The Role of Timekeepers at the Olympics

Milan hosted a thrilling women’s downhill event where American skier Breezy Johnson secured victory by just four-hundredths of a second over Germany’s Emma Aicher, whose finish time was 1:36.14. This narrow margin exemplifies the precision of Omega Timing, the company responsible for Olympic timekeeping since 1932, which is preparing for the 2028 Games. Omega’s advanced technology captures 40,000 images per second at the finish line, ensuring accurate results. Their systems can measure times to the millionth of a second, though most sports only require timing to the hundredth or thousandth.