Lawrence Ames has a skeleton in his closet. Actually, he stores it in a basement in St. Moritz. You'd think he might stash it in his Piedmont home, but there are practical issues, such as dragging a ...

Skeleton is an apt name for what looks like the most terrifying Winter Olympics event. But despite the confusing name, the sport is pretty simple: Racers take a running start, and then hurtle down an ...

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) The site of the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid offers the public the rare chance to try skeleton sledding. For $75,... Mar 05, 2015 — LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) The site of the ...

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) >> Sledding can be pleasant and pastoral, with big toboggans, snowy hills and rosy cheeks. And then there’s skeleton sledding: belly down, head first on a sled the size of a ...