The helmets worn by Olympic skeleton athletes have ranged from the weird (John Fairbairn’s brain helmet) to the patriotic (many use flag colours) to the simply cool (Ander Mirambell’s arty helmet).
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Sean Greenwood of Ireland has the skull and antlers of a deer on his helmet. Lionel Bonaventure / AFP -
American Katie Uhlaender dons a patriotic stars-and-stripes, bald-eagle themed helmet. Dita Alangkara / AP -
Canadian Sarah Reid sports a zombie-and-maple-leaf themed helmet. Fabrizio Bensch / Reuters -
Greece's Alexandros Kefalas wears a helmet inspired by his country's flag. Arnd Wiegmann / Reuters -
Spaniard Ander Mirambell's helmet takes on a pop-art feel. Lionel Bonaventure / AFP -
John Daly of the United States has a shiny, mercury-looking helmet. Michael Sohn / AP -
Romania's Dorin Velicu dons a helmet spanned by the stripes of the Romanian flag. Lionel Bonaventure / AFP -
Eric Neilson of Canada wears a Maple Leaf and what appears to be a fierce-looking Canadian loon on his helmet. Lionel Bonaventure / AFP -
Austria's Raphael Maier wears a red-and-white helmet fashioned after the Austrian flag. Lionel Bonaventure / AFP -
The sleek stripes on German Alexander Kroeckel's helmet are inspired by the German flag. Dita Alangkara / AP -
New Zealand's Ben Sandford wears a helmet that borrows Maori tribal-looking marks. Lionel Bonaventure / AFP
In Pictures: The colourful helmets of Olympic skeleton athletes
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