Getty Skeleton event at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina Olympic Skeleton is a high adrenaline sliding event which is a combination of speed, navigational skill, and pure daredevil courage. Though the discipline is similar to luge and bobsleigh with athletes sliding down icy tracks, the sport of skeleton sees competitors race down at thrillingly high speeds in a face-first position. Skeleton is a sport in the Winter Olympics with growing popularity for both spectators and participants.