There is a certain brand of madness reserved for those who choose to hurtle down a winding corridor of jagged ice with nothing but a thin sheet of fiberglass between ...

This was the race that will always be remembered for the one man who didn’t make the start. Exactly 21 minutes before the men’s skeleton was scheduled to begin the International Olympic Committee put ...

Southington native and Olympic skeleton racer Austin Florian set a new start record in the men's skeleton competition Thursday morning. During his second run, Florian was the fastest to accelerate, ...

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych, a likely medal contender at the Milan Cortina Games, was barred from racing Thursday after refusing a last-minute plea ...

The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) determined on January 29 that Team GB‘s innovative safety helmet – used in training for the first time last week – “does not comply” with ...

One of the more interesting and more dangerous Olympic events is skeleton. Skeleton involves an athlete sliding down an ice track in a sled. Sounds simple ... except that the athletes go headfirst ...

Katie Uhlaender petitioned the Court of Arbitration for Sport and accused her "best friend" on the Canadian team of acting in bad faith Michael Nied has been a digital news editor with PEOPLE since ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The fastest events at the Winter Olympics are always at the sliding centers, where the world’s best bobsledders, lugers, and skeleton riders compete for gold every four years.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – A Springfield College alum and U.S. Air Force World Class Athlete Program member, will compete for Team USA in the Women’s Skeleton competition. Kelly Curtis, Class of 2012 ...

Skeleton offers a high‑adrenaline blend of speed, precision and sheer courage as athletes hurtle head‑first toward victory. Athletes race down an ice track lying on a small, flat sled, with their face ...

Katie Uhlaender's hopes of making the women's skeleton field for next month's Milan Cortina Games have been thwarted again, after U.S. officials said Monday that the International Olympic Committee ...