Skeleton (sport)
Skeleton is a winter sport in which a person rides a small sled down a frozen track. The person lays face down on the sled, and rides head forward. It had been played at the Winter Olympics since 2002; before that, it had also been played in the 1928 and 1948 Games.
Skeleton is a dangerous sport. Riders can reach speeds of 140 kilometres per hour (87 miles per hour).
Skeleton (sport) Media
Lizzy Yarnold competing in the World Cup at Lake Placid in November 2017
Related pages
Other websites
- Federation Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Toboganning (FIBT) World governing body.