Many people watching the Olympics will likely be tuning in from the comfort of their own home. But those living in the United States’ largest cities are always on the move, and NBC wants to help them follow along whether they’re headed to work, the grocery store, the train station, or out walking the dog. […]
It’s difficult for most people watching the Olympics on TV to comprehend the sheer skill that goes into each and every sport, but The New York Times is using augmented reality to make it just a bit easier. In the debut AR article on Monday, New York Times writer John Branch explored four Olympic sports — figure […]
It’s widely known how some Olympic sports work, like hockey or figure skating. Other events, though, feature athletic feats that seem impossible to the spectator’s eye. When the Olympics open in Pyeongchang next week, Olympic timekeeper Omega will be there to quantify — and perhaps demystify — those sports, like ski jumping, whose practitioners can appear […]
When the U.S. Olympic team marches into the opening ceremony in Pyeongchang on Feb. 9, the athletes will be sporting their Ralph Lauren outfits — with a high-tech twist. To keep Team USA warm in the frigid weather expected during the Olympics, Ralph Lauren provided the athletes parkas that have wearable heat technology, it was announced […]
As athletes from the U.S. Ski & Snowboard team descend upon Pyeongchang, South Korea for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, they’ll be doing so with months of training in virtual reality that have provided them with an unprecedented number of mental reps on a course many have never seen. In early 2017, the ski team […]
