Smart Skate Technology

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Figure skating takes a toll on the body, regardless of any major injury that a skater might incur. It's repeated physical stress that's to blame. And now some folks in Ithaca College's Department of Sport Sciences are testing out a device implanted into skates that can help measure that stress.

This is an important advance (if indeed the testing is successful) for skaters. Anything that can ward off debilitating injury is a good thing. The researchers are hoping that the data that a small, unobtrusive device will collect can help correct technique, which obviously can reduce the impact on bones and joints and muscles.

I wonder if I can sign up to test that gadget...