<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Presence </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Olympic </Th> <Td> 1928, 1948, 2002 to present </Td> </Tr> <P> Skeleton is a winter sliding sport in which a person rides a small sled, known as a skeleton bobsled (or - sleigh), down a frozen track while lying face down and head - first . The sport and the sled may have been named from the bony appearance of the sled . </P> <P> Unlike other sliding sports of bobsleigh and luge, the race always involves single riders . Like bobsleigh, but unlike luge, the race begins with a running start from the opening gate at the top of the course . The skeleton sled is thinner and heavier than the luge sled, plus skeleton gives the rider more control making it safer than luge . Skeleton is the slowest of the three sliding sports, as skeleton's face down head - first riding position is less aerodynamic than luge's face up, feet - first ride . </P>

Where did the name skeleton sport come from
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