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It wasn't so long ago that Seun Adigun, Ngozi Onwumere and Akuoma Omeoga had never set foot in a bobsled. Now the Nigerian-Americans are on their way to the 2018 Olympics to represent Nigeria -- a first for the country.
News
Swiss bobsledder injured after being hit by sled
Swiss bobsled athlete Sandro Michel was in a stable condition in the hospital Wednesday after surgery for injuries suffered when he was thrown to the ice and hit by the sled.
News
Lake Placid offers sliding center for 2026 Games
Lake Placid has put forth an offer to host sliding sports for the 2026 Winter Olympics, which are scheduled to take place in Italy, where organizers are struggling to provide a venue for bobsled, luge and skeleton racing.
Olympic Sports
Bobsledder Humphries announces she's pregnant
Bobsledder Kaillie Humphries has announced that she is missing this season because she and her husband, former bobsledder Travis Armbruster, are expecting their first child.
Olympic Sports
Olympic bobsled medalist Evans suing doctor
Aja Evans, who won a 2014 Olympic bobsled bronze medal, accused a doctor affiliated with the USA bobsled team of sexual assault in a lawsuit filed Wednesday.
Olympic Sports
Humphries wins bronze for U.S. at bobsled worlds
Kaillie Humphries of the U.S. claimed bronze, while German sledders took first and second in the women's bobsled world championship Saturday in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Olympic Sports
American Humphries earns 100th bobsled medal
American Kaillie Humphries got a milestone medal Saturday, winning a World Cup women's monobob race for the 100th top-three finish of her career in major international competition.
Olympic Sports
Humphries holds monobob edge with 4th podium
Kaillie Humphries remained in the World Cup monobob season points lead after finishing second to Laura Nolte in the first race of 2023.
Bobsled
Humphries, Love win WCup bobsled race for U.S.
Kaillie Humphries teamed with fellow U.S. Olympian Kaysha Love on Sunday to win a women's World Cup bobsled race.
Bobsled
Humphries wins monobob gold in Park City return
Olympic champion Kaillie Humphries of the U.S. had the fastest time in both runs on her way to winning a World Cup monobob race on Friday.
Olympic Sports
Germany wins women's bobsled opener, U.S. 3rd
Kim Kalicki and Anabel Galander of Germany won the opening women's bobsled World Cup race of the season. Kaillie Humphries and Emily Renna of the U.S. were third in 1:46.34.
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Bobsled, skeleton WCups return to North America
Bobsled and skeleton World Cup races will return to North America this fall for the first time since before the pandemic, finally giving U.S. and Canadian athletes a chance to compete on home ice again.
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USA Bobsled coach Kohn resigns after 4 seasons
USA Bobsled coach Mike Kohn has stepped down after four seasons, citing a desire to spend more time with his family.
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Kripps joins Canadian sliders seeking changes
Two-time Olympic bobsled medalist Justin Kripps has added his voice to the chorus of Canadian athletes demanding major changes to the country's bobsled and skeleton federation.
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Friedrich earns historic double gold in bobsled
Francesco Friedrich, who won the two- and four-man bobsled events in Pyeongchang in 2018, wrapped up another double after leading Germany to victory in the four-man bobsled Sunday at the Beijing Games.
Olympic Sports
Meyers Taylor wins bronze for historic 5th medal
USA's Elana Meyers Taylor won a historic bronze medal at the two-woman bobsled event, becoming the most decorated Black athlete in Winter Olympics history, with five medals.
Olympic Sports
Hunko 2nd Ukrainian at Games to fail drug test
Lidiia Hunko is the second athlete from Ukraine to test positive for doping at the Beijing Olympics, and third athlete overall.
Winter Olympics
For sale: one BMW Olympic bobsled, slightly used, has gold-medal experience
Bobsledding is an expensive sport. Team Germany, with tech from BMW, has no issues getting new sleds, so they sold an old sled. Now, that sled, driven by Canadians will race for gold against its former country.
Olympic Sports
Bobsledder Meyers Taylor may retire after Games
Elana Meyers Taylor said "there's a good chance" the women's bobsled race at the Beijing Olympics will be her last.
Winter Olympics
Trouble with the curve: Unlucky No. 13 is treacherous for lugers and bobsled racers
For the superstitious, Curve 13 might have already been a problem, but the turn has proved to be a haven for crashes in bobsled and luge.
Olympic Sports
Friedrich, Margis lead German bobsled sweep
Francesco Friedrich, now a three-time gold medalist, teamed with Thorsten Margis to lead Germany to a sweep of the two-man bobsled medals Tuesday.
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Facts about Olympic bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor
Team USA athlete Elana Meyers Taylor is looking for her first Olympic gold medal in Beijing this year. Here are some facts about the bobsledding veteran.
Olympic Sports
Bobsledder Sylvia Hoffman is the unlikeliest Winter Olympian
The lifelong athlete has tried many sports trying to make the Olympics, and now she's set to make her debut in Beijing with the U.S. bobsled team.
Olympic Sports
At her fourth Games, bobsledder Kaillie Humphries has a new country -- and a new mission
Humphries, the most decorated woman in bobsled history, competed in her first three Olympics for Canada. Now, after accusing her former coach of abuse, she's suiting up for Team USA.
Olympic Sports
Over COVID, Meyers Taylor gets in training runs
U.S. bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor has finally made it to the Olympic track after putting a coronavirus scare behind her.
Medal Tracker
Overall Medal Leaders
- 37NOR
- 32ROC
- 27GER
Individual Medal Leaders
NOR | 16 |
GER | 12 |
CHN | 9 |
ROC | 12 |
GER | 10 |
USA | 10 |
ROC | 14 |
CAN | 14 |
NOR | 13 |
Overall Medal Leaders
- 5Bø
- 5Bolshunov
- 5Roeiseland
Individual Medal Leaders
Bø | 4 |
Bolshunov | 3 |
Roeiseland | 3 |
Fillon Maillet | 3 |
Takagi | 3 |
Minjeong | 2 |
Latypov | 3 |
Roeiseland | 2 |
Liu | 2 |
Olympics News
Biden awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to Ledecky, Thorpe
Katie Ledecky, the most decorated women's swimmer in history, and Jim Thorpe, the first Native American to win an Olympic gold medal for the United States, were among 19 people to be honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
IOC hints at lack of solidarity in athletics prize money decision
IOC president Thomas Bach has suggested that instead of offering prize money for Olympic gold medalists in Paris, World Athletics should focus its funding on supporting athletes at the other end of the spectrum.
Emma Coburn says Paris dream 'over' after fracturing ankle
Three-time U.S. Olympian Emma Coburn says her "dream of Paris is over" after breaking her ankle at the Diamond League meet in Shanghai and undergoing surgery.
British cyclist Luke Rowe to retire at end of season
British cyclist Luke Rowe, who played a role in five Tour de France victories for three different leaders, will retire at the end of the season.
Dutch gold medalist figure skater Sjoukje Dijkstra dies at 82
Sjoukje Dijkstra, the figure skater who in 1964 became the first Dutch athlete to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics, has died at the age of 82.
Paris inaugurates River Seine water storage for Olympic swimming
French officials inaugurated a huge water storage basin meant to help clean up the River Seine for swimming events at the Paris Games this summer.