Every few years, the Olympics roll around to prove that, yes, the world’s best athletes can jump farther, swim faster, and generally crush records that would’ve been impossible just a few decades ago. Take ski jumping - the world record has increased by well over 200 meters in fewer than 100 years. Responsible for this is a lot of intentional engineering of equipment and hills, but perhaps the biggest change is thanks to one act of human daring. Watch to find out how! Further reading: Olympics.com https://olympics.com/en/news/look-to-the-past-why-anders-haugen-had-to-wait-50-years-to-receive-an-olympic-me https://olympics.com/en/beijing-2022/sports/ski-jumping/#discipline-history-of Ski Jumping Hill Archive http://www.skisprungschanzen.com/EN/Ski+Jumps/NOR-Norway/30-Viken/Indre+%C3%98stfold/2981-Eidsberg+Kirke/ The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/01/30/magazine/winter-olympics-ski-jumping-women.html Sports Medicine https://www.researchgate.net/publication/23993568_Determinants_of_Ski-Jump_Performance_and_Implications_for_Health_Safety_and_Fairness The International Ski Federation https://assets.fis-ski.com/image/upload/v1592381507/fis-prod/assets/Construction-Norm_2018-2.pdf Scientific American https://www.jstor.org/stable/24965846 Smithsonian Science Education Center https://ssec.si.edu/stemvisions-blog/falling-style-science-ski-jumping Sports Engineering [journal] https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12283-019-0298-1 USA Nordic Sport https://usanordic.org/ski-jumping-the-evolution-of-human-flight/ Subscribe to Cheddar on YouTube: http://chdr.tv/subscribe Connect with Cheddar! On Facebook: http://chdr.tv/facebook On Twitter: http://chdr.tv/twitter On Instagram: http://chdr.tv/instagram On Cheddar.com: http://chdr.tv/cheddar