Bobsled
Nigerian bobsled racer says discrimination cost her spot in Beijing
An "insidious and willful gender disparity" prevented Pyeongchang 2018 participant Simidele Adeagbo from competing in the ongoing Winter Games, her lawyers wrote.
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Bobsled
Bobsled rivals face an uphill struggle against Germany's resources
by David Kirton
Germany has won six out of seven available golds so far in Beijing. But along with abundant talent, the country can marshal resources that are the envy of its rivals.
Winter Olympics / Bobsled
Jamaican bobsled team committed to overcoming challenges in Beijing
Jamaica's bobsled team is determined to overcome financial issues and challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic as its four-man lineup returns to the Winter Games for the first time in 24 ...
Olympics / Winter Olympics / Bobsled Feb 25, 2018
Francesco Friedrich's four-man German bobsleigh team won gold on Sunday with their victory at the Olympic Sliding Centre completing Germany's sweep of the bobsleigh gold medals. The German unit, piloted by the powerfully built multiple world champion Friedrich, finished with a combined time of three ...
Olympics / Winter Olympics / Bobsled Feb 9, 2018
U.S. bobsledders pay emotional tribute to late teammate Steven Holcomb
United States bobsledder Steven Holcomb's untimely death last year shocked the fraternity and brought them closer, members of the team said on Friday. Holcomb, 37, who came back from a suicide attempt over impending blindness to win Olympic gold in 2010, was found dead in ...
Olympics / Winter Olympics / Bobsled Oct 5, 2016
Jamaica's Japan-made 'Shitamachi Special' bobsleigh unveiled
A new bobsleigh model developed by about 60 small factory operators in Tokyo for the Jamaica Bobsleigh Federation was unveiled Wednesday in the Japanese capital. A committee promoting the "Shitamachi Bobsleigh" project showed the new "Shitamachi Special" for two riders, painted green, yellow and black ...
Olympics / Winter Olympics / Bobsled Feb 11, 2014
Amanda Bird, the U.S. bobsled and skeleton spokeswoman, is seeking to adopt a puppy from a shelter established by aluminum billionaire Oleg Deripaska in the Russian city hosting the Winter Olympics. Bird, who was a competitive bobsled and skeleton athlete for more than 10 years, ...