CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Frank Del Duca and Josh Williamson quickly began icing down after their first two runs of the two-man bobsled event at the Milan Cortina Games. It was not in a recommended fashion. They didn’t even use ice. The American bobsledders — who are fourth at ...
TESERO, Italy — Fresh off ending a 50year medal drought in men’s cross-country skiing, American Ben Ogden proved Wednesday, Feb. 18 it was no fluke by winning a second silver. Teaming up with Gus Schumacher, the U.S. men even gave runaway favorites Norway some real competition and held ...
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Ashley Farquharson crossed the finish line, looked at the giant scoreboard at the end of the track and then immediately began to cry. A happy cry, at that. A very happy cry. USA Luge has its seventh Olympic medal — one that came from a slider who never ...
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Andrea Voetter and Marion Oberhofer hadn’t won a race this season on the World Cup circuit. They weren’t even contenders in many of them. Ah, the comforts of home. A little Italian ice changed everything — and the first women’s doubles luge champions ...
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — A gold medal at the Milan Cortina Olympics weighs 506 grams, or just over 1.1 pounds. It’s a fairly heavy necklace. Sorry, Max Langenhan. The additional neck pain might be worth it. Langenhan — a two-time defending World Cup overall champion from ...
LAKE PLACID — Two area synchronized skating teams earned medals at the Empire State Winter Games this past weekend. The Skating Club of Lake Placid’s Crystal Edges had the area’s top results on Feb. 8, earning a gold medal in the Aspire 1 Group B division. The Crystal Edges beat ...