Sled Sports
For the majority of people the only time we get to see sled sports are every four years at the Olympics. Despite the fact that we see sled sports so infrequently, they are very popular during the Olympics. The sled based sports such as bobsledding and luge require tremendous skill and courage. Bobsledding typically takes place in teams of … Keep Reading → either two or four people. The athletes start outside the sled and after getting a running start on the icy track they jump inside to navigate the track. The course has lots of twists and turns and the sleds go very fast. If bobsledding is exciting, luge is a little crazy. At least in a bobsled there is some protection. In luge it’s just a single competitor lying on a flat sled with nothing between him and the track. The riders tend to be very skilled, but tragic accidents have occurred. One bizarre looking event is the two person luge, where one person lays on top of another as they slide down the track.
