Bobsleigh

 Bobsleigh

WHOOSH! Have you ever sled down a hill if you have you will be doing something a little like riding on a bobsleigh. But I’ll tell you what bobsleigh is. The sport of bobsleigh didn’t begin until the late 19th century, when the Swiss attached two skeleton sleds together. They added a steering mechanism to make a toboggan. A chassis was added to give protection to wealthy tourists. The rules are very simple you start at point A and head to point B on the racing track; but you have to get there in the least amount of time. You have very little equipment. Equipment includes a helmet and a skinny suit. They have the helmet to protect your face and the skinny suit so you will be picking up less wind resistance and still move quite fast. Another thing you should know is some teams and this year’s venue. Some teams are America, Germany, Japan, and Korea. Here is a fact for you to know one member of the American bobsleigh team was sixteen when he led America to victory in the 1928 Olympics in Switzerland. This year one of the American men’s team set the record for the course and then after 4 heats took the gold. This was the first time in over 60 years that America has taken home gold in bobsleigh. The  ==track is very hard  == ====to steer on because it is made of ice it can hurt if you eject out of the bobsleigh. The reason is because they want the teams to go faster. There have been crashes in bobsleigh so you have to wear your armor. Also you have to take care of your armor so it doesn’t fall apart you wouldn’t want a helmet cracked or a suit tore up. So I pretty much covered everything so I hope you learned how it was created, the rules, some teams, the venue, and the precautions. If you didn’t please try to reread this. You should watch it in the Olympics it’s cool. ====