IN PICTURES: Those Skeleton guys have some pretty funky helmets

The helmet art being sported by some of the Skeleton competitors - including Ireland's Sean Greenwood - is pretty amazing.

IN PICTURES: Those Skeleton guys have some pretty funky helmets

The skeleton events at the 2014 Sochi Olympics don't kick off until Thursday (with four runs over two days for both men and women) but competitors have already been making headlines this week as they train at the Sliding Centre Sanki in Krasnaya Polyana.

What's been drawing most attention is the intricate and amazing helmet art being sported by some of the competitors.

We don't know if some of the frankly scary designs are aimed at freaking out the competition, but we're impressed.

Here's a selection of our favourites:

SEAN GREENWOOD - IRELAND

Ireland's Sean Greenwood channels his ancient Celtic heritage with this Giant Irish Elk-inspired design.

(AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

JANINE FLOCK - AUSTRIA

Austria's Janine Flock goes futuristic with this mirrored lid in which you can see the Skeleton track reflected.

(AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

SARAH REID - CANADA

Sarah appears to be going for something a bit more sinister, with a gaunt female face and a stiched mouth peering out from behind some sycamore leaves. Another political statement, or just a design she fancied?

(Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)

JOHN FAIRBAIRN - CANADA

Is it a play on his name? Canada's John Fairbairn sports some flourescent orange brain tissue on his lid.

Andrew Milligan/PA Wire()

KATE UHLAENDER - USA

USA's finest Kate Uhlaender keeps it patriotic with a bald eagle/stars'n'stripes motif

(Mike Egerton/PA Wire)

MELISSA HOLLINGSWORTH - CANADA

It's the skeleton - so we're back to the 'skeleton' theme for Canadian Melissa's helmet art.

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(Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)

BEN SANDFORD - New Zealand

Kiwi Ben Sandford goes (almost) All-Black - of course.

(Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)

Meanwhile, here's all you need to know about skeleton:

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