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Winter Olympic Sports

Report: Sapporo ‘reviewing’ bid promotion for 2030 Olympics

TOKYO — Sapporo officials and the Japanese Olympic Committee are “reviewing” the promotion of their bid to land the 2030 Winter Games, news agency Kyodo reported Tuesday. Kyodo gave few details and neither Sapporo officials nor the Japanese Olympic Committee could be immediately ...

Germans win two-man, Brits take four-man in World Cup

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 Saturday. In the third race of the season, Germany’s Johannes Lochner, the Olympic silver medalist from the 2022 Beijing Olympics, stood ...

Kelly Curtis wins bronze in skeleton

LAKE PLACID (AP) — Tina Hermann of Germany had the fastest time in both heats to win a women’s skeleton race Friday, while Kelly Curtis of the U.S. won a World Cup medal for the first time. Hermann led a 1-2 finish for Germany, which also had Susanne Kreher take the silver. Curtis was ...

Humphries shines in Lake Placid 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 ...

Winter Olympics focus on climate change, rotating hosts

To hear the world’s Olympic leaders tell it, the bidding for future Winter Games has been jumbled by internal disputes at India’s Olympic committee, a newfound affinity for streamlining the bidding process and, most recently, a long-overdue nod to the impact of climate change. Left ...

Team USA wins gold in 3 events at IBSF World Push Championships

LAKE PLACID — The IBSF World Push Championships took place in Lake Placid this past weekend. In two-man bobsled, Kristopher Horn and Adrian Adams won first with their run time of 14.94 while teammates Geoffrey Gadbois and Manteo Mitchell placed fifth in 15.49. “The competition was ...