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Local Olympians

Six biathletes qualify for IBU Cup Pursuit

Lina Farra, an athlete with the New York Ski Educational Foundation, raced to a personal best 46th place in the women’s 7.5K sprint, her second race of the weekend at the IBU Cup in Martell-Val Martello, Italy. Farra, of Heber City, Utah, cleaned both her prone and standing shoots, avoiding ...

USA learns earns World Cup bronze in Winterberg team relay

WINTERBERG, Germany — For the second time in as many races, Team USA earned a bronze medal in the FIL Luge World Cup relay, concluding the weekend of competitions in Winterberg. The United States squad consisted of 2022 Olympians Ashley Farquharson, Zack DiGregorio and Sean Hollander, ...

USA luge takes bronze in team relay

WHISTLER, British Columbia — Team USA took the bronze medal in the EBERSPCHER Luge World Cup relay at the Whistler Sliding Center, site of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. The race was the final event of the international racing circuit before the holiday break. The U.S. team consisted ...

U.S. Biathlon team competes in Switzerland

The U.S. Biathlon Team competed in Lenzerheide, Switzerland for a IBU World Cup this past weekend. The event featured a sprint, pursuit and the first mass start of the season. After two solid days of racing in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, Deedra Irwin of Pulaski, Wisconsin and the Army ...

Team USA leaves mark in first World Cup

LA PLAGNE, FRANCE — Team USA made its debut appearance in the 2023/2024 IBSF World Cup this week in the French Alps. Events kicked off this past Friday with skeleton races. On the women’s side, Mystique Ro placed second overall in her second World Cup race of her career. Her final time ...

USA Luge claims three sprint World Cup medals

LAKE PLACID — On an emotional final day of the FIL Luge World Cup in Lake Placid on Saturday, the U.S. women closed out their successful weekend with three medals in the sprint division races. Sprint races feature the top 15 athletes in each discipline based on their finish in the ...