SportsOlympics2018 Winter Olympicsskeleton

16 Skeleton Helmets From The Winter Olympics That Are Pure Fire On Ice

Including "Iron Man."
Lee Moran
By 

Reporter, HuffPost

Skeleton athletes are bringing fire to the Winter Olympics with their epic helmet designs.

Our favorite has to be the “Iron Man”-style helmet worn by South Korea’s Yun Sung-Bin, who won the men’s skeleton event on Friday to nab the host country’s second gold at the Winter Games.

Check out 16 of the best designs below:

Yun Sung-Bin (South Korea)
Matthias Hangst via Getty Images
Joseph Luke Cecchini (Italy)
MOHD RASFAN via Getty Images
Kevin Boyer (Canada)
Sergei Bobylev via Getty Images
Hiroatsu Takahashi (Japan)
Matthias Hangst via Getty Images
Maria Marinela Mazilu (Romania)
KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images
Ander Mirambell (Spain)
Action Plus via Getty Images
Katie Uhlaender (U.S.)
AFP/Getty Images
Barrett Martineau (Canada)
MOHD RASFAN via Getty Images
Akwasi Frimpong (Ghana)
AFP/Getty Images
Jaclyn Narracott (Australia)
AFP/Getty Images
Mirela Rahneva (Canada)
KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV via Getty Images
Kim Meylemans (Belgium)
KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV via Getty Images
Axel Jungk (Germany)
Matthias Hangst via Getty Images
Alexander Henning Hanssen (Norway)
Roland Harrison via Getty Images
John Farrow (Australia)
Getty Images
Adam Edelman (Israel)
AFP/Getty Images

CORRECTION: A previous version of this story indicated South Korea’s Yun Sung-Bin won the country’s first gold medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics. In fact, it was the second.

Before You Go

LOADINGERROR LOADING
|
Submit a tip

Popular in the Community

Close

What's Hot