Skeleton is a winter sport featured in the Winter Olympics where the competitor rides head-first and prone (lying face down) on a flat sled. It is normally run on an ice track that allows the sled to gain speed by gravity. It was first contested at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz and again in 1948 Winter Olympics, after which it was discontinued as an Olympic sport.
In October 1999, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) added the discipline to the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics sports program, with both men's and women's events, and has been held in each Winter Olympic competition since.[1] In June 2022, the IOC added a third event, the mixed team, to the sports program at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[2][3]
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.
^King, Kelley (7 February 2000). "You Have to Have a Screw Loose When Skeleton Sled Racing Returns to the Olympics in 2002, No One Will Confuse It With Ice Dancing". www.vault.si.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
^"Skeleton Mixed Team Event added to Olympic Program for Milano-Cortina 2026". www.ibsf.org/. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 24 June 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
^"2026 Winter Olympics add eight events, cut Alpine skiing team event". www.olympics.nbcsports.com. NBCSports. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
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