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SLIDING TO GOLD
Journey to the top... |
February means one thing in our sport, the IBSF World Championships. It all happens in Igls, Austria and the only certainty is that history will be made. This season, February also brings us the 2016 Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway, where we'll get our first look at the future stars of our sport. We will be well represented in both events and the competition is sure to make it exciting. This is what it's all about.
See you at the track.
Darrin Steele
Chief Executive Officer
USA Bobsled & Skeleton
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MEYERS TAYLOR WINS GOLD AND PILOTS AN ALL-WOMAN AMERICAN SLED IN IGLS EUROPEAN CUP RACES
Elana Meyers Taylor made the Igls European Cup (EC) stop one she won't ever forget. The two-time Olympic medalist and defending World Champion claimed a gold medal with newcomer Kehri Jones in the women's bobsled race, but she wasn't done. Meyers Taylor returned to the ice, competing as one of three all-woman sleds in the four-person competition, alongside rookies Jones, Kristen Hurley and Terra Evans.
To read more, click here .
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TEAM USA GOES 3-FOR-3 AFTER HOLCOMB AND VALDES CLAIM MEN'S TWO-MAN GOLD
Steven Holcomb and Carlo Valdes completed a Team USA sweep of the medals in the first day of World Cup racing in Lake Placid, N.Y. with a victory in the two-man bobsled competition. Annie O'Shea kicked things off this morning with a gold medal finish in the women's skeleton race before Jamie Grebuel Poser and Cherrelle Garrett slid to victory in the women's bobsled competition minutes before the men's final heat. Team USA went 3-for-3 today after Holcomb and Valdes sped ahead of the competition by 0.11 seconds for the two-man bobsled gold.
To recap the women's skeleton race, click here.
To recap the women's bobsled race, click here.
To recap the two-man bobsled race, click here.
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SLOWING DOWN 80 MPH ON ICE
If Annie O'Shea has learned anything from her lengthy skeleton career, it's to slow herself down and take each day as its own.
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EIERDAM CLAIMS HIS SECOND CONSECUTIVE PARA SKELETON WORLD CUP TITLE FOR TEAM USA
Team USA's Eric Eierdam clinched the second para skeleton World Cup title over the weekend with a bronze medal on the Igls, Austria sliding track. Eierdam, who won the inaugural para skeleton championship last season, claimed a medal in each of the four tour stops this season, including a pair of gold medals, a silver and a bronze en route to the crown.
To read more, click here.
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AMERICAN EXPRESS MEMBERS GIVE PROGRAM
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WIN A FREE HARDBACK COPY OF "SPEED KINGS: THE 1932 WINTER OLYMPICS AND THE FASTEST MEN IN THE WORLD" BY ANDY BULL
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special thanks to Penguin Random House for providing a copy of "Speed Kings: The 1932 Winter Olympic and the Fastest Men in the World," written by Andy Bull. Enter into a drawing for a FREE hardback copy of the book by clicking
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2015-2016 USABS TOUR MEDAL COUNT
The 2015-2016 USABS season will be a busy one. Athletes will represent the United States on six tours this season: World Cup, Intercontinental Cup, European Cup, North American Cup, Youth Olympic Games Qualifications Series and the Paralympic World Cup.
Follow the team on tour this season and stay updated on each medal by clicking here!
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The World Cup team will be on the ice in St. Moritz this week for the seventh of eight tour stops this season. Find out more about the St. Moritz track by clicking here.
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TEAM USA BOBSLED & SKELETON GEAR FOR EVERYONE
Make sure you take this chance to head over to the online store and buy the newest USA Bobsled & Skeleton gear. Whether it's for yourself or for a loved one, there are plenty of great options available for this holiday season.
To read more, click here.
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