2018 Olympics: Matt Antoine Men's Skeleton Schedule, Results

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI — The Skeleton race is one of the Olympic Game's most high-speed events. During competition, a racer mounts a dual-runner racing sled, gliding at speeds of up to 80 miles per hour, only inches from the ice.

The term "Skeleton" owes its existence to the appearance of the first sleds used during the 1928 Winter Olympics.

Prairie Du Chien native Matt Antoine, 32, earned the bronze medal in the men's skeleton event in 2014 in Sochi, the first medal for the U.S. skeleton team in 12 years.

This time around, he will be hoping to strike gold. Antoine is currently ranked as the 8th best skeleton athlete in the world.

"To be able to go to two Olympics, to represent my country there twice, have family members over there watching me, because I know it means as much to them as it does to myself, I know it's something I'll really cherish," Antoine told WTMJ.

Men's Skeleton Schedule:

Wed. Feb. 14

Men’s, runs 1 and 2, (NBC, 8-11:30 p.m.)

Thu. Feb. 15:

Men’s, runs 3 and 4, 7:30 p.m. (NBC, 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m.)

Events will be televised by NBC (or ... NBC will not televise the event on its broadcast stations but you can see it live over the web.) Here's where to find the full schedule.

We'll post the results here as soon as they become available.
Here's where to find the daily Olympics schedule of when athletes in Wisconsin compete, and here's where to find results.

United States Olympic Winter Games skeleton hopeful Matt Antoine poses for a portrait at the 2017 Team USA Media Summit Monday, Sept. 25, 2017, in Park City, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)