Tag: Elana Meyers Taylor
HIGHLIGHTS: Chen storms to fifth U.S. men’s figure skating title; world TJ record for...
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HIGHLIGHTS: Jessie Diggins makes history with Tour de Ski win; Friedrich and Loch slide...
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HEARD AT HALFTIME: Dane and Reese first appointees to EOPAAA Commission; NBC signs for...
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TSX DAILY: Winchester claims first U.S. gold at wrestling Worlds; Int’l Judo Fed suspends...
≡ TSX DAILY ~ 19 September 2019 ≡
| 1. | WRESTLING: American Jacarra Winchester wins wrestling world title; more coming
The United World Wrestling World Championships...
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: World Cup circuit comes to North America
The IBSF World Cup season is three-quarters complete, with the remaining events to be held at Lake Placid, New York – this weekend –...
BOBSLED & SKELETON: Meyers Taylor and Gibbs score first World Cup win this season
Winning streaks are meant to be broken, and Germany’s perfect record in the 2018-19 World Cup got stopped in St. Moritz (SUI) by the...
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: Friedrich dominates again with two wins in Innsbruck
Germany’s Francesco Friedrich piloted the winning two-man and four-man bobs in PyeongChang last year and looks ready to defend those title at the World...
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: Another German sweep in Konigssee as Friedrich stays perfect
Germany's sleds ruled the track in Konigssee (GER) at the fourth of eight stops on the 2018-19 IBSF World Cup, with Francesco Friedrich keeping...
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 Preview: World Cup season starts in Sigulda
The International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation’s World Cup is among the last to start on the winter circuit, but the first weekend of competition...
EXTRA: Dutch skater ter Mors beats Ledecka to the history books
TSX EXTRA– for Feb. 20, 2018: The shock of Ester Ledecka’s victory in the women’s Super-G race led many to think she would become...
EXTRA: Dutch skater ter Mors beats Ledecka to the history books
TSX EXTRA– for Feb. 20, 2018: The shock of Ester Ledecka’s victory in the women’s Super-G race led many to think she would become...
EXTRA: Time for a breather, but there is more history to be made in...
TSX EXTRA – for Feb. 18, 2018: As the second half of the Games starts, the pace is a little slower. Only six finals...