WHISTLER, British Columbia (AP) — Prince Harry raced head-first on a tiny skeleton sled going 99 kph (61.5 mph) down a track at next year’s Invictus Games site Thursday, saying with a smile ...

In the late 19th century in Switzerland. Two skeleton sleds were attached together, along with a steering system. Then a shell was added to make the sport safer. In the 1500s in Norway.

Gravity and energy Gravity is what powers the sleds down the ice-covered tracks in bobsled, luge and skeleton events. The big-picture physics is simple – start at some height and then fall to a lower ...

Team USA's 32-year-old Idahoan Andrew Blaser, in his first Olympics, finished 21st. The only American competing in men's skeleton, he did not advance to the fourth heat. One of the few openly gay ...

Looking forward to the 2010 Winter Olympics, bobsleds, luges, skeleton sleds and Paralympic skiis will get the prancing horse touch, as well. Particular attention will be paid towards aerodynamic ...

At the halfway point of the World Cup skeleton schedule, Canada looks to have a shot at sending three sleds — two women's and one men's — to compete at the Beijing Olympics in February.