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Amanda Bird on Skeleton at the Olympics

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  1. bobsled0:14, 1:13, 1:24
  2. Winter Olympics0:04
  3. skeleton0:15, 0:30, 1:14
  4. Albania0:45
  5. Olympic sport1:10
  6. lobotomy1:53
  7. Vancouver0:11
  8. Callaway0:22
  9. Olympics2:22

Thu, 18 Feb 2010|

John Anthony talks with Amanda Bird of the USA Bobsled & Skeleton Federation. She explains the Olympic sport of Skeleton.

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Don't request our it's our one -- 2.5 I'm Johnny Anthony all about how the Winter Olympics this year. Skeleton starts tonight 7 o'clock if you're wondering what it is I've got an expert from Vancouver on the line now Amanda -- from the US bobsled and skeleton federation right.

Cracked -- and you can't there's they have their own organization but what arms he had. We're kind of helping each other Callaway at the venue.

While my big question for you Amanda we've seen lose all throughout the week I think people are familiar with that anyways.

What's the difference between skeleton and lose.

obvious difference in the back that up and that's had urged not being very. I'm glad that I'm actually pay grade different if you look at that center of gravity. -- in the -- that barely higher up the ground or Albania and I'm -- is actually. Touching the ground and I can't get built but it's actually have protected with. Which can guard on the helmet back. But the page you are quite a bit differently as well.

Indeed they steer by moving their shoulders around.

Into the nearby across your shoulders and by the Lebanon are out that you need -- that -- depending on where you put pressure on the flat but how -- liking it but -- But pressure on the Rutgers.

Teaching us about the Olympic sport of skeletons she's Amanda bird of the US bobsled and skeleton federation on star wanna 2.5 so I know the skeleton -- is gonna be on the same track is illusion is on. Where are they gonna be starting on the track.

I've got the earnings from the -- on the bobsled don't decide at the very top of the court and that's really the only spot on the chat with -- impact -- particular sport about running board. That's the only state as back without enough areas to get desperate to the first thirty meters.

And that's that point the track where there's that huge hill just immediately drop right at the beginning and.

Actually. Yeah I mean a lot of athletes about the talk about maybe it is because establishing a bad particularly -- corner lot because that lets you break that first. -- corner.

Al lobotomy easy terrifying probably but I do have -- question for -- and where you go after what happened last Friday what's the mood like around there.

There's so much energy out get back especially -- the last week I think. You know people are really bonded together to cheer on exactly. At that incredible.

We'll have a good time and of course be safe out there -- USA and Amanda bird of the US bobsled and skeleton federation. The sports skeleton kicks off tonight at the Olympics in about 45 minutes. I know NBC you'll be showing footage -- later tonight I catch highlights in the morning while we wait for that -- the Al requests are coming up on star won a 2.5.



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