In the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, the jacket that the American representative was wearing is equipped with state-of-the-art cold weather protection

At the Winter Olympics held in Korea · Pyeongchang from February 9 (Fri) to February 25 (Sun) in 2018, games such as figure skating, curling, ski jumping and speed skating are being fought every day . In jackets and athletic uniforms worn by American delegates at the opening ceremony of the Winter Games Olympic Games, topics are being talked about in various places as cutting edge devises that made use of science and technology to protect players from the cold I will.

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Since the costume of the national athletes at the opening ceremony is attracting high attention also from the fashion industry, there are many countries that request popular designers and famous brands to design costumes. The design of the official costume worn by the American national team in the opening ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games in 2018 is a fashion brand representing AmericaRalph LaurenI was handled by.

byMike Mozart

However, Korea's 2018 Olympic Winter Games are being heldHirashoIs known as one of the regions with the most snowfall in Korea and may fall below freezing below 10 degrees Celsius due to the monsoon plains blowing from the Manzhu plain in the north and Siberia. Furthermore, at the Pyeongchang Olympic stadium where the opening ceremony and the closing ceremony will be held there are no roofs, and there were cases in which six spectators were carried by hypothermia in music concerts held at the stadium in November.


As a result, Ralph Lauren's designers were forced to make clothing with excellent design, with the ability to reliably prevent athletes from hypothermia, even in the tough climate of Pyeongchang. The following jacket was designed there. On the back are characters of the Stars and Stripes and the USA, and at the chest the polo marks symbolizing the Olympic mark and Ralph Lauren are tailored.


At first glance it is an ordinary jacket, but on the back lining, a panel of stars and stripes is drawn with silver ink and carbon ink. Actually, it is said that this Stars and Stripes has become a state-of-the-art electronic warmer. A thin lithium ion battery is connected to the jacket, and when you push the button of the battery pack, electricity flows through the high conductivity silver ink through the high conductivity silver ink and heats up. Since it uses conductive ink instead of electric wire, it is also a point that does not impair comfort and design. The electronic warmer can operate up to 11 hours, it seems to be like a little electric blanket that it also has a function to control the temperature in 3 steps.


Furthermore, not only the opening ceremony jacket but also the uniforms worn by the American national team of Bobsleigh, for example, are repeatedly studied. Bobsleigh designed uniforms for bobsleys and speed skating teams to run through outdoor courses at speeds of over 140 km / hUnder armorHad to pursue both high insulation performance and aerodynamic performance.

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Therefore, on the lining, print a ceramics with excellent heat insulation in a special way with a hexagonal pattern "coldgear INFRARED (CGI)"Was used. Furthermore, using a wind tunnel for bicycles, we tested 100 kinds of trial suit on the mannequin, and among them the fabric called "H1" which was the most aerodynamic performance was selected. This fabric and nylonspandexIt is characterized by a gritty texture like a shark's skin. The following image is a costume that combines both high insulation performance and high aerodynamic performance that were completed together.


In the closing ceremony, it is planned to wear a white waterproof jacket with the same technology applied as the opening ceremony. Also, on February 24th and 25th in the vicinity of the last day, the competition of Bobsleigh (Men's 4 people) will also be held, so pay attention to the American representative's costumes when watching competition and closing ceremonies on television and the Internet relay It is also warmer.