GERMAN SNOW-BOARDING: In a Search for What Makes a Jump Perfect

What makes an athlete to win? The best performance is usually decided with time, length or other easily countable measurements.

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But in sports like snowboarding, it's hard to say what exactly makes a jump good. A team of German sports scientists have decided to take a challenge to understand what happens when the rider takes off. 

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We followed the team to the Swiss Alps, where they collected data with elite halfpipe snowboarders.

But do the athletes believe that science can make them win?

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Location

Switzerland