Although the sled has been around for centuries as a mode of transportation, the sport of bobsleigh didnt begin until the late 19th century when the Swiss attached a steering mechanism to a toboggan.In 1897 the worlds first bobsleigh club was founded in St Moritz Switzerland spurring the growth of the sport in winter resorts throughout Europe By 1914 bobsled races were taking place on a wide variety of natural ice courses.

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