To an amateur's eye, skeleton and luge may just seem like extreme forms of sledding, but these two Winter Olympics sports are far more dangerous than the latter. And, while luge and skeleton may seem ...

Speed alone may be the factor that draws many sports fans to the bobsled, luge and skeleton events at this year’s Beijing Winter Olympics. But beneath the thrilling descents of the winding, ...

Technology and safety are colliding in sliding sports, where sleds made for speed are finding tracks built to slow them down. Duoyao Fan of China making his way down the track with the Alpine ski ...

The basic goal of the sliding sports at the Winter Olympics – luge, skeleton and bobsled – is the same. Slide down to the bottom of the banked, narrow, iced track faster than your competition. But ...

The sliding sports are a sort of blue-collar special at the Olympics. Because fans are allowed to spread out along the entire course, thousands of tickets are usually available, and bobsled, skeleton, ...

One has you back down, face up, steering with your calves. The other has you staring the ice down, face first, as you clench-steer with your thighs. Both equally terrifying. I can barely keep my ...

WHISTLER, British Columbia -- If you've seen the men's or women's luge events, chances are you thought to yourself, "that's crazy." Bah. Try skeleton. Over Thursday and Friday competitors at the ...

Skeleton and the luge are very similar Winter Olympic events, so what makes these track sports different from one another? Part of what makes the Winter Olympics fun is the unique sports you get to ...

SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 22: Pilot Steven Holcomb, Curtis Tomasevicz, Steven Langton and Christopher Fogt of the United States team 1 make a run during the Men’s Four Man Bobsleigh heats on Day 15 of ...