Michelle Kwan on why it was important to be out tonight, on celebrating figure skating. On seeing her figure skating friends, how they never talk about skating when they're together. On how the 1961 tragedy is linked to her...
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HD: Beautiful Young Women Performing Ice Skating
HD 1080p: Pan, Shot of young female figure skater prforming finish of the short program
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
US Figure Skating Tournament in Philadelphia
Title "Jenkins, Albright retain figure skating crowns" superimposed over Olympic champion skater Hayes Alan Jenkins performing skating routine / two shots of Jenkins performing routine / crowd in stands applauding / three shots of...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
European Figure Skating Championships
Title superimposed on figure skaters Sissy Schwarz and Kurt Oppelt: "Vienna - US, Canada score in figure skating" / Spotlights with falling snow / A couple bundled up against the cold / Francis Dafoe and Norris Bowden of Canada perform;...