Seriously, I am sure you get the picture, but the next 17 days will be amazing. There are millions of things we could read about that relate to both science and the Olympics. This week I will give you some options.
Option 1: American Olympians home to beat the cold with new clothing designs
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/olympic-clothing-designers-try-to-beat-the-cold-with-technology/
Option 2: Dopamine and Gold medals
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/olympic-gold-may-depend-on-the-brain-s-reward-chemical/
Option 3: 3 local Norge Ski Jumpers advance to the Olympics (I watched them this morning.)
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/02/08/norge-trio-advance-to-olympic-ski-jump-finals/alhc5u/
Your assignment is to pick an article. Read it. Then write a scholarly paragraph summarizing what you read. Finally, finish your paragraph with your favorite part of the winter Olympics. Also please comment on at least one of your peers.
It is unbelievable to have someone so close to where you live, go the Olympics, where most serious athletes strive to go to one day. In my life, I would always pass the Norge ski hills on my way to soccer games, church, and going to my grandma’s house. So having the best ski jumpers in the US jump there, is really special. The ski jumpers also seem to have a bond between each other for living with one another for eight months, and even if their competitiveness gets in their way, at the end of the day, they are just friends who happen to ski together. However, my favorite part of the Winter Olympics is watching hockey, I will definitely be cheering them on at home.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree. We see the place that they are practicing at everyday all the time! Now they are in North Korea!
DeleteAfter reading the article “Olympic Clothing Designers Try to Beat the Cold with Technology”, I thought it was interesting to read about the designers and engineers crafting the uniforms for team USA. The article addresses how to keep warmth and style for the athletes. Furthermore, athletes can feel warm by turning on their self-warming jackets by a push of a button. When the switch is on, electrons travel through the silver ink till it hits the resistive carbon pad. In addition, this heat last up to 11 hours and it has 3 settings for the athletes to control. My favorite part about the winter olympics is the ice skating competition.
ReplyDeleteI also like the ice skating.
DeleteI think that's interesting the advances that were made to keep athletes warmer during these Olympics.
DeleteI love the ice skating....are you watching tonight?
DeleteThis week, I read the article “Olympic Clothing Designers Try to Beat the Cold with Technology”. Due to this year’s Olympics being one of the coldest since 1994, designers needed to create clothing that would allow the athletes to move and compete freely, but also keep them as warm as possible. Ralph Lauren, came up with an innovative way to accomplish this challenge. By using heat conducting metallic ink, instead of wires to provide warmth for the athletes, this keeps them warm while competing almost like an electric blanket, without being too constraining on them during the Olympics. The heat is generated through a button that the athletes have to press on their clothes, that send electrons through to the ink. The article also said that on the US Bobsled Team, they will be wearing a new innovative spandex type suit made of ‘ColdGear Infrared’ material, that prevents their body heat from leaving, keeping them as warm as possible when completing the course. By creating this innovative technology to provide warmth for the athletes, this helps them compete to their full potential without any fear of getting hypothermia due to the extremely cold temperatures in Pyeongchang, South Korea. My favorite part of the Winter Olympics is just watching the athletes completing their courses and seeing how much endurance they have to complete these courses and give it their all.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if it's proven that athletes benefit from these uniforms other than keeping them warm.
DeleteI read the article “Olympic Clothing Designers Try to Beat the Cold with Technology”. Despite some of the coldest temperatures in the winter Olympic Games, the USA team should be warm considering the science that goes into making their clothing. In the ceremony temperatures were recorded below 10 degrees, but Ralph Lauren had a solution to the cold. As we sit from our couches we do not realize all the science behind the Olympics. Using a car seat warmer idea they made ink flow with electrons at three different settings to make the wearer warm. Also, in bobsledding (a sport played on ice) the participants received new bodysuits. These bodysuits weren't only aerodynamic (important for reaching fast speeds) but they were also lined with fleece to keep the athletes warm. My favorite part of the winter olympics is the opening ceremony because I get to see all the different countries.
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DeleteI guess the British bobsledding suits have special fins on them to help with aerodynamics.
