PARK CITY, Utah — Pulling a 95-pound sled, you bound alongside the track, gaining speed. All at once you dive headfirst onto your sled. Down you go, chin hanging off, nose inches from the ice. You ...

SALT LAKE CITY -- The arriviste sport at these Olympic Games is skeleton, a sport that involves getting on a cafeteria tray, and sliding head first at 90 mph down the hill, with your nose two inches ...

Tristan Gale, 22, and Chris Soule, 29, of the U.S. Olympic team, are sliders. Their sport is skeleton, a solo event, which requires them to whip down an ice track of deep curves and straightaways, ...

Skeleton became a permanent event at the Winter Olympics starting in 2002. Check out more information on the format, scoring, and rules now.