The U.S. speedskating team's high-tech suits -- which theoretically are supposed to help shave seconds and accrue medals -- have been identified as a suspect in the team's stunning faceplant at the Sochi Games. Before the Games, the suits, designed by U.S.-based sportswear giant Under Armour, were deemed to be on the cutting edge of racing technology. They come equipped with vents on the back to allow heat to escape, but racers wonder if the vents actually are allowing air to seep in, thereby creating drag and slowing things down.High-Tech Suits a Suspect in Weak US Speedskating Performance
The U.S. speedskating team's high-tech suits -- which theoretically are supposed to help shave seconds and accrue medals -- have been identified as a suspect in the team's stunning faceplant at the Sochi Games. Before the Games, the suits, designed by U.S.-based sportswear giant Under Armour, were deemed to be on the cutting edge of racing technology. They come equipped with vents on the back to allow heat to escape, but racers wonder if the vents actually are allowing air to seep in, thereby creating drag and slowing things down.
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