Badass Olympic Skeleton Helmets Are Back
by Barry Petchesky from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#3G2B2)
Skeleton exists because someone decided luge wasn't terrifying enough. What if luge, but head-first? Accordingly, skeleton sliders tend to personalize their helmets like hockey goalies, having them painted in artistic, patriotic, or intimidating ways.