Skeleton at the Winter Olympics
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Skeleton
was part of the Winter Olympic Games
program when the games were held in St. Moritz
in 1928
and again in 1948
, but was then removed from the program. The sport discipline was reintroduced at the 2002 Winter Olympics
, with both men's and women's events.
Updated after Winter Olympics 2010.
Skeleton (sport)
Skeleton is a fast winter sliding sport in which an individual person rides a small sled down a frozen track while lying face down, during which athletes experience forces up to 5g. It originated in St. Moritz, Switzerland as a spin-off from the popular British sport of Cresta Sledding...
was part of the Winter Olympic Games
Winter Olympic Games
The Winter Olympic Games is a sporting event, which occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The original sports were alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating...
program when the games were held in St. Moritz
St. Moritz
St. Moritz is a resort town in the Engadine valley in Switzerland. It is a municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden...
in 1928
1928 Winter Olympics
The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 11–19, 1928 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The 1928 Games were the first true Winter Olympics held on its own as they were not in conjunction with a Summer Olympics...
and again in 1948
1948 Winter Olympics
The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated in 1948 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The Games were the first to be celebrated after World War II; it had been twelve years since the last Winter Games in 1936...
, but was then removed from the program. The sport discipline was reintroduced at the 2002 Winter Olympics
2002 Winter Olympics
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout...
, with both men's and women's events.
Events
| Men's skeleton | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Women's skeleton | • | • | • | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total events | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Medal table
| 1 |  United States |
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 |  Canada |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  United Kingdom |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 |  Switzerland |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |  Italy |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Germany |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Austria |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Latvia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 |  Russia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Updated after Winter Olympics 2010.
Nations
Numbers indicate the number of skeleton racers each nation sent to that Olympics.  Argentina |
– | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 Australia |
– | – | – | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Austria |
2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
 Bermuda |
– | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada |
– | – | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 Croatia |
– | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 Czech Republic |
– | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 France |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany |
– | – | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom |
1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
 Greece |
– | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 Republic of Ireland |
– | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy |
2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
 Japan |
– | – | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Latvia |
– | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 Lebanon |
– | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 Mexico |
– | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 New Zealand |
– | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 Norway |
– | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 Poland |
– | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 Romania |
– | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia |
– | – | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 Slovenia |
– | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 South Africa |
– | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 South Korea |
– | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
 Spain |
– | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland |
2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| United States |
2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nations | 6 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||
| Skeleton racers | 10 | 15 | 39 | 42 | 48 | |||||||||||||||||