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.
The run is owned and controlled by the St Moritz Tobogganing Club (SMTC), the oldest winter sports club in the world, and the Cresta Run itself is a 1,214m course from the village of St Moritz Dorf to Celena where riders lie face forward on a metal toboggan and reach speeds of up to 150Kph. Mar 09 11, 10:05 PM.