As of 2011, only one location remained open, in the western Denver suburb of Lakewood, Colorado. There was also a northern Arizona chain of Mexican restaurants using the Casa Bonita name founded in 2003. Locations included Flagstaff, Cottonwood, Lake Havasu, Prescott, Prescott Valley, Sedona, and Paradise Valley.
But at least compared with all the other petrifying Olympic sliding sports, skeleton isnât as fast as youâd think. Matthew Antoine of the United States won bronze in menâs skeleton today with a maximum speed of 129.2 km/hr, or 80.3 mph.
While all of the winter sliding sports require gumption, people perceive skeleton as being particularly extreme. Unlike luge or bobsled, skeleton athletes, called sliders, are positioned with their heads pointed toward the front of their sleds, a particularly bold move for someone about to experience forces up to 5G.