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.
This was because it was seen as too dangerous for the athlete lying on the sled head first, face down. Skeleton was reintroduced to the Olympic Programme for the Salt Lake City Games in 2002 with a womanâs event added. Skeleton is one of the sliding types of speed sports events and the athlete speeds down a 1,200 - 1,500m ice track. The average slope inclination is 8 - 15%. And, the radius of the curve is 20m or longer. When sliding, the pressure at the time of turning on the curve is nearly four times the gravity. The average maximum speed per hour is 120km.