I read the article “Olympic Clothing Designers Try to Beat the Cold with Technology”. This years Olympics is going to be freezing. This years winter Olympics is marked as one of the coldest since 1994. Designers and engineers took time to make clothes both stylish and fully functional to create perfect aerodynamics for the US team. They created a jacket that can easily warm up by using heat conducting metallic ink, instead of wires. With different setting on how warm they want to be, this invention reminds me of the functions of a heating pad. The science behind all of this was really fascinating., "Electrons will surge through the silver ink till they hit a resistive carbon pad, which will generate heat. The system is designed to provide up to 11 hours of warmth, and has three settings so athletes can control their own temperatures". The science also reminds me of the hand warmers. Where there is a little metal disc trigger inside. When you activate it, the ingredients in the hand warmer crystallize and makes it warm. My favorite part of the Olympics is figure skating because I love the cool routines they put together and the beautiful costumes they wear.
ReplyDeleteI wonder how the weather will affect there performance.
DeleteMy favorite part is figure skating as well. I love the gorgeous costumes and the skaters' gracefulness.
DeleteIn the article "Olympic Clothing Designers Try to Beat the Cold with Technology" by Ginny Graves, the article talked a lot about the weather and how technology is being involved in it. The Olympics haven't been this cold since the Norway Olympics in 1994. Designers and engineers spend a lot of time making fashionable comfortable clothing for Team USA. Athletes can activate their self-warming jackets by controlling the buttons. According to the engineers, the jackets provide up to 11 hours of warmth and has 3 separate settings for more customizable warmth. Specific teams such as the bobsled team has designed uniforms with extra warmth. According to Chris Laughman, the warmth added to the suits are important for right before a race. Under Armour use different fabrics for the shoulders, upper arms and back to provide aerodynamics. To identify this material, designers began testing different fabrics for the speed skating team. Overall, I find the different fabrics that the teams use very interesting. My personal favorite part of the Olympics is figure skating because the cool rotations and routines that they do and it's very inspiring.
ReplyDeleteI find it so interesting how they jackets can provide up to 11 hours of warmth!
DeleteI really liked this article and if this was me I would love this.
DeleteAfter reading “Dopamine and Gold Medals” I learned that Scientists have been searching for the answer to what our top athletes are the way they are but they might think the answer is dopamine. Dopamine gives us the sense of pleasure and dealing with stress.Doctors took a test from 50 pro athletes and 100 ameture athletes and tested 4 genes finding that the one that was different was dopamine. In 2012 it was found that dopamine can help with risk taking.On the opposite side of the spectrum it’s also behind depression. So it will be awhile before doctors can draw a true meaning between dopamine and athletic excellence.I don’t really watch the winter Olympics but I would say My favorite part of the winter Olympics is skiing.
ReplyDeleteI read another article,but this sounds interesting to learn about.
DeleteI think this article would be very interesting because the best athletes have ways that make them the best at what they do, but I've always wonder what it was.
DeleteI just read the article “Olympic Clothing Designers Try to Beat the Cold with Technology”. There's no doubt that this years Olympics is going to be freezing. This years winter Olympics is marked as one of the coldest since 1994. Engineers and designers took time to make clothes both stylish and fully functioning to create everything perfect aerodynamically for the US team. They made a jacket that can easily heat up thermally by using heat conducting metallic ink, instead of traditional wires. With different settings on how warm they would want to be, this invention reminds me of the functions of an electric blanket. The science behind all of this was really fascinating. "Electrons will surge through the silver ink till they hit a resistive carbon pad, which will generate heat. The system is designed to provide up to 11 hours of warmth, and has three settings so athletes can control their own temperatures". The science that makes it happen also somewhat reminds me of hand warmers. My favorite part of the Olympics is the Skeleton because of the high speeds and risky turns.
ReplyDeleteThe skeleton racers are insane. Did you watch it last night?
DeleteI read the article "Olympics Gold May Depend on the Brain's reward chemical" and it was really fascinating to look at. They talked about how Dopamine may be the reason that some athletes are better than others. I find it interesting that being a good athlete may not depend on how hard you work to become a good athlete, although that is a significant part,genes may be more of a factor.
