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The action of leaping onto the skeleton at the start of the run. The athlete lifts his/her legs under his/her body and drops onto the skeleton in one smooth movement.

G-Force
Gravitational force that holds the sled and athletes on the wall of a banked turn. A G is equal to the force of gravity.

Kreisel
From the German word for circle, this refers to a turn on a course that loops underneath or above to form a circle. The Whistler Sliding Centre track does not have a kreisel.

Labyrinth
A stretch of track made up entirely of a series of left and right curves with no straight section in between.

Line
The precise path or the optimum trajectory of the sled. The driver can achieve a faster time by keeping to the trajectory.

Lip
A protective barrier at the top of the track.

Omega
A curve on the track shaped like the Greek letter Omega.

Push
At the start of the run, the skeleton is pushed as hard as possible over a 30- to 40-metre stretch providing momentum.

Skeleton
The small sled that is ridden by a single slider in the prone position. Also the name of the sport.

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