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Why skeleton racers wear spiked shoes
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Because trying to sprint on a polished glaze of frozen water in normal sneakers is a guaranteed slip-and-fall scenario. To get their tiny sleds moving off the starting block, skeleton athletes wear specialized shoes covered in hundreds of tiny metal needles. These spikes bite furiously into the start track, allowing for an explosive burst of sprinting before they dive head-first.
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