Timeline
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1299 | Britons raced recreationally from St. Moritz to Celerina in Switzerland |
| 1887 | Cresta Run constructed |
| Head-first riding position introduced at Switzerland’s Grand National competition | |
| 1892 | L.P. Child introduces the “America” |
| 1902 | Sliding seat added to new sled design, later dropped |
| 1905 | Styria holds first skeleton competition in Muerzzuschlag |
| 1906 | Austrian Championship |
| 1926 | International Olympic Committee officially declares skeleton as an Olympic sport |
| 1928 | Jennison Heaton wins first Olympic gold in Skeleton (Germany) |
| 1948 | Nino Bibbia wins Olympic gold in skeleton’s 2nd winter games appearance |
| 1969 | 1st artificially refrigerated track built in West Germany |
| Bavarian Skeleton Club established in Munich | |
| 1974 | Officially recognized by Deutsche Bob und Schlittensport Verband (German Bobsleigh and Luge Organisation) |
| 1986 | FIBT begins funding skeleton |
| 1989 | Skeleton is included officially in the FIBT World Championships |
| 1998 | Skeleton World Championship aired live on Eurosport for the first time |
| 1999 | Skeleton included in Olympic Games program, scheduled to debut in 2002 Winter Games |
| 2000 | Women's skeleton debuts at the FIBT World Championships |
| 2002 | First permanent Olympic skeleton competition held in Salt Lake City, Utah |
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