Winter Olympics Skeleton
Skeleton racing was invented by British tourists in Switzerland in the 1800s.
Sliders would race down a hill between two towns and the winner would receive a bottle of champagne.
The sport received its name when a new sled that was made mostly of metal was introduced. People thought it looked like a skeleton.
Skeleton appeared at the Olympics for the first time in 1928 - and then disappeared until the 1948 Winter Olympics.
The IOC dropped the sport again until 2002.
The 2002 Winter Olympics were the first time women were allowed to compete in the sport. Americans proved to be the top sliders in skeleton racing's return to the Olympics.
Jimmy Shea won the gold medal for the USA, becoming the third generation in his family to compete in the Winter Olympics.
His dad competed in cross-country skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics and his grandpa won two Olympic gold medals in speedskating events at the 1932 Games.
American Tristin Gale won the women's skeleton event while sporting red, white and blue streaks in her hair. Fellow American, Lea Ann Parsley took the silver.
It was all downhill for the US in 2006 though, with Canada and Switzerland stepping up their game to take the five of the six skeleton medals.
The sixth medal went to Great Britian.
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