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Bobsled: Women's monobob and 2-man on Saturday at Winterberg. Luge: Men's doubles, women's doubles and women's singles on Saturday at Sigulda. Skeleton: World Cup at St. Moritz, Switzerland, on ...
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Previously, skeleton appeared in the Olympic program in St. Moritz, Switzerland, in 1928 and again in 1948. [3] It was added permanently to the Olympic program for the 2002 Winter Olympics, at which stage a women's race was added. During elite racing the rider experiences accelerations up to 5 g and reaches speeds over 130 km/h (81 mph). [1]
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.
Janine Flock (Austrian German: [ʒaˈniːn ˈflɔk]; [1] born 25 July 1989) is an Austrian skeleton racer.She was a participant at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. [2] In February 2015, she became the first Austrian woman to win an overall World Cup skeleton title. [3]
Hallie Clarke (born 13 April 2004) is a Canadian skeleton racer who represents Canada and previously competed for the United States. [1] She became the youngest female world champion in skeleton history by winning the women's event at the 2024 IBSF World Championships.
Yarnold set the track record for women's skeleton at the Olympic venue in the final heat of the race with a time of 51.46 seconds, beating Jacqueline Lölling's pre-Olympic record by nearly 1.3 seconds and her own first-heat record by 0.2 second. [12] Yarnold was also the flag bearer for Great Britain at the Pyeongchang opening ceremony. [13]
Eiko Nakayama (中山 英子, born September 28, 1970) is a Japanese skeleton racer who has competed since 1999. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of 12th in the women's skeleton event at Salt Lake City in 2002. Nakayama's best finish at the FIBT World Championships was 11th in the women's skeleton event at Königssee ...