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 ...

Setback for Team GB’s Matt Weston and Marcus Wyatt Great Britain’s skeleton team have been banned from wearing its new aerodynamic helmets at the Winter Olympics after the court of arbitration for ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

An International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) investigation has found that Team Canada intentionally altered the outcome of the North American Cup (NAC) in Lake Placid, N.Y., earlier this ...

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 ...

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Team GB's Matt Weston is among the favorites in the skeleton at the Milan Cortina Games. Stefano Rellandini / AFP via Getty Images The British Bobsleigh & Skeleton Association (BBSA) has asked the ...

Steffi Colyer receives funding via the Centre for the Analysis of Motion, Entertainment Research & Applications (CAMERA) from the UKRI's Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. Skeleton is ...