What Exactly is Skeleton? The Sport of Speed Explained

Skeleton is a sport of extreme speed, razor sharp precision, and daredevil courage. Here's how the sport works on the icy ...
The New York Times

How a Canadian skeleton coach shook up the Olympic field and sparked controversy

A skeleton athlete slides down the track in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, that will host the Olympics. Last weekend, a sudden coaching decision shook up the women's qualifying picture. Alex Pantling / ...
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IOC rejects extra Winter Games spot for skeleton's Uhlaender

IOC President Kirsty Coventry had been asked to intervene after Katie Uhlaender was the victim of alleged competition manipulation, causing her to miss out on February's Winter Olympics. The ...
CNN

Winter Olympics skeleton controversy rolls on as US athlete looks to JD Vance for help

Skeleton athlete Katie Uhlaender says she should have been going to the 2026 Olympics in Italy next month. As a veteran of five Winter Games from 2006 to 2022, sliding in Turin, Vancouver, Sochi, ...
CBC.ca

American Uhlaender seeks Olympic wildcard after Canadian skeleton withdrawals

‍U.S. skeleton racer Katie Uhlaender has asked the International Olympic Committee for a wildcard into the 2026 Winter Olympics after Canada's skeleton team withdrew four athletes from a competition ...
NBC Olympics

When does skeleton start and end at the 2026 Winter Olympics?

You can watch every event at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics LIVE by subscribing to Peacock. After subscribing and logging in, either go to PeacockTV.com/Olympics in ...
The New York Times

Meet the U.S. Olympic bobsled, skeleton and luge teams: Medal hopes in all 3

Kaillie Humphries will be trying to medal in her fifth straight Olympics. She leads the top U.S. bobsled pairing. Robert Michael / Getty Images The Americans have medaled in all three sliding sports ...
ESPN

What is skeleton? Olympic format, scoring, rules, more

After making its first Olympic appearance in the 1928 Winter Games in St. Moritz, Switzerland, skeleton became a permanent Olympic fixture with both men's and women's events in 2002. A new mixed team ...
CBC.ca

World champ Hallie Clarke, veteran Jane Channel lead Canada's skeleton team into Olympics

A couple of rookies and one veteran comprise Canada's skeleton team for the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics. Hallie Clarke is a rookie, but the 21-year-old from Brighton, Ont., brings international ...
ESPN

How do Olympic luge, bobsledding, and skeleton differ?

The newly reconstructed Cortina Sliding Centre in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, will be a busy venue during the 2026 Winter Olympics. Also called the Eugenio Monti Sliding Centre, in honor of the late ...
NBC Olympics

What has changed in Olympic skeleton since the Beijing Olympics?

Since Beijing 2022, Olympic skeleton has seen a clear power shift. Breakout stars like Great Britain's Matt Weston, Canada's Hallie Clarke, and the United States' Mystique Ro have surged to the top, ...