US Olympic sliders: Red, white, blue _ and a green beret
USATODAY (Olympics Coverage Top Stories)
Sliding soldiers: US bobsled, skeleton, luge teams all have military ties at Olympics
Japanese ski jumper Noriaki Kasai could become the first athlete to compete at eight Winter Olympics after being selected for next month's Pyeongchang Games, officials said on Sunday.
Sochi luge silver medallists Albert Demchenko and Tatyana Ivanova were among a group of 11 Russians disqualified for doping and handed lifetime bans by the International Olympic Committee on Friday.