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Skeleton is a winter sliding sport in which a person rides a small sled, known as a skeleton bobsled (or bobsleigh), down a frozen track while lying face down and head-first. The sport and the sled may have been named from the bony appearance of the sled.
Skeleton is so-named as the first metal sleds introduced in 1892 were said to resemble a human skeleton. The sport is similar to, but not to be confused with, luge, another form of sled racing where the competitor rides on the back and feet-first. Often using the same courses, the racing physics are not identical.
After 54 years of absence from the Olympic program, skeleton was reinstated as an official medal sport at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, featuring individual events for men and women. [2] In 1928, the first Olympic skeleton event was won by American sledder Jennison Heaton, who also won a silver medal in the bobsleigh's five-man event.
Great Britain's Matt Weston won the sixth race of the men's skeleton World Cup season to take the overall lead in the competition. Weston led Austria's Samuel Maier by just 0.04 seconds by the end ...
The Cresta Run is a natural ice track in eastern-Switzerland used for skeleton-toboggan racing.Located in the winter sports town of St. Moritz, the 1.2125 km (0.753 mi) run is one of the few in the world dedicated entirely to skeleton.
Austria's Janine Flock got her first World Cup skeleton victory in more than three years on Friday, making her the sixth different woman to win in as many races on the circuit so far this season.
The 2024–25 Skeleton World Cup (official: BMW IBSF Skeleton World Cup) is a multi-race series over a season of skeleton, organised by International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). It is the 39th edition for men and 29th edition for women of the highest international race series in skeleton and constitutes the bulk of the elite ...
Skeleton at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held at the Xiaohaituo Bobsleigh and Luge Track in Yanqing District, China. The events took place between 10 and 12 February 2022. A total of two skeleton events were held, one each for men and women. [1] A total of 50 quotas (25 per gender) were distributed to the sport, the same as the 2018 Winter ...