ReplyDeleteI didn't read this article, but it seems interesting!
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DeleteDo you think Dopamine is involved in cheerleading?
I read “Olympic Clothing Designers Try to Beat the Cold with Technology,” and it is about the new clothing that designers and engineers produced to help keep Team USA warm during the Olympics. They used a metallic, heat-conducting ink to warm up the athletes, which is activated by a button that the athletes push that produce heat for 11 hours. For the bobsled team, they created suits that decrease drag and have a different fabric on the back and shoulders for better aerodynamics. The engineers used nylon and spandex for the speed skaters, and the fabric has intricate air channels. This air channels allow for a disturbance in the airflow, and reduces the athletes’ wakes. I find it very interesting that science provided
ReplyDeleteperformance-enhancing products to help athletes get a leg up on the competition.
Technology is really advancing. Nice to see the positive effects it gives athletes!
DeleteI read the article "Olympic Clothing Designers Try to Beat the Cold with Technology". I was really amazed by how cold it is expected to be for this year's games. Although I personally prefer the summer Olympics, I do like to try and keep up with the winter ones as well. Reading about how the companies that are making the attire for the US team, had to find new technology in order to keep our team warm, was really interesting. It really shows how technology and science can play a large role in everything, including fashion. The things that they used to keep the athletes warm were also really cool and interesting, such as the ink. They used this ink instead of wires in the clothing. The athletes can also control the temperatures of their clothes, which has warmth that lasts up to 11 hours. I cant wait to see these new uniforms in action.
ReplyDeleteI also read this article and I found it fascinating how much technology is improving and playing a role in everything we do.
DeleteI read the article “Norge trio advance to Olympic ski jump finals.” In the article, it was talking about how the skiers were making history with their jumps and Larson was the 100,000th male athlete to compete in either the summer or winter Olympics. The skiers are all from around this area which is really cool to know! It shows how you can come from anywhere and still qualify for the Olympics. I think it’s fascinating how these kids qualified for the Olympics. The Olympics is something so many people dream of, and the Norge Trio achieved the childhood dream so many people have.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree, and I also think it's pretty cool they all reside locally.
DeleteI read “Norge trio advance to Olympic ski jump finals,” and I thought it was very cool how we have 3 native people residing from Illinois. Of all the different towns in different states in different countries, it’s kind of surreal to know we were living so close to future Olympians. Also, the fact that Larson is the 100,000th male to compete in the Olympics is pretty cool, especially for him. My favorite part of the winter Olympics is figure skating, because it looks really pretty, but skiing is the only winter activity I can do.
ReplyDeleteI agree. Have you seen the signs in Fox River Grove? Totally cool.
DeleteI read the article “Olympic Gold May Depend on the Brain’s Reward Chemical” This article covers dopamine, a chemical in the brain found in all people. This chemical, when found more prevalently, can lead to willingness to do risky things such as a flip on a snowboard through a halfpipe. An experiment is conducted to figure out if elite athletes had more dopamine present than those who played sports at a base level. It was found that elite athletes had their dopamine 1.7 times more pronounced than those at a base level. Although this is a small experiment with much more research needed, it is amazing to think that something playing a huge roll in olympic success is a chemical.
ReplyDeleteI think its cool how the chemical can change your actions and could separate people who take the gold from the rest. Because one risk you take can make you win.
DeleteI read "Olympic Clothing Designers try to beat the Cold With Technology." This year's winter games are expected to be one of the coldest games since a long time, so companies are trying to create new technology that keep the players warm. Ralph Lauren is one of the companies that are trying to improve their technology. They are using a car seat warmer idea that use electrons to keep players warm with three different heat settings. Overall, I think that it is amazing how far science and technology has come to create new solutions to problems that the players are facing.
ReplyDeleteI think it's cool that companies are trying to develop ways to keep players warm during their competitions. But I also wonder if any of this technology would end up interfering with their overall performance.
DeleteI wish I had a warming jacket!
