FEB
Skeleton
Olympic Sliding Centre

Only individual athletes take part, lying head first and face down on sled, steering with shoulders and knees. Medal positions decided by combined times over four runs

Sochi gold medallist Elizabeth Yarnold (GBR)

Winter Olympic debut: 1928*

*Contested in 1928 and 1948.
Reinstated in 2002

Sled length: 80cm-120cm
Highest speed: ~140km/h
Max combined weight: 92kg
Max combined weight: 115kg

Sled storage
Length: 1,376.38m
Average slope: 5.42°

Junior Starthouse:
Practice session starts
Starthouse 1: All events
Starthouse 2: Unused
Youth Starthouse: Practice session starts
Indoor training track:Practice starts
Finish house

164 ft
50m

Gold medal winners Sochi 2014
Individual A. Tretyakov (RUS)
Individual E. Yarnold (GBR)

Sources: POCOG, IBSF, BBSA, IOC
Original picture: Associated Press