<P> Skeleton is a winter sport featured in the Winter Olympics where the competitor rides head - first and prone ( lying face down ) on a flat sled . It is normally run on an ice track that allows the sled to gain speed by gravity . It was first contested at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz and again in 1948 Winter Olympics , after which it was discontinued as an Olympic sport . Skeleton was reintroduced at the 2002 Winter Olympics , with both men 's and women 's events , and has been held in each Winter Olympic competition since . Skeleton is so - named as the first metal sleds introduced in 1892 were said to resemble a human skeleton . </P>
<P> Skeleton is a winter sport featured in the Winter Olympics where the competitor rides head - first and prone ( lying face down ) on a flat sled . It is normally run on an ice track that allows the sled to gain speed by gravity . It was first contested at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz and again in 1948 Winter Olympics , after which it was discontinued as an Olympic sport . Skeleton was reintroduced at the 2002 Winter Olympics , with both men 's and women 's events , and has been held in each Winter Olympic competition since . Skeleton is so - named as the first metal sleds introduced in 1892 were said to resemble a human skeleton . </P>
when did the skeleton become an event in the olympics
when did the skeleton become an event in the olympics
1928 1948 2002
1928 1948 2002