Made-to-Measure Sit Skis for Disabled Olympic Athletes
From: Medical Design Technology - 01/16/2014

Scientists from the Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials IWM and
their research and industry partners are working to change the need that the
top disabled athletes have in using highly customized equipment to compete.
Their Snowstorm project customizes sit skis for disabled biathletes. Top
sportsman and biathlete Martin Fleig volunteered to have a sit ski designed
to meet his particular needs. A biathlon combines shooting and cross-country
skiing; disabled athletes compete using specially designed sit skis, which
have a seat mounted on at least one skating ski.

Read the entire article at:
http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2014/01/made-measure-sit-skis-disabled-olympic-athletes

Links:
Snowstorm Project & Image Gallery
http://www.fraunhofer.de/en/research-topics/information-communication/simulated-reality/customized-sit-skis-for-extraordinary-athletes.html

Martin Fleig
http://www.martin-fleig.de/