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frame-plugintype- frame-layout-0">  <div id="fluxcontent-605" class="fluxcontent fluxcontent-605 fluxcontent-fmcustomer_content-textimage"> <div class="container textImage"> <header> <h2 class="h1 h1-red">Bobsleigh</h2> </header> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 col-md-6 order-1 order-md-2 textImage--imageCol"> <picture class=""> <img src="/fileadmin/_processed_/5/7/csm_IBSF_Bob_RXX-9032_7f251fd767.jpg" width="640" height="400" alt="" /> </picture> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-6 order-2 order-md-1 textImage--contentCol "> <p class="h3">In the beginning, bobsleigh was mainly a sport for the wealthy and adventurous, who met in the winter resorts of the Alps for competitions and parties.<br> <br> But that changed quickly. Over time, bobsleigh developed into an organised discipline.<br> <br> <a href="/en/our-sports/bobsleigh" class="btn disabled__btn-primary">Read more</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div>  </div> <div id="c606" class="frame frame-default defaultcontent frame-type-fmcustomer_content-textimage frame-plugintype- frame-layout-0">  <div id="fluxcontent-606" class="fluxcontent fluxcontent-606 fluxcontent-fmcustomer_content-textimage"> <div class="container textImage"> <header> <h2 class="h1 h1-red">Skeleton</h2> </header> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 col-md-6 textImage--imageCol"> <picture class=""> <img src="/fileadmin/_processed_/f/0/csm_IBSF_Skeleton_RST-509_fc5da84a99.jpeg" width="640" height="427" alt="" /> </picture> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-6 textImage--contentCol "> <p class="h3">More than a hundred years ago, this adrenaline sport developed in Switzerland when daring winter sports enthusiasts began racing down the icy slopes on toboggans.<br> <br> Fast-paced tobogganing quickly gained international recognition and eventually became part of the Olympic Games.<br> <br> <a href="/en/our-sports/skeleton" class="btn disabled__btn-primary">Read more</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div>  </div> <div id="c607" class="frame frame-default defaultcontent frame-type-fmcustomer_content-textimage frame-plugintype- frame-layout-0">  <div id="fluxcontent-607" class="fluxcontent fluxcontent-607 fluxcontent-fmcustomer_content-textimage"> <div class="container textImage"> <header> <h2 class="h1 h1-red">Para Sport</h2> </header> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 col-md-6 order-1 order-md-2 textImage--imageCol"> <picture class=""> <img src="/fileadmin/user_upload/2023_IBSF_Para_52667015176_3a5de6c3a5_o_b18a1df932.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="" /> </picture> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-6 order-2 order-md-1 textImage--contentCol "> <p class="h3">The development of technology and equipment has enabled athletes with different disabilities to conquer the fast-paced world of bobsleigh and skeleton.<br> <br> Today, these courageous athletes inspire people with and without disabilities all over the world.<br> <br> <a href="/en/our-sports/para-sport" class="btn disabled__btn-primary">Read more</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div>  </div> <div id="c608" class="frame frame-default defaultcontent frame-type-fmcustomer_content-bigteaser frame-plugintype- frame-layout-0">  <div id="fluxcontent-608" class="fluxcontent fluxcontent-608 fluxcontent-fmcustomer_content-bigteaser">  <picture> <img src="/fileadmin/_processed_/e/1/csm_inside-ibsf-bg_342fd8eadf.png" width="2560" height="640" alt="" /> </picture> <div class="container bigteaser"> <div class="bigteaser--content bigteaser--content__right text-white"> <h4 class="text-small">Our Sport</h4> <h2 class="h1">How to start</h2> <p>Conquer the "over a mile long ice channel" at speeds of up to 140 km/h with just a few millimetres of fibreglass, a layer of Lycra and a protective helmet. 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