Local Olympian - Eric Bernotas

Men's Skeleton

Skeleton is the event that is pretty much the luge, but you go race headfirst down the track instead of on your back with your feet out front. So you'd have to be pretty crazy to get into a sport like that. From wikipedia:

A native of West Chester, Pennsylvania, Bernotas has Tourette syndrome and has suffered through alcoholism and depression.

Eric begins his quest for gold Thursday the 18th at 9:30pm EST.