As of 2011, only one location remained open, in the western Denver suburb of Lakewood, Colorado. There was also a northern Arizona chain of Mexican restaurants using the Casa Bonita name founded in 2003. Locations included Flagstaff, Cottonwood, Lake Havasu, Prescott, Prescott Valley, Sedona, and Paradise Valley.
But at least compared with all the other petrifying Olympic sliding sports, skeleton isnât as fast as youâd think. Matthew Antoine of the United States won bronze in menâs skeleton today with a maximum speed of 129.2 km/hr, or 80.3 mph.
At his size, Costanzo is small enough to fit on the skeleton sled, but fast and powerful enough to handle the sportâs inherent challenges. Sleds may not exceed 43 kilograms (about 95 pounds) and the maximum combined weight of the sled and athlete is 115 kilograms (about 253 pounds). âSkeleton athletes need to be fast and powerful in order to get the sled moving from a stopped position to a max sprint at the start,â says former competitor Amanda Bird, now the marketing and communications manager at USA Bobsled and Skeleton.