Chris_Mazdzer

to be honest I don't think it would add that much time. There might be something flapping around causing drag... but for the most part I think skin is pretty aerodynamic. The phrase "skin to win" has to mean something!

I first started my sport when I was 8 years old by growing up close to Lake Placid, NY. There was a local program for kids ages 8-13 where we could do either bobsled or luge. The problem with bobsled was that I was only driving half the time and the line was longer. So in a given night I would only drive once or twice. With luge if I ran from the bottom to where we started I could get 7 or 8 runs in any given night... Being the ADHD kid that I was the choice was simple! Luge! I compare it to ultimate sledding and as a kid it was the largest sledding hill that I could find ;) I have loved it ever since.

Harry, I highly recommend not trying this because of where your center of gravity will be in relation to the height of the walls. What keeps us safe is the fact that when we do crash the track keeps us contained but in a standing position you may fall out of the track resulting more than likely in the end of you... But I know that people have gone down with ice skates in a more crouched and controlled position and Sigulda, Latvia might let you try ;)

I have no idea who this is but the politically correct answer is yes*.

*Skeleton is an absolute rush that allows athletes to experience the the sliding sports in an expedited way compared to luge.

That being said, I will argue that luge is more insane than skeleton from the viewpoint that we go faster, we have a higher center of gravity, our crashes are more intense and our sleds are built completely different and it takes us YEARS to reach the top of tracks where Skeleton can be done in WEEKS...

But thats just my opinion from doing this sport for 21 years :P

I am lucky to say that I have 0 broken bones and 0 concussions from doing this sport. I know others have not been as fortunate as me but for the most part this sport just gives you really bad bruises and this fun thing called ice burn (its the equivalent to road rash). Believe it or not when you crash 80mph on ice there is a good amount of friction that like to melt your skin. But to answer your question if I flew out of the track even at 40mph and hit a tree I don't think I would ever do much again if that answers your question. Good news is that its almost impossible to do now!