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Winter Olympic Sports

U.S. biathletes named to competitive teams

MIDWAY, Utah — The United States Biathlon Association recently announced its official rosters for five upcoming events. Six were chosen to represent the U.S. at the 2024 Youth Winter Olympic Games in Gangwon, Republic of South Korea, 10 biathletes were chosen for the Junior IBU Cup and ...

Top youth and junior biathletes compete in race trials in Minnesota

MIDWAY, Utah — The 2023 youth and junior trials kicked off today at Mount Itasca in Minnesota. The three-day event, which will wrap up on Saturday, will determine the rosters for three different teams: Youth Olympic Games, IBU Junior Cup and Junior Open European Championships and the ...

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 ...