Natalie Geisenberger has made it official: She’s heading to the Beijing Games and seeking a third consecutive Olympic women’s luge gold medal. The German slider, generally considered the best in the history of her sport, had considered skipping the Olympics for a multitude of reasons — ...

Elana Meyers Taylor is a U.S. Olympian for the fourth time. Kaillie Humphries is headed to her fourth Olympics as well, her first as an American. They were expected to be at the Beijing Games. The rest of the U.S. bobsled roster has some surprises. A 12-person Olympic bobsled team ...

Jayson Terdiman didn’t make it to the Beijing Olympics. His sled did. A week ago, Terdiman’s hopes of making what would have been his third and final U.S. Olympic team in doubles luge ended in an instant; a crash during a World Cup qualifying race in Sigulda, Latvia ended any ...

There have now been six U.S. Olympic women’s skeleton teams. Katie Uhlaender has made five of them. Uhlaender officially became the first American woman from any sliding sport to make five Olympic teams after being named Saturday to the three-person squad that will be heading to the ...

ST MORITZ, Switzerland — USA Bobsled/Skeleton announced Monday, Jan. 17 the 12 athletes nominated to represent Team USA in the bobsled events at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, China. The U.S. will field two sleds in all four bobsled disciplines. “The selection committee met to ...

ST MORITZ, Switzerland — USA Bobsled/Skeleton announced Saturday, Jan. 15 the three athletes nominated to represent Team USA at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, China in the skeleton events. The U.S. earned two quota spots in the women’s competition, and one for the men. The ...