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What is Slippery Fish? A secret project to win Olympic speedskating medals with help from an app
U.S. Speedskating uses 3-D digital twins and computational fluid dynamics to reduce drag, aiming to cut tenths and hundredths of seconds off times for Olympic medals.
- Ahead of the Feb. 17 races, U.S. Speedskating is using an app to generate digital twins and simulate wind resistance, a program started in 2023 costing nearly $100,000.
- Domer says the effort aims to increase aerodynamic efficiency by reducing drag using virtual analysis, but coaches say changing long-ingrained technique is a tough sell to athletes.
- Slippery Fish focuses on team pursuit and long-distance races like the 5,000 and 10,000 meters, with niche subprojects including Cutting Edge for blades and Iron Fist for weighted gloves.
- Some U.S. skaters have made small changes based on the program, and the U.S. men's team pursuit skaters are favored for gold on Feb. 17.
- Looking ahead, U.S. coaches treat program secrecy as a psychological tool while technology continues to shape equipment and training, including helmets and sprint work, as Erin Jackson noted.
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What is Slippery Fish? A secret project to win Olympic speed skating medals with help from an app
All it took was the mere mention of the words “Slippery Fish” for U.S. speed skating national team coach Ryan Shimabukuro to purse his lips and shake his head. There wasn’t even a full question asked about the secret project using computer technology aimed at shaving fractions of a second off speed skating times to help the Americans bring home gold medals from the Milan Cortina Olympics. Just those four syllables were enough to catch Shimabukur…
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What is Slippery Fish? A secret project to win Olympic speedskating medals with help from an app
The U.S. Olympic team for long track speedskating is hoping a secret project called Slippery Fish that uses computer technology can help win medals at the Milan Cortina Winter Games this month.
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What is Slippery Fish? A secret project to win Olympic speedskating medals
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