Bobsleigh
Olympic sport since 1924
Bobsleigh is a winter sport in which teams make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked purpose-built iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled. In the United States the sport is known as bobsled.
The sport was invented in Switzerland. The first races were run on snow-covered roads, with the opening competition in 1884 at St. Moritz. The first club was formed in 1897 and the first purpose-built track was opened in 1902. A modern track should be at least 1500 metres long and have at least fifteen curves, speeds up to 130 km/h are common and some curves can subject the crews to over 5 g.
Disciplines
Bobsleigh
Skeleton