Olympic skier Steven Nymans tuck is as well-renowned as David Beckhams free kick, reads a new story in Wired by Jeffrey Marlow. And Nyman didnt perfect his tuck on the mountain as he rounded flags at 80 mph, flying towards the finish line. He did it in a wind tunnel. Wind tunnel data has unearthed a new world of hidden milliseconds, writes Marlow — milliseconds that can be shaved off by ordering tighter, European-tailored ski suits, for example. Nyman is a wind tunnel freak, says Troy Flanagan, a US ski coach and PhD in aerospace engineering.
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