Winter Olympics: Altitude affects skill sports, not just endurance events

Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 12:35 in Earth & Climate

For winter sports athletes, including Olympians competing in Vancouver this week, the altitude of the sports venue can have a significant impact on performance, requiring athletes in skill sports, such as figure skating, ski jumping and snowboarding, to retool highly technical moves to accommodate more or less air resistance.

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