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As the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics draw closer, students might gear up to cheer their favorite Olympians by learning everything there is to know about winter sports. But will they know that virtually every one of the Olympic winter sports depends on engineering? From a ski jump’s slope to the curve of the blades on a hockey skate to a luge runner’s gloves studded at the fingertips to allow extra grip during takeoff, engineering provides the foundation to make these sports as cutting-edge and competitive as possible. You can learn more about how engineering plays a role in winter sports at the National Engineers Week website: http://www.eweek.org/site/News/Features/olympic2.shtml.

Learn more about the 2010 Winter Olympics at: http://www.vancouver2010.com/

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