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Laura Deas
Laura Deas ( ; born 19 August 1988) is a British sportswoman, best known as a Skeleton (sport), skeleton racer on the Skeleton World Cup, World Cup circuit, representing the British Bobsleigh and Skeleton Association. She won bronze at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Early life Born in Wrexham, Wales, Deas attended Howell's School, Denbigh. She played field hockey, hockey, representing North Wales in competition, and participated in equestrian sports, from Pony Club tetrathlon in which she became team captain and latterly eventing (taking it up professionally from 2006 to 2008), Skeleton Deas was brought into skeleton in 2009 through UK Sport's "Girls4Gold" talent identification programme and was selected to UK national team the following year. She rides a Blackroc sled. Deas won her first skeleton (sport)#Continental Cups, Europe Cup race in Winterberg bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track, Winterberg in 2010, in only her fifth international race, after pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Placid, New York
Lake Placid is a Administrative divisions of New York#Village, village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, Essex County, New York (state), New York, United States. In 2020, its population was 2,205. The village of Lake Placid is near the center of the town of North Elba, New York, North Elba, southwest of Plattsburgh (city), New York, Plattsburgh. Lake Placid became known internationally for hosting the 1932 Winter Olympics, 1932 and the 1980 Winter Olympics, the 1972 Winter Universiade, 1972 and 2023 Winter World University Games as well as the 2000 Goodwill Winter Games. History Lake Placid was founded in the early 19th century to develop an iron ore mining operation. By 1840, the population of "North Elba" (four miles southeast of the present village, near where the road to the Adirondak Loj crosses the Ausable River (New York), Ausable River), was six families. In 1845, the philanthropist Gerrit Smith arrived in North Elba and not only bought a great dea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetrathlon
A tetrathlon (from the numerical prefix "tetra-" meaning four) is a team competition organized by Pony Clubs for its members. It is a variant of the modern pentathlon, without fencing. Thus, it comprises the four disciplines of shooting, swimming, riding, and running. Ideally, teams consist of four members from one pony club competing against several teams from rival clubs. Competitions are usually held over two days during the summer months. It is recommended that one skill and one endurance phase is completed on each day. For example, shooting and swimming will be on the first day, riding and running on the second. The competitions are organized using many volunteers and a few paid professionals. The United States Pony Clubs is a non-profit organization, and the competitions are often hosted and subsidized by sponsors of the host club, local farmers, landowners, and parents. There are three age categories, known as minimus, (8 to 11), junior (12 to 14) and senior (15 to 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017–18 Skeleton World Cup
The 2017–18 Skeleton World Cup was a multi-race series over a season for Skeleton. The season started on 9 November 2017 in Lake Placid, USA, and concluded on 19 January 2018 in Königssee, Germany. The World Cup is organised by the IBSF (formerly the FIBT), who also run World Cups and Championships in bobsleigh. The season was mainly sponsored by BMW Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, trading as BMW Group (commonly abbreviated to BMW (), sometimes anglicised as Bavarian Motor Works), is a German multinational manufacturer of vehicles and motorcycles headquartered in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Th .... Calendar Results Men Women Standings Men Women Medal table References External links IBSF {{DEFAULTSORT:2017-18 Skeleton World Cup Skeleton World Cup 2017 in skeleton 2018 in skeleton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobsleigh And Skeleton European Championship
The European Bobsleigh and Skeleton Championships are the main bobsleigh and skeleton championships in Europe. The first bobsleigh European Championships with two-man event was held in 1929 in Davos, Switzerland. However, as Bobsleigh Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of 2 to 4 athletes make timed speed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the International Bobslei ... World Championships started to be held on an annual basis since following year, European Championships didn't resumed until 1965. A four-man event was included in 1967 when first combined championship occurred. The men's European Skeleton Championships were held separately in 1981–1988 before resuming in 2003 when women's skeleton event was added as well. In 2004 the first women's European Bobsleigh Championship was held with two-woman event. The following year both the women's bobsleigh and skeleto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015–16 Skeleton World Cup
The 2015–16 Skeleton World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season for skeleton. The season started on 27 November 2015 in Altenberg, Germany, and ended on 28 February 2016 in Königssee, Germany. The World Cup was organised by the IBSF (formerly the FIBT) who also run World Cups and Championships in bobsleigh. The season was sponsored by BMW Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, trading as BMW Group (commonly abbreviated to BMW (), sometimes anglicised as Bavarian Motor Works), is a German multinational manufacturer of vehicles and motorcycles headquartered in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Th .... Calendar Results Men Women Standings Men Women References External links International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation {{DEFAULTSORT:2015-16 Skeleton World Cup Skeleton World Cup 2015 in skeleton 2016 in skeleton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skeleton World Championships
The IBSF World Championships (known as the FIBT World Championships until 2015), part of the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation, have taken place on an annual basis since FIBT World Championships 1930, 1930. Starting with 2002, no World Championships being held in non-Winter Olympics, Winter Olympic years. A two-man event was included in FIBT World Championships 1931, 1931 with a combined championship occurring in FIBT World Championships 1947, 1947. Men's Skeleton (sport), skeleton was introduced as a championship of its own in FIBT World Championships 1982, 1982 while women's bobsleigh and skeleton events were introduced in FIBT World Championships 2000, 2000. Both the women's bobsleigh and skeleton events were merged with the men's bobsleigh events at the FIBT World Championships 2004, 2004 championships. A mixed team event, consisting of one run each of men's skeleton, women's skeleton, 2-man bobsleigh, and 2-women bobsleigh, was held from FIBT World Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014–15 Skeleton World Cup
