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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.
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Olympic Sports
Lolo: IOC should shift gears, postpone Olympics
Lolo Jones told The Associated Press Saturday that the IOC needs to postpone the Tokyo Olympics scheduled for July due to the coronavirus pandemic that has left many athletes unable to train.
Bobsled
American Humphries gets 4th Cup bobsled win
American Kaillie Humphries won her fourth World Cup bobsled race of the season, but will almost certainly miss out on her fifth overall championship by skipping the Cup finale to focus on the upcoming world championships.
News
USA wins 1st men's bobsled medal since 2017
Hunter Church won the first bobsled medal for the U.S. men's team since 2017 by taking bronze in a World Cup stop at Innsbruck.
Olympic Sports
Humphries pushes as guest at USA Bobsled race
Two-time bobsled gold medalist Kaillie Humphries, who didn't compete for Canada last season amid allegations of verbal and mental abuse, continues to wait to see if she'll compete for the Americans.
Olympic Sports
Bobsled star Humphries plans to race for U.S.
Kaillie Humphries, a two-time Olympic bobsled gold medalist who has been estranged from the Canadian bobsled program for more than a year, is planning to race for the U.S. this coming season.
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USA Bobsled and Skeleton parts with CEO Steele
USA Bobsled and Skeleton's board of directors has decided to fire CEO Darrin Steele, and told athletes of the move in a conference call Tuesday night.
Olympic Sports
Jamaica bobsled pilot gets doping ban, avoids DQ
The Jamaica bobsled team's pilot has been banned in a doping case but avoided disqualification from last year's Winter Olympics.
Olympic Sports
U.S. Olympian gets posthumous medal upgrade
Steven Holcomb, who died nearly two years ago, had his 2014 Sochi Olympics bronze medals upgraded to silver after the gold medalist was stripped due to doping.
Bobsled
Bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor's playlist
Last month, Elana Meyers Taylor was named the Women's Sports Foundation's newest president. Last week, Meyers Taylor snapped a 24-win streak in bobsled. Is it any surprise her go-to song is "Run the World"?
Olympic Sports
Friedrich wins 10th of 12 WCup bobsled races
Germany's Francesco Friedrich
Bobsled
U.S. bobsledder ends German win streak at 24
Elana Meyers Taylor and push athlete Lauren Gibbs ended Germany's 24-race bobsled win streak to give the U.S. its first World Cup gold medal in any sliding sport this season.
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Doping ban leads Russian bobsled prez to resign
Alexander Zubkov is resigning as president of the Russian bobsled federation after being banned for two years for doping at the Olympics, but left the door open to a return once his suspension ends.
Olympic Sports
Friedrich leads Germany to another bobsled win
Francesco Friedrich drove his four-man bobsled team to victory on Sunday, keeping Germany unbeaten in World Cup races this season.
Olympic Sports
Bobsled champ Humphries alleges harassment
Canadian bobsledder Kaillie Humphries told the CBC that she has filed a harassment complaint with Canadian officials, which is why the Olympic champion isn't competing in World Cup races this season.
Olympic Sports
Lochner leads Germany to another bobsled win
Johannes Lochner drove his four-man bobsled team to victory on Sunday, keeping Germany unbeaten in World Cup races this season.
Olympic Sports
Meyers Taylor, Kwaza earn silver in bobsled
Americans Elana Meyers Taylor and Lake Kwaza have medaled in all three races they've been together this season with Saturday's silver and bronze in two others.
Olympic Sports
Germany improves to 9-0 in bobsled this season
With a win in the four-man, Germany improves to a perfect 9-for-9 in World Cup bobsled events this season.
Olympic Sports
Bobsled body bans 5 Russians amid Sochi fallout
Russian bobsled federation president Alexander Zubkov is among five Russians provisionally suspended by the International Bobsled and Skeleton Federation for doping in fallout from the Sochi Olympics.
Olympic Sports
Friedrich wins 2nd bobsled WCup gold in 2 days
Francesco Friedrich of Germany, with brakeman Martin Grothkopp, held on to win his second World Cup two-man bobsled gold medal in as many days.
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Russia appeal fights alleged doper keeping golds
The Russian Olympic Committee has appealed a Moscow court ruling that sought to overturn a doping disqualification against a double gold medalist from the Sochi Winter Olympics.
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Nigeria's Simi Adeagbo sets her sights on Beijing 2022
Simidele Adeagbo, who made Nigeria's Winter Olympic debut this year in PyeongChang, is back on the ice for a new Skeleton season, with an eye to the 2022 edition in Beijing.
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Olympic bobsledder Greubel Poser retiring
Jamie Greubel Poser, 34, has been to two Olympics with the women's bobsled team, won bronze at the Sochi Games and won a World Cup championship. She announced her retirement Friday, saying it's time to start a new chapter of her life.
Olympic Sports
Settlement ends doping case against Sergeeva
One of the four doping cases at the Pyeongchang Olympics has been closed in an agreement between bobsled's governing body and Russian driver Nadezhda Sergeeva.
Olympic Sports
7 medal events added to 2022 Winter Games
The International Olympic Committee has added seven events to the 2022 Beijing Winter Games, creating a program of 109 gold medals.
Medal Tracker
Total Medal Leaders
- 39
NOR - 31
GER - 29
CAN
- Gold14NORGER
14 CAN11 - Silver14NORGER
10 CAN8 - Bronze11NORCAN
10 
OAR9
Total Medal Leaders
- 5Bjørgen
- 4
Kalla - 4Nilsson
- Gold3Klæbo
Fourcade3 Bjørgen2 - Silver3KallaBolshunov
3 Nilsson2 - Bronze2BjørgenJohansson
2 Bescond2
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Tokyo Olympics qualifiers will be held post-lockdown: IOA president Narinder Batra
The IOA chief has asked sport federations to prepare a calendar and a list of qualifiers in their respective sports.
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Focus, attitude key for Indians on unpredictable road to Tokyo Olympics
As they cope with an unfamiliar terrain of a postponed Olympics, Indian athletes face both physical and mental challenges.
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Sharda Ugra: Of course it is worth waiting a year more for Tokyo Olympics
The Olympics' madness lasts around two weeks but resonates so powerfully, it feels like forever. Of course, it is worth waiting a year more for it.
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Narsingh Yadav's Olympic dream lives on with Tokyo 2020 postponement
Four years after his Olympic hopes were crushed by a doping scandal, Narsingh believes "destiny" has brought him a new lifeline.
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Sorry for the interruption: Sport in the time of cancellations/postponements
With the COVID-19 pandemic postponing/ cancelling most sporting events, take our quiz to test your knowledge of events from the past that were postponed or cancelled.
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Tokyo 2021 FAQs: What next for India's Olympic hopefuls?
The postponement of Tokyo Olympics to 2021 raises new questions, and poses fresh challenges for India's athletes.
