LILLEHAMMER, Norway — There are major competitions in Switzerland and Norway this weekend, with the Youth Olympic Games luge events now underway and the Viessmann World Cup tour continuing in Lillehammer. The long-awaited luge events at the Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne commenced ...
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Cross-country skier Will Koch is used to lengthy introductions when his name is announced before a race. It usually begins with “This is Will Koch, son of Bill Koch,” and ends with variants of “Olympic medalist” and “American skiing legend.” Indeed, ...
The luge doubles team of Sam Day and Sam Eckert has only been sliding together for two months. In those two months, the duo has developed complete trust in each other. Which is good, because in order for the two to slide in synch at speeds of 120 to 125 kilometers per hour — which ...
For Teddy Fitzsimons, sport has been a passion since he could remember. He tried them all: wrestling, gymnastics, track, cross-country, baseball, football, lacrosse and soccer. But it wasn’t until his favorite sport — wrestling — was no longer an option that he found his new love. ...
IGLS, Austria — The fifth stop of the bobsled and skeleton World Cup tour will take place in Igls, Austria starting Friday through the weekend. Andrew Blaser (Meridian, Idaho), Austin Florian (Southington, Connecticut) and Alex Ivanov (Carlisle, Massachusetts) will kick off the Igls ...
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — New ways of solving challenges for Olympic host cities are being tested this month at the Winter Youth Games in Lausanne. Most athletes taking public transport to their venue. Staging medal events in a neighboring country. Creating cost-effective space ...