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Skeleton at the Olympics - facts and information

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Facts about Skeleton in the Olympics

Olympics	Skeleton has been part of the Olympic program 9 times.

Athletes	A total of 16 medal sets have been awarded in Olympic Skeleton. Go here for an all-time list of Medalists in Skeleton.

Events	There has been 2 different Events in Olympic Skeleton.


Medal table for Skeleton in the Olympics


		Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total

1.	USA	3	4	1	8



2.	GBR	3	1	5	9



3.	CAN	2	1	1	4



4.	RUS	1	0	2	3



-	SUI	1	0	2	3




			Complete Olympic Skeleton Medalstanding



Skeleton in the Olympic Programme


Olympic Games	Venue	Number of Events
			Women	Men

St. Moritz 1928	Cresta Run		0	1
St. Moritz 1948	Cresta Run		0	1
Salt Lake City 2002	Utah Olympic Park		1	1
Torino 2006	Cesana Pariol		1	1
Vancouver 2010	Whistler Sliding Centre		1	1
Sochi 2014	Sanki Olympic Sliding Center		1	1
PyeongChang 2018	Olympic Sliding Centre		1	1
Beijing 2022	National Sliding Centre		1	1
Milano Cortina 2026	Cortina Sliding Centre ’E. Monti’		1	1


International Skeleton Federation

The Olympic competitions in Skeleton is organised by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (FIBT) in cooperation with the host city of the specific games. Follow the link for more information about world championships, the international organisation, general history of Skeleton etc.

These Skeleton facts about Skeleton in the olympics is based on the official olympic reports and the Olympian Database

Skeleton at the Olympics- facts and information