Thursday’s competitions are underway at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. Curling Snowboarding Skeleton Bobsleigh Freestyle Skiing Alpine Skiing Cross Country Skiing Biathlon

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA)— Medals are up for grabs during Monday’s events at the Milan Cortina Olympics. The events to watch today are: women’s speed skating 1,000 meters, women’s snowboarding big air, men’s alpine skiing team,

Skeleton is the sledding sport at the Olympics that features the competitor facing head-first down the track. The competitor lies on their stomach, face down. It was a part of the 1928 and 1948 Winter Olympics, then didn't return until 2002. The sport of skeleton is named after the first metal sleds.