DeleteBy reading and analyzing “Olympic Clothing Designers Try to Beat the Cold with Technology” I realized that there is much more to the Olympians’ uniform than how it looks. It takes a whole kind of engineering to keep the athletes safe and protected while still showing off their style. This year was quite a challenge for designers/engineers for the uniforms, because the outdoor events would put the athletes under extreme winter weather. These engineers found that the best way to protect the olympians and keep them warm was to line the uniforms with electronic, heat conducting metallic ink. The athletes are then able to press a button on the jacket, and heat will generate. I think it’s incredible how much goes into the making of the uniforms, because it’s much more than looks.
ReplyDeleteThey did look good too. I liked the gloves that they wore with the warming jackets.
DeleteI read the article, "Norge Trio advance to Olympic Ski Finals." In the article, it was mentioned that 3 locals were drafted into the Olympics and advanced. I thought that this was just very cool because it is not everyday that you hear that some ski jumpers near you are going to the Olympics. I actually was listening on Fox News Sports and there was talk about For River Grove's skiers going to the Olympics. I think that it is just really cook to know that in out town in Illinois, We are being put on national television.
ReplyDeleteI think one of the figure skaters is from Carpentersville too!
DeleteI read the article “Norge Trio advance to olympic ski jump finals”. In the article it was talking about a local trio of skiers that went to the olympics and qualified in the final round. Two of the locals placed 40 and 46 which I believe to think is pretty impressive. In the article it had a lot of reports from skiers and what they aimed to place. The skiers also talked about their coach and how they wanted to thank him for pushing themselves to be able to get to the olympics because that is a challenging thing to do, and a very time consuming thing to do. People from around here were also in the article talking about their experience just going to South Korea. Many said they thought it was a “surreal experience”. It seems like it is so different being there then what you’re used to, back here.
ReplyDeleteThis article seems very interesting, too bad I did not read it
DeleteI chose to read the article “Olympic Gold May Depend on the Brain’s Reward Chemical” which talks about dopamine and what role it has in the achievement of gold medalists. It begins describing the questions presented by scientists that wonder what makes an olympic athlete, an olympic athlete. In order to find answers, those scientists conducted an experiment that took DNA from 50 elite athletes and 100 non professional athletes. By closely examining the genes in the samples, scientists were able to discovered a variant in the dopamine transporter that made it up to 1.7 times more prevalent in elite athlete genes.
ReplyDeleteOverall I think I would have to say my favorite part of the olympics is the ice skating, because I like to watch how much precision they have to put into their routines.
I read this article as well and found it to be very interesting, its crazy to think about all the things we still dont know about our genes and the way our brains work.
DeleteI thought this was really interesting to see how much work scientists have put into this experiment to see if there are any other factors relating to their performance in the Olympics.
DeleteI read "Norge Trio advance to Olympic ski jump finals". The article was 3 men that went to the Olympics that are from here. The men qualified for the final round and placed 40 and 46.I think it was cool how they attributed a lot of their success to their coach for pushing them and letting them have fun at appropriate times. I also think it was cool how people from our area are in the Olympics. I never would have thought that would happen.
ReplyDeleteI am pretty sure that there was a Prairie Ridge student that was in the Olympics a while back.
DeleteI also read that yesterday and never would have thought that people around here would go to the Olympics.
DeleteI read the article "Olympic clothing designers try to beat the cold with technology" and was amazed with the innovation that some engineers have while creating things like the spandex and nylon suits that are not heavy but aerodynamic. It's unfortunate that scientific advances like this are shared with other athletes (not to be greedy or anything). I also found it interesting how the jacket warming technique hasn't been used before, like in the lillehammer. Maybe other countries will follow suit during the next winter Olympics in both the jacket and bobsled fabric innovations.
ReplyDeleteWhy do you think scientific advances meant to benefit the athletes shouldn't be "shared" among them?
DeleteDo you think that would start controversy if other countries 'stole' our heated clothing technology?
DeleteI read the article concerning dopamine and gold medals, and I have to say, it was pretty interesting. In the earlier decades most scientists thought that Olympians were better than other athletes because of their physical attributes like muscular function and aerobic efficiency. However, scientists are now taking a look at the mental aspect of Olympic athletes. They took a look at the Olympians’ dopamine levels(responsible for the feelings of reward and pleasure) compared to regular athletes’ levels. The difference was astonishing, not only did every Olympian beat the average athlete’s dopamine level but one Olympian beat it by five times. These results show that the Olympians are more likely to take risks which would therefore make them more likely to reach an elite level.
