Olympic Skeleton

- Date: 1928 http://www.infoplease.com/spot/winter-ol...
- Stadium/Arena: St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1928_Winter...
- Location: St. Moritz, Switzerland http://www.infoplease.com/spot/winter-ol...
- First played: Late 1800's http://www.chiff.com/olympics/olympics-s...
- Television coverage: NBC http://www.nbcolympics.com/skeleton/inde...

Olympic skeleton is a downhill ice sled race where the athlete races in a head first position. It is held every four years at the Winter Olympics.
Background

Olympic Skeleton was introduced in the 1928 games at Saint Moritz, Switzerland. The event was not held at the Olympics again until the 1948 Winter Olympics held at the same location. Skeleton would not take place in the Olympics again until the 2002 games at Salt Lake City, Utah.
Skeleton got its name from the shape of the original sled that was used in the late 1800's. The frame of the sled was said to have resembled a skeleton.

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- Women's Olympic Skeleton — Infoplease.com
  
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Olympic Skeleton News
- Stephen Colbert's Wild Winter Olympic Ride Continues
  
  Colbert also took a ride down the track on a skeleton sled. He said he appreciated how much slower that was. Colbert's first foray into supporting a Winter ... (November 23, 2009)
  New York Times
- Americans fall short in World Cup skeleton openers
  
  For some of America's Olympic skeleton hopefuls, there was no margin for error in Thursday's World Cup season openers. Latvia's Martins Dukurs won the men's ... (November 12, 2009)
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- For Daly, Olympic skeleton shot surprised himself
  
  PARK CITY, Utah - PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Olympic hopeful John Daly tells the story with pride. It was nearly the end of the US skeleton team trials. ... (November 11, 2009)
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- Hollingsworth, Rommel win; US sliders blanked
  
  ... Rommel came through and Germany took the top two spots in the men's skeleton. Rommel, who is looking to reach his second Olympic Games, triumphed by ... (November 25, 2009)
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- For Daly, Olympic skeleton shot surprised himself - Sports ...
  
  When the first World Cup skeleton race of the season opens Thursday, many of the most accomplished sliders in the sport will be on the starting line. (November 11, 2009)
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- For Daly, Olympic skeleton shot surprised himself | News | Team USA
  
  For Daly, Olympic skeleton shot surprised himself. By TIM REYNOLDS November 11, 2009. When the first World Cup skeleton race of the season opens Thursday, many of the most accomplished sliders in the sport will be on the start... (November 11, 2009)
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- Pikus-Pace Aims to Make Olympic Skeleton Comeback Complete ...
  
  Getting run over by a runaway bobsled dashed her 2006 Olympic hopes in skeleton, so Noelle Pikus-Pace put off retirement for another run at a medal in Vancouver.
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- blogovich: Yeah, sure, we all grew up dreaming of competing in ...
  
  From today's Toronto Star story on Canadian skeleton racer Mellisa Hollingsworth's Olympic dreams. She's quoted as saying, regarding her bronze medal in the event at Turin: "It's obviously what you dream of ever since you wer... (November 17, 2009)
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