Do you have what it takes to make the team?
USA BOBSLED/SKELETON is recruiting for the upcoming Olympic Games and looking for graduating seniors or recent graduates who would like to extend their athletic careers. We are looking for athletes who come from speed and power sports, such as football, track and field, rugby, volleyball or softball, who would be capable of pushing a bobsled or a skeleton sled downhill on ice at a high rate of speed. Successful athletes in the sport also have grit and are good team players. It doesn’t hurt if you’re a bit of an adrenaline junkie. We don’t expect athletes to have any experience with bobsled or skeleton. We teach that. We are looking for raw athletic talent.
Register for the Upcoming Combine!
July 8 beginning at 10am
Parisi Fair Lawn (NJ)
The United States Bobsled & Skeleton Teams are comprised of athletes from across the country and compete on four international circuits throughout North America and Europe each season. Rookie athletes learn to drive at bobsled and skeleton sliding schools and learn to push sleds on dry-land and ice push tracks.
- The USA is home to two bobsled & skeleton tracks located in Lake Placid, NY and Park City, UT.
- St. Moritz, Switzerland is the oldest bobsled & skeleton track in the world and is the only natural track in the world.
- Whistler, Canada is home to the fastest track in the world. Athletes can reach speeds up to 90 mph for skeleton and 93 mph for bobsled!
- A skeleton sled weighs between 75–100 pounds and a four-man bobsled with its crew weighs up to 1,389 pounds! Skeleton sleds have no brakes and an athlete must stop by dragging their feet after the finish line. Bobsled and skeleton
