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Why It's Almost Impossible to Do a Quintuple Jump | WIRED
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Why It's Almost Impossible to Do a Quintuple Jump | WIRED
  • Published_at:2018-02-09
  • Category:Sports
  • Channel:WIRED
  • tags: big air snowboard figure skating gold medal innovation olympics olympics 2018 science and technology skater skating snowboarding sports winter olympics olympians quad cork big air andri ragettli alexa knierim chris knierim nathan chen billy morgan snowboarder skaters alexa scimeca knierims quad cork 1080 ski jump ski jumper nathan chen spin ice skating spin quads quintuple jump spinning spins almost impossible wired wired.com
  • description: At this year's Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, we may see quad corks in Big Air Snowboarding or in Freestyle Skiing -- and we'll see quad twists and quad jumps in Figure Skating. But have we reached the limit of what's possible? To do a quad, a skater's got less than a second to turn their body four times in the air. WIRED's Robbie Gonzalez set out to find out why five...is almost impossible. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 ABOUT WIRED WIRED is where tomorrow is realized. Through thought-provoking stories and videos, WIRED explores the future of business, innovation, and culture. Why It's Almost Impossible to Do a Quintuple Jump | WIRED
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