Yuzuru Hanyu Thesis from Waseda | 3D Motion Capture, Physics, Unfair vs AI judging in Figure Skating

In late April 2021, Waseda University published a summary of graduation thesis written by Yuzuru Hanyu. Within days, it’s attracted over 20k downloads from all over the world. And people has been asking around if there’s any English version (Probably first time in our lives we wanna read a thesis written in foreign language so anxiously). Out of curiosity, we read it, translated it, and now ready to share a summary of what he thinks and what we thought in the video. Let’s take a look! You can download the thesis here: Timestamp: Intro of Waseda and Yuzuru Hanyu thesis | 0:00​ - 1:05 3D Motion Tracking Technology and potential use for AI judging | 1:05 - 2:13 Unfair judging in figure skating | 2:13 - 5:16 Physics behind ice skating jumps | 5:16​ - 7:42 Contact Points in Noitom 3