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.
A death at the Vancouver Games led to a careful monitoring of speeds in the design of the track, where the luge, skeleton and bobsled events will be held. Without the uphill sections, racers would reach 100 m.p.h. 1. The big Curve 10 requires technical prowess, and it empties into one of the uphill sections.