Winter Olympic Sports: Sledding

travel dates back roughly 700 years

travel dates back roughly 700 years and today has even become sport hi I’m

and today has even become sport hi I’m

and today has even become sport hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to

Rebecca Brayton and welcome to

Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll be

watchmojo.com and today we’ll be

watchmojo.com and today we’ll be learning more about the three Olympic

learning more about the three Olympic

learning more about the three Olympic sledding sports bobsled luge and

sledding sports bobsled luge and

sledding sports bobsled luge and skeleton all three sliding sports

skeleton all three sliding sports

skeleton all three sliding sports evolved from toboggans and sleds used

evolved from toboggans and sleds used

evolved from toboggans and sleds used for travel and amusement in snowy

for travel and amusement in snowy

for travel and amusement in snowy countries the idea of racing down a

countries the idea of racing down a

countries the idea of racing down a track materialized in the Alps in the

track materialized in the Alps in the

track materialized in the Alps in the mid nineteenth century an Olympic event

mid nineteenth century an Olympic event

mid nineteenth century an Olympic event since the first Winter Games in 1924

since the first Winter Games in 1924

since the first Winter Games in 1924 bobsled involves a team of racers

bobsled involves a team of racers

bobsled involves a team of racers sitting in an aerodynamic sleigh

sitting in an aerodynamic sleigh

sitting in an aerodynamic sleigh descending down an icy track in this

descending down an icy track in this

descending down an icy track in this timed event

timed event

timed event athletes must push the sled to a

athletes must push the sled to a

athletes must push the sled to a competitive speed before jumping into a

competitive speed before jumping into a

competitive speed before jumping into a seated position for the remainder of the

seated position for the remainder of the

seated position for the remainder of the run today it is either a two or

run today it is either a two or

run today it is either a two or four-person event with one pilot who

four-person event with one pilot who

four-person event with one pilot who steers and one rider who commands the

steers and one rider who commands the

steers and one rider who commands the brakes the sled speed is dependent on

brakes the sled speed is dependent on

brakes the sled speed is dependent on the condition of the ice weight of the

the condition of the ice weight of the

the condition of the ice weight of the sled as well as the pilots talent for

sled as well as the pilots talent for

sled as well as the pilots talent for precise driving races are often won by

precise driving races are often won by

precise driving races are often won by hundredths of a second and so any

hundredths of a second and so any

hundredths of a second and so any mistake can significantly alter the

mistake can significantly alter the

mistake can significantly alter the outcome of a run introduced to the

outcome of a run introduced to the

outcome of a run introduced to the Olympics at the 1964 Innsbruck Games the

Olympics at the 1964 Innsbruck Games the

Olympics at the 1964 Innsbruck Games the luge has racers flying face-up

luge has racers flying face-up

luge has racers flying face-up on an open sled down an ice track speeds

on an open sled down an ice track speeds

on an open sled down an ice track speeds in the sport can reach almost 90 miles

in the sport can reach almost 90 miles

in the sport can reach almost 90 miles or 140 km/h as in bobsled the beginning

or 140 km/h as in bobsled the beginning

or 140 km/h as in bobsled the beginning of the race is crucial

of the race is crucial

of the race is crucial starting out seated but quickly changing

starting out seated but quickly changing

starting out seated but quickly changing to as aerodynamic a position as possible

to as aerodynamic a position as possible

to as aerodynamic a position as possible losers steer with their legs and

losers steer with their legs and

losers steer with their legs and shoulders it is competed as either a

shoulders it is competed as either a

shoulders it is competed as either a singles or doubles event skeleton is

singles or doubles event skeleton is

singles or doubles event skeleton is comparable to the luge however instead

comparable to the luge however instead

comparable to the luge however instead of laying supine on the sled competitors

of laying supine on the sled competitors

of laying supine on the sled competitors race headfirst down the track these

race headfirst down the track these

race headfirst down the track these athletes must run as quickly as possible

athletes must run as quickly as possible

athletes must run as quickly as possible at the beginning of the race to gain

at the beginning of the race to gain

at the beginning of the race to gain momentum no braking equipment is

momentum no braking equipment is

momentum no braking equipment is permitted and speeds reach up to 80

permitted and speeds reach up to 80

permitted and speeds reach up to 80 miles or 130 km/h the event appeared at

miles or 130 km/h the event appeared at

miles or 130 km/h the event appeared at both the 1928 and 1948 Winter Olympic

both the 1928 and 1948 Winter Olympic

both the 1928 and 1948 Winter Olympic Games and was finally reintroduced in

Games and was finally reintroduced in

Games and was finally reintroduced in Salt Lake City in 2002 for their

Salt Lake City in 2002 for their

Salt Lake City in 2002 for their incredible speed Olympic sledding sports

incredible speed Olympic sledding sports

incredible speed Olympic sledding sports are always an exciting spectacle