the skeleton became an olympic sport in 1928.
the skeleton became an olympic sport in 1928.
when did the skeleton become an olympic sport?
1928
skeleton is one of the olympic sport disciplines contested at the winter olympic games. it was introduced at the 1928 winter olympics in st. moritz – the birthplace of skeleton – in the form of a men's event contested over four runs. dropped from the 1932 and 1936 winter olympics program, skeleton returned in 1948, when st. moritz hosted again the winter olympics, but was discarded from the following games in oslo. after 54 years of absence from the olympic program, skeleton was reinstated as an official medal sport at the 2002 winter olympics in salt lake city, featuring individual events for men and women.
list of olympic medalists in skeleton
peter letsos









































peter letsos (born january 1, 1979), aka pete "the greek," is a brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt under carlson gracie jr.









































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letsos is a 3x pan am medalist, as well as a 3x gracie world champion. he is known in brazil for winning seven tournaments in one month.
peter letsos