Bobsleigh

Updated: 2006-02-10 14:30

Skeleton

Frank Rommel of Germany speeds down the track during his first run at the FIBT Skeleton World Cup competition at the Olympia Bob Run in Sankt Moritz, Switzerland, January 19, 2006. [Reuters]

The sport's governing body, the Federation Internationale de Bobsleigh et Tobagganing (FIBT), was founded in 1923. Skeleton has twice been on the Olympic programme, both times at its "ancestral" home of St. Moritz, in 1928 and 1948. However, skeleton for both men and women has also been added to the 2002 Olympic programme.

COMPETITION

Olympic skeleton events consists of two runs timed electronically to 0.01 seconds. The two runs are contested on the same day and the final standings determined by the aggregate time of the two runs. If athletes complete the competition in a tie, they receive the same award.

LIST OF EVENTS

individual Men 
individual Women