The Longines Live Alpine Data: Episode 1 – Saving seconds on a jump

In the beginning of the season in Sölden, the Swiss watch brand Longines unveiled a major breakthrough in timekeeping technology and data handling for alpine skiing: the Longines Live Alpine Data system. This great stride will officially be inaugurated during the 2017 Alpine World Ski Championships in St. Moritz, of which Longines is the Official Partner and Timekeeper. This technological innovation consists of a chip attached to the skier’s boot, equipped with a radar and motion sensors. The sensors will enable the real-time and continuous measurement of the athlete’s speed, acceleration and deceleration, the time it takes to reach 100km/h and an analysis of jumps.