Bobsleigh
Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams o twa or fower mak timed runs doun nairae, twistin, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-pouered sled. The timed runs are combined tae calculate the feenal score.
![]() A modren bobsleigh team, the 2010 Unitit States tap twa-man team | |
Heichest govrenin body | Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing |
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Nickname(s) | Bobsled, Keeng's class |
First played | 1870s |
Characteristics | |
Contact | None |
Team members | Teams o 2 or 4 |
Mixed gender | Yes, but uisually in separate competeetions |
Categorization | Winter sport, Time trial |
Equipment | Heich-tech sled, Helmet |
Venue | Bobsleigh tracks |