ReplyDeleteI read the article how to keep warm during the olympics. I thought this videos was very interesting on the technology they use to get their olympic clothes warm. I think this can help many athletes perform better. Also this helps our athletes have a better chance of bringing home the gold. Lastly one of my favorite winter games is curling.
ReplyDeleteDid you do curling in PE class?
DeleteI think curling is very interesting. But I don't know how to play.
DeleteCurling has always been an interest to me as well.
DeleteI read the article ‘American Olympians home to beat the cold with new clothing designs”
ReplyDeleteIt talked about how Ralph Lauren and Under armour are developing new fabrics and self warming jackets. For the self warming jacket Ralph Lauren but metallic ink in the American flag on the jacket and it would heat up. There are three settings to control how hot you want your jacket to be. They needed these technologies for this Olympics because it is the coldest one since 1994 in Norway. Overall this article talked about how Under Armour and Ralph Lauren developed new coats and suits for the Olympic athletes.
You are totally right about the extreme cold weather. Have you been watching what the workers and spectators are watching?
DeleteThis week I read the article olympic gold may depend on the brain's reward chemical, it talked about dopamine a chemical in the brain that acts as an instant reward sector. Olympic athletes are found to a larger dopamine level than those of non-olympic athletes. I found this to be very interesting especially considering how hard the athletes work on becoming stronger physically while maybe they should be working on becoming stronger mentally as well.
ReplyDeleteThat's really cool. I wonder if high school athletes also have higher dopamine levels too or just any hardworking athlete in general.
DeleteIn the midst of the winter olympics, scientists have been curious about why athletes perform better than the average person. Many say practice makes perfect but after reading the article about the brain’s rewarding chemical, it’s clear training isn’t all of it. The chemical dopamine was linked to athlete’s performance in terms of competition and reward-seeking-behavior. A study conducted by the University of Parma in Italy suggested professional athletes carried more dopamine than the average person causing an enhancement in their abilities. This goes to show how sports not only develop physical strength but mental strength too. I’m curious how dopamine is helpful in other areas of life such as job competitiveness and and simply working towards goals. Are athletes dopamine levels linked to success? Dopamine shows the impact of mental strength in all aspects of daily life.
ReplyDeletei think it's interesting how pure anatomy can detirmine someone's sucessfulness.
DeleteI read the article about the American Olympians new clothing design. I thought this article was interesting since it talks about the new technology Under Armour and Ralph Lauren are using to keep our olympians warm during these cold times. They tested 100 different fabrics to use for the bobsled outfits and one ultimately came out on top which was made out of nylon and spandex. This new fabric will keep them warm while also reducing wind resistance which will help them go faster. For all of the olympians, they created a jacket containing strips of electronic ink which can be heated to 3 different temperatures by the push of a button. It's cool that they created the ink strips to represent American flags inside of their jackets. Overall I think that this new technology will help our olympians for many years to come.
ReplyDeleteDo you think that regular Americans can buy the coats?
DeleteI agree, I think it's very cool that they can heat it 3 different temperatures just by pushing one button
DeleteI read Olympic Clothing Designers Try to Beat the Cold with Technology. It was about how the designers for the U.S used technology in the clothing to keep the athletes warm. I found it so interesting when this article talked about making the bobsled material and how it has to be a specific way or else it could screw up the bobsledders time. They had to make a tight-fitting suit that would keep the athletes warm while sledding. I find it fascinating when they mention how they kept the bobsledders warm with the Cold-gear infrared in the fleece lining. This article is overall very interesting to see what they did to keep the athletes warm in such cold conditions.
ReplyDeleteI also read this article and I was fascinated by the way they created the bobsled suit as well. I wonder if their designs have any flaws or disadvantages though.
DeleteI read the same article, but focused more on the technology of the uniforms, and I agree that it's really cool how precise the engineering is.
