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    [OC] The Top Speeds of Winter Olympic Disciplines Compared
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    [OC] The Top Speeds of Winter Olympic Disciplines Compared


    • Source: CalculateQuick (visualization). Telemetry averages from official Olympic tracking and the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF).
    • Tools: Affinity Designer

    Cross-country skiing requires massive endurance at 35 km/h, but it barely registers compared to the sliding track. At 150 km/h, the sheer weight and carbon-fiber aerodynamics of a Bobsleigh make it the undisputed fastest event of the Winter Games. Highway speed limits wouldn't even be legal for the top four sports shown here.

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    1. CalculateQuick on

      * ***Source:*** *CalculateQuick (visualization). Telemetry averages from official Olympic tracking and the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF).*
      * ***Tools:*** *Affinity Designer*

      Cross-country skiing requires massive endurance at 35 km/h, but it barely registers compared to the sliding track. At 150 km/h, the sheer weight and carbon-fiber aerodynamics of a Bobsleigh make it the undisputed fastest event of the Winter Games. Highway speed limits wouldn’t even be legal for the top four sports shown here.

    4. Defiant_Act_4940 on

      Yeah I woud rather go 100 km/h on alpine skies than 30 km/h downhil on cross countrie skies.

    6. UDcc123 on

      I was enjoying it reading top down. Then enjoyed it even more with a chuckle at curling stone. thanks!

    7. gottimw on

      That’s not what Terminal Velocity is.

      That it Top Velocity, or Maximum Velocity.

      Terminal Velocity is the top velocity/speed a FALLING object can achieve

    9. masssy on

      Fairly sure 35 km/h is too low for cross country skiing top speed. Or we don’t count downhill? But we count downhill for bobsleigh and skeleton?

      Data as most the time not quite as beautiful as claimed.