The thrills and terror of Cresta Run – by the women who have taken on the skeleton track

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Carina Evans knows how to take a fall – but she has never fallen like this. Losing control of her racing toboggan, she flies head-first into a barrier, spins and careers down the outer wall. Her body is thrown back into the track to pinball off its sheer sides and when she does finally stop, the crowd are screaming at her to move. A 100lb sled is chasing her down on wicked blades: she curls into a ball as it slices past her.

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