DeleteThe article entitled, “Olympic Clothing Designers Try to Beat the Cold with Technology” was an interesting read about the vital role clothing plays in the Olympics. Engineers had to design clothing to adapt to the environment in which the athletes will be performing. While doing this, they must create something that the athletes can excel in and perform their very best in. To keep the athletes warm in the extreme temperatures of South Korea, scientist developed a heating system using ink and heat the body gives off. They also created a fabric that decreases drag and allows athletes to travel and move faster. My favorite part of the Winter Olympics is the opening ceremony and the figure skating.
ReplyDeleteI read the article "Olympic Gold May Depend on the Brain's Reward Chemical". It talks about how scientists are striving to uncover a genetic explanation for skills regarding athleticism. The large majority of studies already conducted involved physical characteristics, which seems plausible since being an athlete directly correlates to the physical aspects of a person. However, studies have branched out to mental characteristics and how they can be involved with someone's skill level in sports. Findings report that dopamine, a chemical substance that makes you feel reward and pleasure, assists in the mental part of athleticism. DNA was collected from elite athletes and nonprofessional athletes in order to compare genes linked to athletic ability. The only gene that showed a significant difference was dopamine, which showed itself more predominantly in the elite group. In one case, it was five times greater than the average athlete's dopamine level. Dopamine is also linked to risk taking, explaining why many professional athletes put themselves in risky situations in events like snowboarding and skiing. If an athlete has a large amount of dopamine, they're more likely to be inclined to risk taking. The idea that mental attributes could be just as important as physical attributes in a setting like the Olympics is mind boggling to me. Chemical substances and mental attributes are simply not what is most commonly thought of in regards to athletes.
ReplyDeleteFor this weeks blog post I read the article “American Olympians home to beat the cold with new clothing designs”. This was a very interesting article to read about because I was actually wondering how these athletes were going to withstand the intense cold weather for the ceremonies. The 2018 olympic ceremony is the second coldest one since Lillehammer, Norway, in 1994. These new Ralph Lauren jackets are designed with a heating system that lets you set the temperature of the jacket to whatever you want. This system can last up to 11 hours of heating. Under Armour also designed cool aerodynamic clothing for the bobsledders. These new outfits help reduce wind resistance.
ReplyDeleteI read “Norge trio advance to Olympic ski jump finals”. It was about the 3 people that are going to the olympics that are from around our area. They all practised at the Norge ski jump and were so successful because of that. One of the 3 men got 25th place and the other 2 got 40th and 46th. They also were able to get some pretty cool achievements considering they did not place high in the ratings. The coolest part I thought was the they were all from around here and they got to the Olympics.
ReplyDeleteI read Olympic Clothing Designers Try to Beat the Cold with Technology. This article was about designers using technology in clothing in order to keep athletes warm. I thought this was cool because it can help athletes in a positive way. It's important to make athletes succeed and be comfortable and I think this is one way advanced technology can be a good thing
ReplyDeleteI read the article "Olympic Gold May Depend on the Brain's Reward Chemical". This article detailed the correlation between dopamine, a chemical responsible for eliciting feelings of happiness, and success in the Olympics. Researchers from the University of Parma in Italy collected DNA samples from 50 Olympic athletes and 100 nonprofessional athletes to determine if dopamine levels trended higher in greater athletes. The data they received was conclusive, in that they now had a definite answer. Athletes of greater skill had a greater amount of dopamine in their system, and it can all be traced back to genetics. The elites had dopamine prevalent genetics, upwards of five times more than that of the nonprofessionals.
ReplyDeleteI read the article, “Olympians Beat Cold Weather with New Clothing Designs”. I thought this was interesting because it’s important for athletes to stay comfortable and safe and improve their chances of succeeding. I think this is an example of Americans using advanced technology in a positive way.
ReplyDeleteI read the article about the coat technology they were using to keep warm. I think it is interesting that to keep warm, they have electrical heaters in the coat. I find it cool that the ink in the coat acts as a warmer for the Olympians. I also find it fascinating that a fraction of a second is very important for Olympians in the luge and skeleton. This makes warm fabric hard to find all while having perfect aerodynamics. They used 100 different tests on different fabrics and the mix of nylon and spandex had the least wind resistance.
