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One of the less well-known sporting transitions has been that of London based former Wallaby, Bill Calcraft,who reckons he is one of the fastest Australians on a bob skeleton. Bill does smile and admit that at the last count there were very few male Australians in the world who could ride a skeleton. ENS asked Bill about his snowy sporting ambitions...
Q: Going from rugby to skeleton isn't the most obvious leap, how did it happen to you?
A: Almost 10 years ago I was invited to Innsbruck, Austria by businessman Michael Naylor and lawyer Alistair Crellin, ostensibly to discuss our respective involvement in the wind energy industry. Both of them are veteran sliders and, within hours of arriving, I found myself on the two-time Olympic Games ice track in the nearby village of Igls. After my first harrowing experience luging (that's feet first), I immediately insisted on riding the skeleton (that's head first!). The required body position is remarkably similar to body surfing on Sydney's northern beaches. I was hooked immediately.
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Q: A lot of people imagine that going head first down a skeleton track just requires huge amounts of courage, how fair a perception is that?
A: Clearly having the guts to give it a go and giving it your all is an advantage but Skeleton is actually a connoisseur's sport. Competitors - or sliders as we are known - need to be very precise and measured, despite hurtling downhill at great speed. Since the initial shock of my first experience I have raced with the International Sliders Club every year. I was attracted to the sport and found real solace in its similarity to body surfing. It's a rare analogy but growing up on Manly beach in Sydney meant I felt used to that kind of experience. Skeleton is not actually that dissimilar from body surfing in terms of body position and how you steer.
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