most ski injuries are busted knees that happen when skis don't fly off from funky impacts. And in the real world where jumps are not smooth and standardized how is a system supposed to detect when I've actually lost balance and am about to crash, as opposed to spinning to make an off-angle landing?
Why not just ski with the airbag always inflated? Detecting "losing balance" seems hard, especially when athletes spins and flips intentionally in the air.
excellent way to keep athletes safe🖒🖒🖒🖒
For info, the company who provides this airbag is In&motion.
i had to find out more about this after NBC just got done having a segment on it during their beijing olympics coverage
3:55 - Ouch...
How do they test this stuff
4:33 - Very, very misleading.
That's not the jump.
Wasnt this supposed to be uploaded april 1th
back country skiers use airbags for avalanche flotation but have to inflate them themselves. an auto inflation system might not be a bad idea.
What happened to this?
Wouldn’t it cause drag lol and loss of speed due to its bulky size
yes but think about it this way would you rather miss the olympics or because of an injury or finish second because of drag?
most ski injuries are busted knees that happen when skis don't fly off from funky impacts. And in the real world where jumps are not smooth and standardized how is a system supposed to detect when I've actually lost balance and am about to crash, as opposed to spinning to make an off-angle landing?
they have a lot of help from pros..give it time..you'll be surprised !
Won't the Athlete throw caution to the wind with this? Enabling risky behavior? Time will tell...
Do people throw caution to the wind when they use seat belts?
Racedrivers do, yes.
Why not just ski with the airbag always inflated? Detecting "losing balance" seems hard, especially when athletes spins and flips intentionally in the air.