Skeleton...intense sport

[skithe49th]

Your chin is six inches above the ice. You're moving more than 50 m.p.h. all with no breaks. the guys mobbin in the second video

http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/assetid=d5f61025-beca-4f10-81ab-a718c18452fb.html#pov+whistler+skeleton+track

http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/assetid=7df69465-e085-43d1-8d0f-f4382a4a3285.html?chrcontext=inside#skeleton+whistler+course+pov

 

[AlexF]

Does anyone else think that the skeleton bob may be the only sport where if someone was forced to do it it wouldn't make any difference to their run compared to if he/she wanted to do it?!