The Winter Olympics skeleton competition is a thrilling head-first sliding sport. Athletes start by running about 30 meters to gain speed, then leap onto their sleds, reaching speeds over 80 mph.

As Olympic athletes competing in skeleton have to keep their heads down, a way to keep creativity, interest and fun high has been with creative helmet designs. Some, like Ander Mirambell of Spain, ...

The 25th anniversary of the Skeleton 5K Walk/Run is set for Oct. 27 starting and ending at Marion L. Steele High School, 450 Washington St. in Amherst. This beloved community event promises a day of ...

Israel’s bobsled and skeleton racing teams are going downhill fast – and that’s a good thing. Both “sliding” sports involve ...

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 ...