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This year is South Korea's first year hosting the winter Olympics. South Korea had to have specialists develop a skeleton track for them. In 1988 South Korea hosted the summer Olympics in Seoul South Korea.The estimated cost for the facilities were around 10 billion.

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A total of 50 spots were open for athletes to compete at the 2018 Olympic games as a skeleton athlete. The USA qualified 2 spots for each gender. A total of 30 men will compete, and 20 women.

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Whoever reaches the highest speed at the horseshoe corner in St. Moritz receives local cheese and sausage as he prize. A skeleton track has between 14 and 17 corners. Lizzy Yarnold's favorite Olympic Skeleton track was in Sochi.

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The Olympic Skeleton made 2 early appearances as an Olympic sport in 1928 and 1948 in the town of its origin, St. Moritz. The skeleton was dropped as an Olympic sport after that until the 2002 winter Olympics which were hosted in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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The 2018 Olympic events are said to be creating 230,000 new jobs for South Koreans. Olympic tickets rang from $17-$776 USD. 50% of the tickets sold cost less than $50 USD. South Korea has prepared a transportation fleet of over 1200 buses, 770 vans, 3200 other various vehicles. It's estimated to cost about $5 million to fuel these vehicles.

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After South Korea won the bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics, the government estimated that it would cost the nation about $7 Billion dollars to build this Olympic facility. The opportunity cost for hosting this Olympic event would be the money. South Korea could've spent this money on military defense or something else. South Korea spent almost twice as much as they intended, they spent $12.9 Billion.

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Pyeongchang is a beautiful place to ski in the winter.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved of Olympic games in two or more cities or countries on Dec. 8. Under the circumstances, controversy over the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics is simmering. Some experts are pointing out that disputes between the central government and Gangwon Province have led to such a result.

The 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics are estimated to cost 13 trillion won in total (US$11.8 billion), including 699.3 billion won (US$635.8 million) in stadium construction and maintenance, 7.7503 trillion won (US$7.0493 billion) in road networks, and 1.4273 trillion won (US$1.4273 billion) in additional facility construction. However, only the design costs are earmarked in the 2015 budget when it comes to some of the facilities. It is also said that some of the stadiums cannot be completed until 2016 without a supplementary budget in the first half of next year. "The central government has been passive in financial resources allocation, and it is impossible for Gangwon Province to bear the additional budgetary burden in view of its low fiscal self-sufficiency," a provincial official explained.

The Sliding Center, which triggered the multiple host issue, is currently under construction in the Alpensia Resort. The provincial government is planning to invest 122.8 billion won (US$111.7 million) in the facility and complete the construction by October 2016. However, it has been pointed out that the facility will be of no use after the Olympics.

The Gangwon Civic and Social Organization Solidarity Conference, in the meantime, announced on Dec. 10 that it is in favor of the IOC's decision. "Spending 140 billion won on just six hours of the opening and closing ceremonies is not right," it added. Still, the public consensus is that the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics should not be co-hosted with Japan. In a recent poll, 50.5 percent of the respondents were opposed to it, while 57.8 percent were for co-hosting with another Korean city or province.

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Preparation for 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics Hits Wall

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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved of Olympic games in two or more cities or countries on Dec. 8. Under the circumstances, controversy over the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics is simmering. Some experts are pointing out that disputes between the central government and Gangwon Provin

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An opportunity cost for sliders would have to be the wear and tear on their bodies. When you push a 70lb sled and dive onto it everyday your body is eventually gonna start to get tired and worn down. Skeleton is a very dangerous sport and if you don't know exactly what you're doing then it could be life threatening.

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21 countries sent sliders to the 2018 Winter Olympics. For 7 of those 21 countries it was their first time competing in the Skeleton event. The USA has won the most skeleton medals out of any country. The USA has 8 medals total, and 3 of those medals are gold.

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The skeleton race has probably the simplest scoring system out of every single Olympic Winter game. Whoever passes the finish line with the fastest time is the winner. The sliders scores are so competitive they can get as close as hundredths of seconds between first and third. Sliders try to sprint as fast as possible at the beginning of the race to gain as much momentum as they can before diving onto their sled. An entire skeleton is usually under one minute.

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The Winter Olympic sport skeleton originated in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The name of the sport came from the fact that the board is so thin it resembles a human skeleton. The first skeleton track was developed in Switzerland i 1884. Skeleton didn't qualify as an Olympic sport until 1928 when the Winter Olympic games were held in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

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2/17/18 - Skeleton isn't as easy as it seems

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2/17/18 - Skeleton isn't as easy as it seems

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When summarizing the sport it sounds very easy. You just hold onto the sled and go down the track, right? In the Winter Olympics a lot more than just holding on for dear life goes into the skeleton. Skeleton riders or "sliders" give themselves advantages during the race . Most sliders times vary only about a few hundredths of a second.

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2/16/18 - Difference between luge and skeleton

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2/16/18 - Difference between luge and skeleton

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Skeleton and luge both involve competitors to slide down an icy track, reaching speeds from about 70 to 80mph. Luge riders go down feet first. Skeleton riders go down the icy track head first with their head and feet millimeters off the track. Fortunately, both sports do require the athletes to wear helmets.

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This year at the 2018 Winter Olympics hosted in PyeongChang. 23 year old Yun Sung-Bin took first place followed by NikitaTregubov. Both of these men raced on February 15th 2018. Yun Sung Bin delivered North Korea their first ever skeleton gold medal. This was also North Korea's first gold medal.

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The Sport in the Winter Olympics known as skeleton consists of some one running and diving onto a sled and holding on until the bottom of the ice slide at the bottom of the mountain.  These athletes can reach speeds over 80mph.