Learn how Olympic skeleton competition works — from the structure of heats and timing rules to how medal winners are ...
Austin Florian is the reigning IBSF World Champion in mixed team skeleton racing with American partner Mystique Ro.
There is a level of intense concentration and calm as Pocatello native Andy Whittier tears down a frozen track accelerating to speeds of over 80 mph with his face centimeters from the ice.
Former U.S. skeleton athlete John Daly was once asked why anyone would decide to hurl themselves, head first, down an ice-coated mountainside chute on a thin sled with no safety equipment other than a ...
Here's how the Winter Olympics' three sliding sports differ.
India, Jan. 24 -- Few moments involving an Olympic dispute can feel as personal as this one over Katie Uhlaender at age 41 ...
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A Johnstown-area native is officially a member of Team USA! Channel 11 previously told you that Daniel Barefoot, 35, a Johnstown-area native and Penn State alum, had qualified for the U.S. skeleton ...
The Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy, may be over, but for many athletes, almost making it that far serves as an inspiration to strive even harder. Courtney Yamada is one such athlete. Selected as an ...