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__**Skeleton final draft**__ Even though Skeleton is a dangerous sport it can be a thrill riding adventure going head first down an icy track on a one person sled. The sport was contested in both 1928 and 1948, the two times The Winter Games were held in St. Moritz, Switzerland which is considered birthplace of the sport. It then vanished. Finally it reappeared as a men’s and women’s event in Salt Lake City in 2002.To be able to compete you must wear many different things to protect your body for example, protective gloves usually with leather, a helmet that has hard plastic with an equipped chin guard also a visor, you must wear a racing suit at all times it must be tight fitted and be made with elastic fabric that may contain padding sewn into the elbows, shoes made with synthetic material and must have spikes on the soles for traction during your start push for more power. There are no brakes so the more power you put the harder it will be to stop it is all done with your feet, if the competitors are attempting to slow down on the track they will be automatically disqualified. there's a lot more equipment needed to race like the bumpers they have front and rear bumpers which absorb shocks and protect the racer from the wall. You have to have a sled in skeleton but it needs very much to protect the athlete from getting an injury the sled is made for two runners, the frame must always be constructed of steel, the same sled must be used through out the competition through all heats. the sled can bot weigh over 43kg for men and 35kg for women. The handles are used for many things in skeleton like for the start push and during the race they have to be covered with soft material. Maya Perdersen is a famous Skeleton athlete. She has won many awards for skeleton. Hopefully someday we can all go out and try a sport we love even if it is a little dangerous.

__**Skeleton first draft**__ Skeleton, a thrilling adventurous ride, lying head first speeding down a icy track on a one person sled. In 1928 and 1948 Men's skeleton started in St. Mortiz. It was then dropped after a 54-year hiatus and reappeared in 2002 as a men and women event in Salt Lake City.