ReplyDeleteI read the article “Olympic gold may depend on the brain's reward chemical”. This article talks about a chemical in our brain called Dopamine. This chemical makes you have less fear to make riskier choices. They conducted a experiment and they found out that people with higher levels of dopamine are proven to be better athletes. So maybe having more dopamine can help you work the gold at the olympics. The article also says that 2 studies show that dopamine increases risk taking. Nevertheless, more researchers are needed to make the connections. And we still need to know whether it’s a cause and effect relationship.
ReplyDeleteDuring the Winter Olympics, it is crucial that Athletes perform and look their best on the stage where the whole world is watching. This is why it is important that athletes both stay warm and have clothing that will help them compete at a higher level than their competitors. Olympians will stay warm with the help of their clothing designer brand Ralph Lauren, which designed a jacket heated by silver and carbon, keeping them warm during the opening and closing ceremonies in the frigid open-air stadium. On the performance side, every second is important, and clothing that is aerodynamic and doesn’t cause air resistance will affect your time in any sport where speed is key, Under Armor designed bobsled and speed skating uniforms that both keep the body warm and reduce drag, with a material called H1, that has a sandpaper-like texture that will help US athletes to succeed.
ReplyDeleteI read the article about the science of the clothing of the athletes. It cover the suits being more warm than the years before to the aerodynamics being even smoother. First off the suits that they had during the opening ceremony had special ink that could heat up to three different settings, the same material will be used in the closing ceremony. Also under-armor created a more aerodynamic suit for the bobsledding team which only reduces a tiny bit of drag but everything counts. One question that I have is how long did it take to synchronize all of those drones?
ReplyDeleteI read the article Olympic Clothing Designers Try to Beat the Cold with Technology. In this article, they explained how using the power of science, clothing designers could warm up these Olympic athletes. The designers and scientists who teamed up together to help our team stay warm worked for years, trying to perfect and technology. How could they keep the athletes warm in temperatures of seven degrees Fahrenheit? The answer is printed strips of electronic, heat-conducting metallic ink, made of silver and carbon that lined the inside of the parkas. My favorite part of the Olympics had to be when Chole Kim won the gold for snowboarding halfpipe. With all of the hard work and dedication that she put in, she totally deserved to win.
ReplyDeleteI read the article about the apparel technology. I was intrigued by the article at first because I've always wondered if they were cold when performing. I was quite amazed with the answer I had received. They use this special ink and a battery pack in the parkas. When a button is pushed the currents surge through the ink and generate heat. But the bobsled uniforms were cooler the used stretchy metallic particles that absorb the wearers body heat and maintain it. These designer deserve some props for the success of the Olympians.
ReplyDeleteI read the article explaining the design of the Team USA Olympic jackets and how they use technology to stay warm. In the coat, there are heating inks that work similarly to a heating blanket that can be controlled from the inside with different settings and heats. They were designed by Ralph Lauren and kept the athletes warm during the opening ceremony. Now that this technology exists, I wonder if the company will utilize this design in their normal clothing line. I think it could be a revolutionary and smart design for people in cold climates.
ReplyDeleteI read the article concerning dopamine and gold medals, and I have to say, it was pretty interesting. In the earlier decades most scientists thought that Olympians were better than other athletes because of their physical attributes like muscular function and aerobic efficiency. However, scientists are now taking a look at the mental aspect of Olympic athletes. They took a look at the Olympians’ dopamine levels(responsible for the feelings of reward and pleasure) compared to regular athletes’ levels. The difference was astonishing, not only did every Olympian beat the average athlete’s dopamine level but one Olympian beat it by five times. These results show that the Olympians are more likely to take risks which would therefore make them more likely to reach an elite level.
ReplyDeleteI read the article about The new jackets. I really like the idea of these jackets. ALso I think this will make are USA athletes a lot better. I think this because I know for baseball I hate playing in the cold so I would love this. Another way this is really a great idea is how long the warmth .Lastly I think this could help not just USA athletes but athletes all around the world.
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