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Question:
What are the basic differences in bobsled, luge and skeleton?
Answer:
Bobsled competitors sit in their sleds as they race down the ice track. Luge athletes lie on their back and go down feet first. Skeleton competitors lie on their stomach and go down headfirst.
Men's bobsled is divided into four- and two-man teams; the women race in pairs. In luge, there are pairs and singles races. By Olympic rule, a pair can consist of any combination of men and women, but male pairs dominate the sport. Singles competition has men's and women's divisions.
All skeleton competition is ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Q&A: Most races are determined by the start.(The Dallas Morning...