Skeleton is a form of bobsled competition, using smaller sleds. Unlike luge, skeleton is always a single-athlete event for men and women. Competitors race down curving, icy tracks at speeds of up to ...

There’s no real way to describe what it’s like to be standing less than ten feet away from an icy track and having a bobsled go by you at 80 ...

There is a level of intense concentration and calm as Pocatello native Andy Whittier tears down a frozen track accelerating to speeds of over 80 mph with his face ...

Skeleton racing involves a running start, after which the racers lie face down on their small steel-and-fiberglass sleds and go down an icy track, head-first, at speeds up to 85 mph.

Skeleton and bobsled teams are in Winterberg for three days of racing starting today, while the luge circuit is visiting Konigssee on Saturday and Sunday.

Britain’s Matt Weston had everyone racing for second place at the men’s skeleton world championships, after capping a dominant performance by leaving no doubt that he’ll head into next ...

Zach Lund was ready to win a gold medal in skeleton racing at the 2006 Turin Olympics. He was fit, he was the favorite and the Cesana track seemed custom-made for his sliding style.

Four years ago, U.S. skeleton racer Zach Lund was barred from the Olympic Games in Italy after testing positive for a banned drug, used in hair loss medication, that officials said could be used ...

Burris' debut as EA-WR baseball coach delayed by Olympic dream Former Edwardsville baseball standout trains in skeleton racing By Matt Kamp, Hearst Illinois March 9, 2024 ...