Uploaded May 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Skates used by Olympic speed skaters, figure skaters and hockey players are custom-engineered by materials scientists so that the boots and blades meet the demands for each sport. NSF-funded scientists Melissa Hines, Director of the Cornell University Center for Materials Research, and Sam Colbeck, formerly of the U.S. Army Cold Regions Lab, explain, along U.S. Olympic hockey player Julie Chu, short track speed skater J.R. Celski, and figure-skater Rachael Flatt.
Skates used by Olympic speed skaters, figure skaters and hockey players are custom-engineered by materials scientists so that the boots and blades meet the demands for each sport. NSF-funded scientists Melissa Hines, Director of the Cornell University Center for Materials Research, and Sam Colbeck, formerly of the U.S. Army Cold Regions Lab, explain, along U.S. Olympic hockey player Julie Chu, short track speed skater J.R. Celski, and figure-skater Rachael Flatt.
