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Women’s skeleton

Women’s skeleton. By: seth forstot. history. Skeleton started in 1928 and was only for men. In 2002, skeleton became a womens event at the Olympics in salt lake city. First gold medal. Tristan gale of the usa won the first ever gold medal in women’s skeleton.

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Women’s skeleton

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  1. Women’s skeleton By: sethforstot

  2. history • Skeleton started in 1928 and was only for men. In 2002, skeleton became a womens event at the Olympics in salt lake city.

  3. First gold medal • Tristan gale of the usa won the first ever gold medal in women’s skeleton.

  4. What the athletes do in skeleton • The athletes have a little sled that they lay down on going head first. They are men and women. Their sleds are on ice going at the speed of 70-140 mph.

  5. Clothing • They wear a tight racing suit, helmet, gloves, and shoes that have spikes on the bottom.

  6. Olympic record • Lizzy yarnold of great Britain scores a time of 56.89 sec.

  7. Famous athletes in the past • Katie uhlaender of usa, Tristan gale of usa, and lea ann parsley of usa.

  8. 2014 winners • Gold: Elizabeth yarnold country: great Britain • Silver: Noelle pikus-pace country: usa • Bronze: elenanikitina country: russia

  9. Sources • www.Wikipedia.org • www.google.com • www.Nbc Olympics.com

  10. Thank you for watching the end

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