Skeleton - 2 Golds and a Silver for USA.

[*william*]

Any other of you speed demons out there see this and think, "Damn! Now that would be a blast!" Or do you think it looks just pain crazy? Looks like a rush to me.

80mph+, laid out head first just inches above the ice... now THAT'S haulin some :moon:

And congratulations to USA's Jim Shea, Tristan Gale, and Lea Ann Parsley for a Gold, Gold and Silver respectively. Way to go!!!

:)

 

[Dirtygirly]

They are crazy! I got to meet Tristan, Chris Soul, Lincoln Dewitt, and Lea Ann And a few other skeleton racers down in Park city last year while they were training for the Winter Olympics. All very nice people. They would all agree that it is a blast and loads of fun; and they all swear that it is safer than racing motorcycles....i'm not sure about that one.

You should see some of their sleds..all patched up with duct tape, and yet they cost more than most motorcycles! yikes! They can only get about three practice runs in a day without starting to feel dizzy from the g-forces pushing their helmets down against the ice. Now thats a rush! :)

 

[Okiewan]

That was very cool to watch... Pretty surprising how many metals the US has gotten this time. We've never been strong in the winter. Congrats to the Germans, they are kickin some backside.

 

[BunduBasher]

Very cool stuff, this is one sport I could be good at ! :)

Now picture this, a real skeleton racer for the summer olympics, as a kid we built these skeleton racers with 4 steel ball bearing wheels, two planks nailed together in a T, and a front axle bolted to the front, a knee pad at the back, two little knobs on the front axle for steering. We would take these ball-racers up the storm water drains where we lived, and race them down - talk about an extreme sport, head first down a dark tunnel, no helmet or protective gear - wheeeeee :p

 

[*william*]

Yeah! I'm with you Bundu! We did the same, but luge position on skateboards. There was one "T" junction where you had to stop or you'd drop down about 10 feet; and if you didn't slow down at all you would smack the other side of the gap before falling. Major ouch. Head first would've been certian death! :scream:

Amazing I've lived this long.