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Skeleton - Tea Trays, Madmen, and the Swiss Invention of Sliding to Your Doom

Skeleton - Tea Trays, Madmen, and the Swiss Invention of Sliding to Your Doom

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Host Oly Bennet traces skeleton racing from its 1892 Swiss Alps origins on the legendary Cresta Run. Through Victorian daredevils, Olympic exile, and its triumphant 2002 return with women's events, skeleton evolved into a global sport where athletes hurtle face-first down ice at 93 mph.

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