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Skeleton is a winter sport in which an athlete races head first down an icy course while lying flat on a sled. The sled is also called a skeleton.

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2 Skeleton is a winter sport in which an athlete races head first down an icy course while lying flat on a sled. The sled is also called a skeleton.

3 Clothing The clothing they wear is a helmet for head, gloves, racing suit and shoes Activities the different activities they do is time laps and that is all they do for skeleton Judging The people who win are the ones that get the fastest time out of everyone, First place gets a gold second gets Silver and third gets Bronze Interesting facts Skeleton is quite a dangerous sport you can even get very badly injured if you put your hand in the wrong spot. The fastest time in skeleton is held by Lizzy Yarnold

4 Skeleton races are held on outdoor bobsled and luge courses that are about 1,200 to 1,600 meters long and 1.4 meters wide. Speeds can reach 144 kilometres per hour. Competitors race against time. The individual with the lowest combined time overall wins the competition. Races are held for both men and women. Skeleton


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