The International Skating Union (ISU) has concluded a partnership with Aiving for'improve performance analysis in figure skating. This collaboration, centered around the Jump Tracker program, will involve attaching lightweight, wearable devices to the athletes' skates: these will provide real time data with the aim of " to promote success and minimize the risk of injury ».
The ISU believes that Jump Tracker can play " a key role in the development of athletes According to CEO Colin Smith, This partnership aims to better serve skaters who will be able to use this data for their training. Jump Tracker automatically detects jumps, identifies what type of jump it is, and provides data such as the time spent in the air, the rotation speed and the total number of rotations.
« Our goal is to make training for skating sports as measurable and accessible as training for running and cycling., explains Halla Sigurthorsdottir, founder and CEO of Aiving. Jump Tracker has demonstrated the interest of combine expert coaching with objective dataOur partnership with the ISU is an important step. Together, within the framework of the ISU's Vision 2030, we will provide actionable performance metrics to skaters and coaches worldwide and explore applications in other ISU disciplines. »
