Our Athletes Voice series gives athletes a forum to talk about how technology has impacted their careers and their lives away from sports. This week, former Olympic skeleton racer Kyle Tress talks about how he discovered his sport, how he used data to understand his performance, and the future of skeleton.
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In 2002, then-20-year-old Kyle Tress was studying at a community college when he saw the headline that changed his life. A story on Yahoo—“Third Generation Olympian Wins Gold in Skeleton”—detailed the medal Jimmy Shea won at the Salt Lake City Winter Games, and introduced Tress to skeleton.