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.

2022年2月4日 · Skeleton is one of 15 sports in the 2022 Winter Olympics. But what exactly is it? Why does it look so bizarre and how do you win? Here's an explainer. Skeleton falls under the "ice sports"...

2022年2月7日 · When was skeleton introduced into the Olympics? Skeleton was first contested at the 1928 Olympics, then again at the 1948 Games. Both were held in St. Moritz, Switzerland, the accepted birthplace of the sport.

Previously, skeleton appeared in the Olympic program in St. Moritz, Switzerland, in 1928 and again in 1948. [3] It was added permanently to the Olympic program for the 2002 Winter Olympics , at which stage a women's race was added.

The races take place on an ice track which is also used for luge and bobsled. The length of the track ranges from 1200 metres to 1650 metres, with a maximum slope of 12%. The skeleton track at Beijing 2022 featured the first 180° turn in the Winter Olympic Games.

2024年9月13日 · Everything to know about skeleton at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, including competition preview, event guide, top athletes, how to watch and daily schedule.

2021年10月5日 · In late 1980s and 1990s, skeleton experienced a revival and the sport’s international circuit began to thrive. Finally, in 1999, at the urging of the sport’s governing body, the IBSF, skeleton was returned the Olympic program, starting with the 2002 Salt Lake Games.

At present, skeleton is practiced on a competitive level by some 30 countries from six continents. Skeleton competition returned to the Olympic Winter Games in 2002 with men’s and women’s competition in Park City, Utah, ending its 54-year absence from the world’s most prestigious sports competition.

In 1892, a new sled made entirely of steel was introduced, and some claim that its bony appearance gave the sled and the sport the name 'skeleton'. Men's skeleton was first introduced into the Olympic programme at St. Moritz 1928, and then again at the Olympic Winter Games 1948 (also in St. Moritz).

2025年1月6日 · Find out everything you need to know about the Olympic qualification system for skeleton, including the number of athletes in each event and key dates.