When braking, the crew feels five times the force of gravity. History: Although sleds have been around for centuries, bobsled racing didn't begin until 1877 in Davos, Switzerland, where a steering ...
When the five members of AJ Edelman’s bobsled team were called up to fight in Gaza after Oct. 7, many expected that he would cancel the season and wait and train for next year. However ...
Four decades after the 1984 Winter Olympics, Sarajevo is contending with what to do with its Olympic venues. Many are ...
Germany not only won its seventh of eight contested sliding sport events at the 2022 Winter Olympics with Francesco Friedrich's first-place finish in two-man bobsled – the country also swept the ...
"About three years ago, I visited Lake Placid for my first skeleton camp. They also trained for regular bobsled, so I listened with my other ear to the coaches, and they ended up asking me if I ...
With pre-season qualifying events not covered by Team U.S.A., aspiring bobsled athletes can shell out another $10,000 before the World Cup circuit even starts—forcing them to grind it out with ...
Hunter Church, a familiar face on the bobsled track, has transitioned from hurtling down icy slopes to serving on the frontline as a firefighter for the city of Plattsburgh Fire Department.
Destiny required a final pivot for Shelby native and Olympic medalist Manteo Mitchell before ending a decorated athletic ...
She made all my packed lunches growing up. When I switched to bobsled at 17 years old, my dad drove me to my very first tryout. He signed off (because I was under 18) and stayed and watched the whole ...
(Photos by Gene Sweeney Jr/Getty Images, Richard Heathcote/Getty Images and Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images For IBSF) Bobsled, luge and skeleton — they’re all high-speed sports at the ...
Marine Cpt. Riley Tejcek spoke to students at Marquette High about leadership and not being afraid to set – and achieve – ...