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Nike Swift Innovation Extends to USA Short TrackShort track speedskating's intense close-quarter competition is a blaze of human movement.
The sport has undergone intense governing-body scrutiny to address major safety concerns for personal protection.
The International Skating Union (ISU) has imposed stringent cut-resistance standards, creating rigorous challenges for compliance.
Nike is a proud sponsor of the U.S. Olympic Team and USA Speedskating.
After the Salt Lake City Games, the only cut-protection option for skaters was to wear two garments -- an outer suit and an inner cut-resistant suit.
Protective, but heavier and much less comfortable.
The Nike Swift Short Track Skin is a one-suit system utilizing lightweight cut-protective fabric (independent laboratory approved) in critical body zones.
Anatomically specific integration of the cut-protection material is located in critical areas specified by the ISU.
Each cut-resistant panel incorporated into the Nike Swift Skin suit uses a particular construction technique based on anatomical location.
Behind the knee, fabric layers are minimized to accommodate the high degree of flexion necessary allowing the athletes to perform, unrestricted, to their highest level.
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