Bobsledding
Some sledders wear elbow, knee, shoulder and
neck pads
Skintight suits, usually made of Lycra
Shoes have spikes along the edge of the soles
All the members usually wear gloves
Bobsleds
Designed for speed
Shaped like a bullet
2-person sled is about 3 meters long and 4-
person sled is 4 meters
Total weight
Frame is made from iron and carbon and the
body that fits over the frame is made of
fiberglass or cevlar carbon
Rules
Bobsled run is at
least 1500 meters
long and has 15 or
20 turns.
Ice walls are at least
18 inches high
During the first forty
or fifty metres of the
course
Winter Olympics
Bobsledding has been at the Winter Olympic
Games since the first Games in 1924.
The two-man event was introduced at the 1932
games
Two-woman event was first contested at the
2002 Winter Olympics
annaabi.ee 
