Sweden won a total of 18 medals at the Winter Olympics in Italy, including eight gold, six silver, and four bronze. The cross-country skiing women's team dominated, contributing 10 medals to the record. Nazanin Emami, a professor in machine elements at Luleå University of Technology, returned from the Olympics after spending time with the waxing team, where she applied her research on polymer tribology to reduce friction between skis and snow.
She collaborated with the Swedish Olympic Committee, the Swedish Ski Association, and the Swedish Biathlon Association to optimize ski-snow contact. Emami described the experience as incredibly educational and noted that discussions are already underway for future research ahead of the next Olympics in four years.
She described the experience as incredibly educational and noted that discussions are already underway for future research ahead of the next Olympics in four years.