Athletes wearing the spanking new Adidas Clima TechFit suits, apparently offer a variety of benefits not found anywhere else to Turin Olympians this year. Designed to optimize bodily efficiency, reduce oxygen consumption, and muscle energy output, Clima TechFit suits utilize thermoplastic urethane "compression strips" to link the wearers' appendages to the center body mass (they call this Powerweb). Studies have shown a 5.3% increase in energy output and 1.1% faster sprint in a 30 meter dash, which could well be the difference between a Gold and a Bronze, or no medal at all.