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Local Olympians

USA bobsled, skeleton athletes medal at World Cup

LILLEHAMMER, NORWAY — The United States bobsled and skeleton teams wrapped up another solid weekend of racing at the IBSF World Cup in Lillehammer this past weekend. The first day of competition kicked off on Friday, with Mystique Ro of Nokesville, Virginia, earning an impressive ...

U.S. women’s doubles earns bronze at luge World Championships

ALTENBERG, Germany — The United States doubles team of Chevonne Forgan and Sophie Kirkby won their second career World Championship bronze medal on Saturday, tying the start and track records while doing so. Team USA also brought home a silver medal at the 52nd FIL Luge World ...

Bobsled, skeleton resumes World Cup sliding

ST. MORITZ, SWITZERLAND — Team USA resumed the World Cup circuit in this past weekend with three days of racing in the Swiss Alps. On Friday, the action started on a high note with Katie Uhlaender of Breckenridge, Colorado, securing a third-place finish in women’s skeleton with her ...

Forgan and Kirkby take bronze in Igls World Cup

INNSBRUCK, Austria — For the fourth consecutive World Cup event, USA Luge had athletes standing on the podium. Chevonne Forgan and Sophie Kirkby won the bronze in the women’s doubles competition in Innsbruck, Austria — the home of the 1964 and 1976 Olympic Winter Games. Ashley ...

Women’s biathlon relay team finish 11th in Germany

After a delayed start to the race weekend in Oberhof, Germany, with rain and strong winds creating challenging conditions for the athletes, the U.S. Biathlon Team was able to pull off clean shooting, pursuit qualifications and strong relay performances. In the opening sprint race in ...

2024 Luge Challenge schedule announced

LAKE PLACID — As the top luge athletes from around the world compete in Europe, USA Luge will bring the thrill of the sport to ski and board areas during thewinter months. Using easy to maneuver plastic sleds, patrons will get a chance to experience this exciting Olympic sport through the ...