Testing begins at Cortina’s controversial Olympic sliding track for bobsled, luge and skeleton
Tests are underway at Cortina’s controversial Olympic sliding track. Italian skeleton competitor Mattia Gaspari was the first ...
Friedrich wins 16th bobsleigh world title, taking 4-man in Lake Placid
Germany's Francesco Friedrich is now a world champion for the 16th time, capping off his seventh four-man world title ...
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AP’s coverage of bobsled and skeleton world championships illustrates challenges ahead for 2026 Winter Olympics
Tim Reynolds delivered two exclusive stories from the bobsled and skeleton world championships in Lake Placid, New York, ...
Shul runnings: The Israeli bobsled, skeleton racing teams with Olympic ambitions
Israel’s bobsled and skeleton racing teams are going downhill fast – and that’s a good thing. Both “sliding” sports involve racing down an icy track and making fifteen to twenty 90-degree turns at ...
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Elana Meyers Taylor, Kaillie Humphries take bobsled returns to world champs in Lake Placid
She plans to leave competitive bobsledding after the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics ... Manteo Mitchell won a Summer Olympic medal on a broken leg. Can he make a Winter Olympic team? The skeleton events ...
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Jamaica's bobsled team aims to make history in Lake Placid
They want to win Jamaica's first winter Olympic medal. North Country Public Radio's David ... Like many of his teammates, Bucknor didn't grow up bobsledding. He transitioned to the sport from football ...
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Lake Placid, New York, holds on tight to it's Winter Olympics history
These venues host international competitions, training sessions for elite athletes and year-round recreational activities for visitors, including skiing, bobsledding and ice skating. The ORDA ...