Thursday, February 13, 2014

Women's skeleton

Women's skeleton isn't what it sounds like - a bunch of bones.  It's actually an Olympic sport that I could almost imagine myself participating in.  Almost.  Women take turns getting a running start, flinging themselves face down on a sled about the size of a cookie sheet and hurtling down a steep, slippery, snow covered, curving slope, fastest one wins of course.  The reason I can almost envision myself doing this sport is that once you're on the sled, it's all done lying down.  None of this flying high into the sky and doing triple flips.  If you fall, it's only about two inches to the ground.  Of course at the speed they're going I'm sure you could still do some serious damage but it's fun to imagine.

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