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Great Britain has special suits that they think will help them dominate skeleton, and other Olympians are raising their eyebrows

Great Britain's innovative suits for its skeleton team seem to be worrying other racers at the Olympics.

  • Great Britain's skeleton team reportedly has innovative, wind-resistant speedsuits that they think can help them medal in the Winter Olympics.
  • Some other Olympians are raising eyebrows at the suits, suggesting they may enter a gray area in what's legal in skeleton.
  • Others wonder if Britain is simply trying to play mind games with other racers by bragging about the suits.
  • The
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The Olympics would not be the Olympics without some controversy over perceived advantages for certain nations.

At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, perhaps the first controversy has come over Great Britain's skeleton suits.

On Monday, The Guardian's Sean Ingle reported that Great Britain hopes to medal in skeleton — the women's team has two gold medals in the last two Olympics — thanks to "

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