Check out these amazing winter sport videos on the NY Times

Winter sports are pretty incredible, and these slow motion videos just blow my mind. Check them out:

FREESTYLE AERIALS: United States Olympic Aerialist Ryan St. Onge and Science reporter Henry Fountain, break down the "double full full full", a jump St. Onge may perform in Vancouver.

• Launch skyward with a MEN'S AERIAL freestyle skier

SNOWBOARD: United States halfpipe coach, Mike Jankowski, explains the snap, grabs and “big air” — all parts of an Olympic halfpipe run.

• Follow a rider up and over the snowboard halfpipe

LUGE: Mark Grimmette, a doubles luge athlete for the United States Olympic team, describes how to steer the sled going 90 miles per hour.:

• Slide down the LUGE course at 90 M.P.H. 

Want to read more? Here's a great article on the physics of Freestyle Aerials:

Up in the Air, and Down, With a Twist

By HENRY FOUNTAIN Published: February 2, 2010

For aerialists with the United States Freestyle Ski Team, their high-flying feats are a matter of physics, and plenty of preparation.

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Amazing article! I'm going to bookmark this one.