Competing in her fourth Olympic Games, 36-year-old Janine Flock of Austria set the tone early with a track record (57.22 seconds) as the day’s first runner. Flock then bookended the event, going last ...

Skeleton is one of the fastest sports at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. Here’s how the head-first sliding event works and ...

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

Winter Olympics: What is skeleton and how does it work? - Everything you need to know about Britain’s most successful winter ...

How fast do Winter Olympians go? From alpine skiing to ski jumping, check out the speeds athletes travel to go for gold.

Explore the specialized equipment used in Olympic skeleton — from aerodynamic sleds and spiked shoes to helmets, race suits, and padding. Learn how gear choices impact speed, safety, and performance ...

After making its first Olympic appearance in the 1928 Winter Games in St. Moritz, Switzerland, skeleton became a permanent Olympic fixture with both men's and women's events in 2002. A new mixed team ...

Skeleton may slightly trail luge and bobsleigh in the sliding sport speed rankings but with its athletes' heads skimming only ...