Longines to launch game-changing ski-boot data chip at Solden

Longines has been involved in alpine ski racing since 1933 and has always taken up challenges in the field of timekeeping, pushing its expertise to the highest levels to measure the exploits of skiers. This year, once again, the watch brand is preparing to push the limits of timekeeping by making new performance data available to enhance the spectator experience and improve the understanding of all alpine skiing enthusiasts.

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. This data will be presented in the form of TV graphics to viewers at home, to the spectators attending the competitions and to the athletes themselves. The data will indeed help athletes analyse their performances with ever-increasing precision.

This major advance in the area of timekeeping and data handling in alpine skiing will be officially launched during the FIS 2017 Alpine World Ski Championships in St. Moritz, for which Longines is the Official Partner and the Official Watch.