The 2014–15 Skeleton World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season for skeleton. The season started on 12 December 2014 in Lake Placid, New York, United States, and ended on 15 February 2015 in Sochi, Russia. The World Cup is organised by the FIBT The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) is the international sports federation for the sliding sports of Bobsleigh and Skeleton. It was founded on 23 November 1923 by the delegates of Great Britain, France, Switzerland, Canada, ... who also runs World Cups and Championships in bobsleigh. The season was sponsored by Viessmann. Calendar Below is the schedule of the 2014–15 season Results Men Women Standings Men Women References External links FIBT {{DEFAULTSORT:2014-15 Skeleton World Cup Skeleton World Cup 2014 in skeleton 2015 in skeleton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Intercontinental Cup (skeleton)
Skeleton is a winter sliding sport in which a person rides a small sled, known as a skeleton bobsled (or bobsleigh), down a frozen track while lying face down and head-first. The sport and the sled may have been named from the bony appearance of the sled. Unlike other sliding sports of bobsleigh and luge, the race always involves single riders. Like bobsleigh, but unlike luge, the race begins with a running start from the opening gate at the top of the course. The skeleton sled is thinner and heavier than the luge sled, and skeleton gives the rider more precise control of the sled. Skeleton is the slowest of the three sliding sports, as skeleton's face-down, head-first riding position is less aerodynamic than luge's face-up, feet-first ride. Previously, skeleton appeared in the Olympic program in St. Moritz, Switzerland, in 1928 and again in 1948. It was added permanently to the Olympic program for the 2002 Winter Olympics, at which stage a women's race was added. During ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utah Olympic Park Track
The Utah Olympic Park Track is a bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton (sport), skeleton track in the United States, located in the Utah Olympic Park near Park City, Utah, Park City, Utah. During the 2002 Winter Olympics in nearby Salt Lake City, the track hosted the Bobsleigh at the 2002 Winter Olympics, bobsleigh, Luge at the 2002 Winter Olympics, luge, and Skeleton at the 2002 Winter Olympics, skeleton events, and is expected to reprise these roles for the 2034 Winter Olympics. Today the track still serves as a training center for Olympic and development level athletes and hosts numerous local and international competitions. It is one of two national tracks; the other is at Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Bobsled Run, Mt. Van Hoevenberg near Lake Placid, New York. History In 1989, Utah's voters passed the Olympic referendum, allowing taxpayer money to be used to construct a winter sports park, which would include the track. The park would be used if Salt Lake City won its bid for either t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skeleton Junior World Championships
Skeleton is a winter sliding sport in which a person rides a small sled, known as a skeleton bobsled (or bobsleigh), down a frozen track while lying face down and head-first. The sport and the sled may have been named from the bony appearance of the sled. Unlike other sliding sports of bobsleigh and luge, the race always involves single riders. Like bobsleigh, but unlike luge, the race begins with a running start from the opening gate at the top of the course. The skeleton sled is thinner and heavier than the luge sled, and skeleton gives the rider more precise control of the sled. Skeleton is the slowest of the three sliding sports, as skeleton's face-down, head-first riding position is less aerodynamic than luge's face-up, feet-first ride. Previously, skeleton appeared in the Olympic program in St. Moritz, Switzerland, in 1928 and again in 1948. It was added permanently to the Olympic program for the 2002 Winter Olympics, at which stage a women's race was added. During ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winterberg Bobsleigh, Luge, And Skeleton Track
The Winterberg bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track is a bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton (sport), skeleton track located in Winterberg, Germany. It is the only track of its kind in the world with a turn that has sponsor (commercial), corporate sponsorship with turn seven being sponsored by Veltins, a Germany, German brewery which has its headquarters located in neighboring Meschede. History Completed in 1977, the track underwent a redesign of its start house area where the women's luge start house was moved from before turn four to near the men's luge start house prior to turn one in 2006. (14 September 2006 article accessed 20 February 2008.) This was done under the auspices of the International Bobsleigh and Tobogganing Federation (FIBT) and the International Luge Federation (FIL) and included a completely covered sled storage area, new changing rooms, and facilities for coaches and officials. (23 November 2006 article accessed 20 February 2008.) The women's singles luge start hou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Bobsleigh And Skeleton Federation
The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) is the international sports federation for the sliding sports of Bobsleigh and skeleton (sport), Skeleton. It was founded on 23 November 1923 by the delegates of Great Britain, France, Switzerland, Canada, and the United States at the meeting of their first International Congress in Paris, France. In June 2015, it announced a name change from FIBT to IBSF. The federation's headquarters are in Lausanne, Switzerland. The IBSF works closely with the International Olympic Committee, IOC to conduct Winter Olympic Games, Winter Olympics every four years. Along with the Winter Olympics, the IBSF hosts World Championships the other three years. The races are hosted on List of bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton tracks, tracks in North America, Europe, and Asia. The tracks are shared with the sport of Luge, although that is managed under a different governing body, the International Luge Federation. History of Bobsleigh The world's fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
