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. 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.
Skeleton at the 2010 Olympics
Winners
| 2010 Skeleton Medalists' | |||||||
| Men's Singles | Jon Montgomery Canada | Martins Dukurs Latvia | Alexander Tretiakov Russia | ||||
| Women's | Amy Williams Great Britain | Kerstin Szmkowiak Germany | Anja Huber Germany | ||||
how many usa skeleton team medals did they win
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whats the sport called that is similar to the luge but head first?
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I think you talk about skeleton
how many americans athletics are competing in skeleton olympics? (1 Answer)
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5 athletes, according to the official website 3 men and 2 women See them here: http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-skeleton/athletes/index_cf-bY.html?cat6=&cat1=43436&q=--+Keywords+--
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