Former U.S. skeleton athlete John Daly was once asked why anyone would decide to hurl themselves, head first, down an ice-coated mountainside chute on a thin sled with no safety equipment other than a ...

Connecticut native and skeleton athlete Austin Florian finished as the top-performing individual American athlete in his first Winter Olympic Games, with the men's singles competition wrapping up ...

Skeleton offers a high‑adrenaline blend of speed, precision and sheer courage as athletes hurtle head‑first toward victory. Athletes race down an ice track lying on a small, flat sled, with their face ...

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Province of Belluno — The first-ever skeleton mixed team event had a surprising performance from the Americans. Americans Mystique Ro and Austin Florian did not medal, but they set ...