Skeleton is a winter sliding sport in which a person rides a small sled, known as a skeleton bobsled (or bobsleigh), down a frozen track while lying face down and head-first.

2 days ago · What is skeleton at the Olympics? Skeleton is the sledding sport at the Olympics that features the competitor facing head-first down the track. The competitor lies on their stomach, face …

Skeleton, which takes place on the same track as the bobsleigh, starts with a single athlete pushing their sled one or two handed away from the start before diving onto the sled and descending the ice track.

2 days ago · With the 2026 Winter Olympics underway, here's a guide on the high-speed sledding sports: luge, skeleton and bobsleigh.

Jan 29, 2026 · skeleton sledding, winter sport in which the skeleton sled, consisting of steel runners fastened to a platform chassis, is ridden in a headfirst prone position. Skeleton sledding competitions …

Jan 23, 2026 · Skeleton is a sport where athletes race headfirst on a small sled down an icy track, controlling the sled with subtle shifts in their shoulders, knees and toes.

Jan 22, 2026 · Skeleton is derived from one of the oldest winter sports in the book: sledging. Its basic origins can be traced all the way back to 16th Century literature but was brought into the mainstream …