What is Bobsleigh?
[[File:Bobsleigh World Cup Igls 2011.jpg|thumb|Bobsleigh World Cup Innsbruck-Igls 2011.]]'''Bobsled''' or '''bobsleigh''' is a team [[sport]] played during the [[Winter Olympic Games]]. It is played by riding on [[ice]]d tracks with a [[sled]]. Modern tracks are made of [[concrete]], coated with [[ice]]. Artificial bobsleigh tracks are also available. International bobsled competitions are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing (FIBT).<ref>[http://www.fibt.com The international home of Bobsleigh and Skeleton Sports]</ref> The first bobsleds were built in St. Moritz, Switzerland, in the late 19th century by rich tourists from Britain who were staying at the Palace Hotel owned by Caspar Badrutt. ==Related pages== *[[Skiing|Sking]] *[[Ski jumping]] ==Notes== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commonscat|Bobsleigh}} *[http://www.olympic.org/bobsleigh Bobsleigh at the Official website of the Olympic Movement] *[http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&sugexp=ldymls&xhr=t&q=bobsleigh&cp=10&bs=1&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=yLpNTfmqOISWsgP80pmVCg&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=5&sqi=2&ved=0CE4QsAQwBA&biw=939&bih=515 Images for bobsleigh] *[http://www.google.com/search?client=flock&channel=fds&q=Bobsleigh+World+Cup+Innsbruck-Igls+2011&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t#q=Bobsleigh&hl=en&prmd=ivnsu&source=univ&tbs=vid:1&tbo=u&ei=yLpNTfmqOISWsgP80pmVCg&sa=X&oi=video_result_group&ct=title&resnum=9&sqi=2&ved=0CFwQqwQwCA&fp=d9844f08d4525a5 Videos for bobsleigh] *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cz7Og8irfE8 Bobsleigh crash] [[Category:Winter Olympic sports]] [[Category:Winter sports]] {{sports-stub}}