Do comp skiers get dizzy?

[J-Wile]

Before I get flooded with hate for a stupid question, please hear me out.

Comp skiers spin both ways, in a really fast succession. 3-4 Jumps of up to a 14-1620 spin both ways all in about 30 seconds of each other, wouldn't that make their head spin a little? I don't know about you guys but when I link a bunch of tricks on the tramp I eventually get so dizzy I throw a trick completely wrong and land on my back from the vertigo.

 

[brett_f-Fan-Club]

Those dancers that spin on their head don't get dizzy after so I guess not?

 

[daOyster]

I remember watching one of those sports science shows and they tested this. Basically the brain learns to identify when a mixed signal between the liquid in your ears that give you a sense of direction and what your eyes are saying is caused by you. It then stops paying attention to one of the signals so you don't get dizzy. Its a skill that you unconsciously learn in sports that involve a lot of spinning usually.

 

[georgen12]

After hes stopped, he nearly falls because hes so dizzy

 

[Holte]

^that's pretty funny, I never noticed that. He does look kinda out of it at the end.