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Snowboarding’s Alternative Origin Story?
By Sam Burns
We think of the modern snowboard is a fairly recent innovation, but people in Turkey have been sliding down snow-covered hills on the petranboard for centuries!
The Amazing “Year of the Quad” in the Olympics!
By Dr. Lynda
2018 is said to be the “Year of the Quad” in the Olympics, but what does this mean? Why is landing a quad a big deal? Here’s the science and math behind a nearly impossible feat.