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2022 Olympic bobsled in review: Germany and USA golden, Meyers Taylorโs roller coaster ends with two medals
Read full article: 2022 Olympic bobsled in review: Germany and USA golden, Meyers Taylorโs roller coaster ends with two medalsGermany may have claimed three of four golds, but Team USA's monobob winner Kaillie Humphries and runner-up Elana Meyers Taylor made history.
LIVE UPDATES: Women's monobob begins, Erin Jackson takes the ice on Day 9 of Winter Olympics
Read full article: LIVE UPDATES: Women's monobob begins, Erin Jackson takes the ice on Day 9 of Winter OlympicsResults, updates, and news from Day 9 of competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics on Sunday, February 13.
In final monobob training heats, Humphries a DNS while Meyers Taylor takes hard hits
Read full article: In final monobob training heats, Humphries a DNS while Meyers Taylor takes hard hitsIn her final monobob training runs, Team USA's star Elana Meyers Taylor showed she had work to do. Kaillie Humphries did not start.
How to watch Bobsled at the 2022 Winter Olympics on NBC and Peacock
Read full article: How to watch Bobsled at the 2022 Winter Olympics on NBC and PeacockBobsled schedule for the 2022 Winter Olympics: when, where and how to watch or stream every event via NBC, Peacock, USA Network and NBCOlympics.com.
U.S. bobsled team named for 2022 Winter Olympics; Four-timers Humphries and Meyers Taylor aim for gold
Read full article: U.S. bobsled team named for 2022 Winter Olympics; Four-timers Humphries and Meyers Taylor aim for goldThe United States' bobsled team for the 2022 Winter Olympics features medal-favorites like Kaillie Humphries and Elana Meyers Taylor.
Double gold: Humphries finishes off historic bobsled sweep
Read full article: Double gold: Humphries finishes off historic bobsled sweepHumphries ended her international season Sunday by winning the inaugural womenโs monobob world championship in Altenberg, Germany, adding that gold medal to the one she and Lolo Jones claimed on the same track last weekend. Like Humphries, Germany's Francesco Friedrich won double gold at worlds, capping off an easy four-man win later Sunday in 3:35.02. It's the fifth consecutive year that he has swept the two- and four-man golds at either the world championships or Olympics, and his 11th world championship overall. Each of Humphriesโ five medals were golds; two from worlds, one in World Cup and two in the Monobob World Series. โHer experience, patience and talent helped her win this gold medal for Team USA,โ U.S. coach Mike Kohn said.
Humphries in contention midway through monobob title race
Read full article: Humphries in contention midway through monobob title raceUnited State's bobsleigh pilot Kaillie Humphries speeds down the track during the women's monobob race at the Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Championships in Altenberg, Germany, Saturday, Feb.13, 2021. Humphries is in second place midway through the inaugural womenโs monobob world championship race, trailing Germanyโs Stephanie Schneider by 0.04 seconds after Saturdayโs first two runs in Altenberg, Germany. Humphries competed in two monobob races this season, winning both. Elana Meyers Taylor, the other American in the womenโs monobob field at worlds, crashed in her first run Saturday and is well out of medal contention. Jones won two golds, one in a World Cup race with Humphries and the other in the world championships last weekend.
Humphries, Jones win historic world bobsled title for US
Read full article: Humphries, Jones win historic world bobsled title for USHumphries is the world womenโs bobsled champion for a record fourth time, teaming with Lolo Jones to win the title on a snowy day in Altenberg, Germany. โThis feels great.โHumphries also won world championships in 2012, 2013 and 2020, along with Olympic golds in 2010 and 2014. AdGermanyโs Sandra Kiriasis is the only other three-time womenโs world champion. Jones is now a world champion in two different sports โ winning those crowns in three different decades. It was the 11th world bobsled title for the U.S.Holcomb won three of those gold medals โ and his presence was still felt this year as well.
Bobsled worlds moved to Germany over coronavirus worries
Read full article: Bobsled worlds moved to Germany over coronavirus worriesThis seasonโs bobsled and skeleton world championships were awarded to Altenberg, Germany, and moved out of Lake Placid, New York, on Tuesday because of concerns about the coronavirus pandemic and potential travel complications. The International Bobsled and Skeleton Federation said it made the move โto protect the health of athletes and spectators across the globe.โ Lake Placid will be awarded the 2025 world championships instead. The IBSF plans to release the updated schedule for the entire bobsled and skeleton season, including World Cup races, later Tuesday. Most of the athletes in the world championships would be coming from Europe. Altenberg played host to bobsled and skeleton worlds this past season as well; Germany won gold medals in menโs skeleton, womenโs skeleton, two-man bobsled and four-man bobsled.