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Winter Olympic Sports

USA Luge wins two medals in Sigulda World Cup

SIGULDA, Latvia — Following a two-week holiday break, USA Luge returned back to FIL Luge World Cup action on Jan. 7 and 8 in Sigulda, Latvia. After the United States picked up two medals in its last World Cup in Park City on Dec. 16 and 17, 2022, the team repeated its efforts in ...

Sapporo mayor says Tokyo bid-rigging hurt its Olympic bid

TOKYO — Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto and the Japanese Olympic Committee say they will “discontinue for some time” their effort to land the 2030 Winter Games because of damage done by the Tokyo Olympic bid-rigging scandal. Akimoto suggested at a news conference on Tuesday that the ...

Humphries shines at World Cup

LAKE PLACID — It’s safe to say that Kaillie Humphries is good on any bobsled track, but when it comes to racing in Lake Placid, Humphries might be at her best. Racing at the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation World Cup at the Mount Van Hoevenberg track for the first time ...

Sweeney takes luge World Cup silver

PARK CITY, Utah — USA Luge women tallied two medals on the final day of the EBERSPACHER FIL World Cup in Park City, Utah this past weekend. Emily Sweeney, of Lake Placid, finished second in the women’s World Cup, while Brittney Arndt was third in the women’s sprint. Both Jonny ...

Germans win two-man, Brits take four-man bobsled

LAKE PLACID — The second day of the IBSF World Cup in Lake Placid wrapped up with Germany taking the top two spots in the two-man bobsled event on Dec. 17. In the third race of the season, Germany’s Johannes Lochner, the Olympic silver medalist from the 2022 Beijing Olympics, stood ...

U.S. takes 3 gold medals at IBSF World Push Championships

LAKE PLACID — The IBSF World Push Championships took place on Dec. 9 and 10 at the ice house facility in the Mountain Pass Lodge at Mount Van Hoevenberg. - Dec. 9 - On the first day of competition, in men’s skeleton, Yin Zheng, fifth at the Beijing 2022 Olympics, clocked the best ...