It’s a snowy day out. You’re bundled up in layers, taking your sleds and diving down the hill, letting the wind whip against your face as you race to the bottom. The fast-paced racing event is set to ...

It’s hard to imagine a more ominous name for a sport than skeleton. So what is behind the puzzling title? One-hundred forty years of history. Similar to its sledding sisters, luge and bobsledding, ...

In the skeleton sport, helmets are a must. Athletes go racing down a track at speeds upwards of 80 mph. head first, just inches away from the ice. But, that doesn’t mean the helmet can’t look cool ...

Learn how Olympic skeleton competition works — from the structure of heats and timing rules to how medal winners are determined across men’s and women’s events at the Winter Games of Milan Cortina ...

BEIJING, China — The names of many Olympic sports are self-explanatory, but why is a sport where competitors slide headfirst down an icy track called skeleton? According to the official website for ...

Tina Hermann, a record four-time world champion in women’s skeleton, announced her retirement from the sport at age 32. “It is not easy for me to take this step, but I know that it is the right time,” ...