Winter Olympics: What is skeleton and how does it work? - Everything you need to know about Britain’s most successful winter sport

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 Canadian skeleton team made a decision at a recent race that ultimately cost her a sixth Olympic appearance.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA)— Medals are up for grabs during Monday’s events at the Milan Cortina Olympics. The events to watch today are: women’s speed skating 1,000 meters, women’s snowboarding big air, men’s alpine skiing team,

The United States is the most successful skeleton nation in Winter Olympic history but with most of those medals now gathering dust, the arrival of the new mixed relay at Cortina is a timely opportunity to get back on the podium.

Skeleton made its Olympic debut at the 1928 Winter Games in Switzerland and became a permanent event in 2002 during the Games in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The British Winter Olympics team have failed with an attempt to debut a state-of-the-art new helmet in the skeleton bobsleigh next week.

Skeleton is an exhilarating Winter Olympic sport in which athletes race head-first down an ice track at speeds reaching over 80 miles per hour (130km/h). While the event can look basic at first glance,