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Curated Video
Jim Thorpe: Native American Olympic Hero
Football, baseball, basketball player – he was one of America's most talented sportsmen and the first Native American to achieve Olympic Gold glory! So why don't we see Jim Thorpe's name up in lights?
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...
60 Second Histories
Olympic Games - the athletes
This short video looks at who competed in the Olympics, how they trained and competed and the prize they could expect as a champion
Science for Kids
Science Kids: Sports Videos: Knee Ligament Injuries
With so many knee injuries affecting athletes, this video shows the knee ligament anatomy and how it becomes injured. [1:41]
Science for Kids
Science Kids: Sports Videos: Peripheral Vision
See how NBA player Corey Maggette monitors and processes movement out of the corner of his eye, and find out how this affects his reaction time in his sport. [4:57]
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Jackie Robinson and the Integration of Baseball
Audio story offers a discussion of a book on baseball legend Jackie Robinson and how he became "a ballplayer with the guts not to fight back."