Amy Pope
Principal lecturer in physics at Clemson University who teaches a course called the Physics of Sports and researches ways to explain physics through athletic examples.
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Feb 10, 2026 • 13min
The physics of the Winter Olympics
Amy Pope, a physics lecturer who teaches Physics of Sports, explains Winter Olympic mechanics. Short takes cover ski mountaineering and how skins change friction uphill. She talks ski jump aerodynamics, V position and suit tweaks that affect lift. There’s also a quick look at bobsled energy, push starts and why sprinters help speed.
