A sport-specific wearable jump monitor for figure skating.

Abstract in brief

• The study explored using a waist-mounted inertial measurement unit (IMU) to track key aspects of figure skating jumps, such as count, height, and rotation speed, addressing the unique movements of the sport.
• The IMU successfully identified 39 out of 41 jumps in skaters' routines, with minimal errors in measuring jump height (under 15%) and flight time, and was able to capture high rotation speeds over 1500 degrees per second.
• Overall, the results suggest that wearable jump monitors like IMUs could be a useful tool for figure skaters to analyze and improve their performance during training.]