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 ...

With the 2026 Winter Olympics officially starting Friday afternoon, Feb. 6, fans have about a month's worth of intense competition ahead, including skiing, ice skating, curling and sports that may be ...

The 2026 Winter Olympics, held in Northern Italy in the cities of Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, are here. If you're tuning into the action this February, odds are you're going to see some bobsled, luge ...

The Winter Olympics feature a variety of sledding sports. Two of the most well known are bobsled and luge. And then there's skeleton. From the name to the sport itself, skeleton is a bit more of an ...

Mystique Ro used to dream of being on the U.S. Olympic track team. Now, she's a U.S. medal hope in skeleton. Robert Michael / dpa via Associated Press To hear Mystique Ro talk about the first time she ...

Just days before the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics are set to begin, U.S. skeleton racer Katie Uhlaender is still fighting for a spot. The American is at the center of a controversy after the ...

U.S. skeleton racer Katie Uhlaender is at the center of a U.S.-Canada Olympic qualification controversy. Dean Mouhtaropoulos / Getty Images Just days before the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics are ...

When it comes to the Olympics, athletes can slide in different styles. There are three sliding sports as part of the Winter Olympic program: bobsled, luge and skeleton. Each discipline involves ...

Each discipline involves athletes hurtling down a slippery track with hopes of crossing the finish line with the fastest time. However, there are significant differences between each sport. Here's a ...

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 ...

A partial skeleton dating back more than two million years is the most complete yet of Homo habilis, one of the earliest known species in our genus “A finding like this does give hope,” says William ...