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Königssee sliding track destroyed amid German flood disaster

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Much of the sliding track at Königssee, Germany has been washed away, after torrents of floodwater pushed through large segments of the facility and...

Britain upgraded to World Cup bobsled gold from 2017 race

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The British bobsled team said Thursday it has won a World Cup gold medal for the first time, a result that became official nearly...

Eddy Alvarez tries to add baseball medal to speedskating

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Eddy Alvarez can display his medal, along with his mettle. Alvarez...

IOC reluctantly accepts plan for 2026 Cortina bobsled track

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MILAN — The International Olympic Committee reluctantly accepted plans to spend 50 million euros ($60 million) to rebuild an abandoned bobsled track in Cortina...

No World Cup bobsled, skeleton in North America next season

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Bobsledders and skeleton athletes from North America might be logging a lot of miles in the looming Olympic year, without any close-to-home races to...

2026 Olympics plan for Cortina bobsled track, outdoor oval

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ROME — Organizers for the 2026 Olympics are sticking with their plans to spend 50 million euros ($60 million) to rebuild an abandoned bobsled...

Cortina craves bobsled revival with 2026 Olympics

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CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — When Cortina's century-old bobsled track closed for financial reasons 13 years ago, the adjacent coffee bar kept on serving espressos. ...

Humphries applies for citizenship, with Beijing 2022 in mind

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Kaillie Humphries, the reigning world champion and presumed Olympic favorite in both women’s bobsled and monobob, has applied for an expedited process of obtaining...