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HIGHLIGHTS: Jessie Diggins makes history with Tour de Ski win; Friedrich and Loch slide...
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HIGHLIGHTS: U.S.’s Brennan sweeps Cross Country titles in Davos (!), surprise Alpine win for...
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HIGHLIGHTS: Bobsled star Humphries close to making debut American season a World Cup winner
Headline results of noteworthy competitions around the world:
There was no doubt that once two-time Olympic champ and three-time World Cup winner Kaillie Humphries received...
HIGHLIGHTS: Shiffrin dominates in Bulgaria; Chen storms to fourth straight U.S. figure skating title
Headline results of noteworthy competitions around the world:
● ALPINE SKIING ● If you somehow thought American superstar Mikaela Shiffrin was off-stride, with a slow...
HIGHLIGHTS: Nick Itkin wins first career Foil Grand Prix with win over Olympic champ...
Headline results of noteworthy competitions around the world:
Although most of the action this weekend was on snow and ice, the U.S. men’s Foil fencers...
HIGHLIGHTS: Shiffrin scores again with Super-G bronze; Bowe wins third straight 1,000 m
Headline results of noteworthy competitions around the world:
Anyone who pays attention to alpine skiing is running out of superlatives to shower on American superstar...
BOBSLED & SKELETON Preview: World Champs this week in Whistler
The climax of the 2018-19 ISBF season comes this week at the site of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games at the sliding track in...
BOBSLED & SKELETON: Friedrich finishes perfect two-man season, wins four-man title in Calgary
It has literally been a perfect season for Germany’s Francesco Friedrich, the Olympic champ in the two-man and four-man sleds. With Thorsten Margis, he...
BOBSLED & SKELETON Preview: Season titles on the line in World Cup finale in...
The eighth and final World Cup of the 2018-19 season is upon us, this year in Calgary (CAN) with all of the season titles...
BOBSLED & SKELETON: Meyers Taylor & Kwaza win in Lake Placid; Wesenberg gets Skeleton...
PyeongChang Olympic silver medalist Elana Meyers Taylor started the IBSF World Cup season on the wrong note, having her sled disqualified for improper weight...
BOBSLED & SKELETON Preview: Final European World Cup of 2019 is in St. Moritz
The IBSF World Cup is coming to a close quickly, with the sixth of eight stops this weekend in St. Moritz (SUI). It’s fairly...
BOBSLED & SKELETON Preview: Will Friedrich stay perfect in Innsbruck?
Four down, four to go for a perfect season for Germany’s double Olympic gold medalist Francesco Friedrich in the two-man division, as the IBSF...
BOBSLED & SKELETON: Almost an Olympic re-run in Two-Man final in Altenberg
The PyeongChang Olympic Two-Man competition was one of the most thrilling ever, with Germany’s Francesco Friedrich and Canada’s Justin Kripps tying for the gold...
BOBSLED & SKELETON Preview: Will Friedrich stay perfect in Altenberg?
We’re a quarter of the way through the IBSF World Cup schedule and racing resumes this week in Altenberg (GER), the second of three...
BOBSLED & SKELETON: Germany wins four of five races in Winterberg
The racing was in Winterberg (GER) and the home team was ready.
German sleds didn’t just win both of the four-man sled races, they swept...