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We take a look at the three sledding sports competed at the Olympic Games: Bobsled, luge and skeleton.

Winter Olympic Sledding -

We take a look at the three sledding sports competed at the Olympic Games: Bobsled, luge and skeleton.

Added: 4/15/10

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Winter Olympic Sledding

Winter Olympic Sledding Slight travel dates back to roughly 700 years and today has even become a sport. Hi I’m Rebecca Britton and welcome to Watchmojo.com and today we will be learning more about the three Olympic sledding sports, Bobsled, Luge and Skeleton. All three sliding sports evolved from Toboggans and sleds used for travel and amusement in snowy countries. The idea of racing down a track materialized in the Alps in the mid 19th century. An Olympic event since the first winter games in 1924, Bobsled involves a team of racers sitting in an aero dynamic sled descending down an icy track. In this timed event, athletes must push the sled to a competitive speed before jumping into a seated position for the remainder of the run. Today it is either a two or four person event with one pilot who steers and one rider who commands the brakes. The sleds speed is dependent on the condition of the ice weight of the sled as well as the pilot’s talent for precise driving. Races are often won by 100ths of a second and so any mistake can significant alter the outcome of a run. Introduce to the Olympics at the 1964 Inns brook games, the Luge has racers flying face up on a open sled down an ice track. Speeds in the sport can reach almost 90 miles or 140 kilometers per hour. As in Bob Sled, the beginning of the race is crucial, starting out seated but quickly changing to as aerodynamic a position as possible, Luger’s steer with their legs and shoulders. It is competed as either a singles or a doubles event. Skeleton is comparable to the Luge however instead of laying sup on the sled. Competitors’ races head first down the track. These athletes must run as quickly as possible at the beginning of the race to gain momentum. No braking equipment is permitted and speeds reach up to 80 miles or 130 kilometers per hour. The event appeared at both the 1928 and 1948 winter Olympics games and was finally reintroduced in Salt Lake City in 2002. For their incredible speed, Olympic Sledding sports are always an exciting spectacle.

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Winter Olympic Sledding

Slight travel dates back to roughly 700 years and today has even become a sport. Hi I’m Rebecca Britton and welcome to Watchmojo.com and today we will be learning more about the three Olympic sledding sports, Bobsled, Luge and Skeleton. All three sliding sports evolved from Toboggans and sleds used for travel and amusement in snowy countries. The idea of racing down a track materialized in the Alps in the mid 19th century. An Olympic event since the first winter games in 1924, Bobsled involves a team of racers sitting in an aero dynamic sled descending down an icy track.

In this timed event, athletes must push the sled to a competitive speed before jumping into a seated position for the remainder of the run. Today it is either a two or four person event with one pilot who steers and one rider who commands the brakes. The sleds speed is dependent on the condition of the ice weight of the sled as well as the pilot’s talent for precise driving. Races are often won by 100ths of a second and so any mistake can significant alter the outcome of a run.

Introduce to the Olympics at the 1964 Inns brook games, the Luge has racers flying face up on a open sled down an ice track. Speeds in the sport can reach almost 90 miles or 140 kilometers per hour. As in Bob Sled, the beginning of the race is crucial, starting out seated but quickly changing to as aerodynamic a position as possible, Luger’s steer with their legs and shoulders. It is competed as either a singles or a doubles event.

Skeleton is comparable to the Luge however instead of laying sup on the sled. Competitors’ races head first down the track. These athletes must run as quickly as possible at the beginning of the race to gain momentum. No braking equipment is permitted and speeds reach up to 80 miles or 130 kilometers per hour. The event appeared at both the 1928 and 1948 winter Olympics games and was finally reintroduced in Salt Lake City in 2002. For their incredible speed, Olympic Sledding sports are always an exciting spectacle.

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