Dreaded 'Curve 9' rears its ugly head in Olympics luge
USATODAY (Sports Top Stories)
Though bobsled, skeleton and luge had test events, athletes in those sports learn how to best navigate tracks over the course of years.
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Russian & American skeleton racers refuse to break the ice
Business Report
PYEONGCHANG – Russian and American skeleton racers are refusing to speak to each other at the Pyeongchang winter Games in a spat that centres on allegations of widespread Russian doping.
Russian & American skeleton racers refuse to the break ice
Independent Online
PYEONGCHANG – Russian and American skeleton racers are refusing to speak to each other at the Pyeongchang winter Games in a spat that centres on allegations of widespread Russian doping.
Meet the ‘Hebrew Hammer’: Israel’s first ever skeleton racer
New York Post
Athletes have to be tough as nails to slide down an icy chute head-first at nearly 100 miles per hour — lucky for Olympic skeleton racer Adam Edelman, he’s the “Hebrew Hammer.” Edelman, who will pound down the track Friday as Israel’s first-ever skeleton racer...
Guggenberger hofft im Skeleton auf Top-Ten-Platz
Salzburger Nachrichten
Seine Freundin Janine Flock ist Österreichs große Medaillenhoffnung für die Olympischen Skeleton-Bewerbe in Pyeongchang. Doch den Anfang macht bei den Herren Matthias Guggenberger. Am Donnerstag (02.00 Uhr MEZ) und Freitag stehen die insgesamt vier Läufe der Herren auf dem Plan...
Für Benni Maier folgt auf Bob-Bahn die Hochzeit auf Hawaii
Salzburger Nachrichten
Sein Fokus ist zwar jetzt ganz auf seine olympischen Einsätze im Zweier- und Vierer-Bob gerichtet. Doch Pilot Benjamin Maier hat nach dem sportlichen Höhepunkt schon kurz nach den Spielen in Pyeongchang ein privates Highlight...
Breathtaking video shows what it's like for skeleton riders to fly 90 mph down the track
BusinessInsider.com
- Skeleton is one of the most intense sports you'll find at the Winter Olympics, with athletes flying at up to 90 miles per hour down an icy track.
- American skeleton rider John Daly recently gave fans a first-hand look at what it feels like to fly down the mountain like a pro.
How to watch skeleton at the Winter Olympics: A guide to understanding and appreciating the sport
SB Nation: Toronto Raptors
What time is skeleton on at the Olympics? Plus all the rules, streaming information, listings, and more you need.
With sports like luge, skeleton and snowboarding, death never far at the Winter Olympics
USATODAY (Sports Top Stories)
Danger is inherent in Winter Olympic sports like luge, bobsled, skiing and snowboarding
Flock auch im Samstag-Training stark: 1. und 2.
Salzburger Nachrichten
Österreichs Skeleton-Hoffnung Janine Flock hat sich auch am Samstag im zweiten olympischen Training der Damen im Alpensia Sliding Centre ausgezeichnet geschlagen. Die Tirolerin schaffte mit 52,67 Sekunden einmal Bestzeit, im zweiten Lauf wurde sie Zweite hinter der Kanadierin Elisabeth Vahtje.
Hold that tweet: Athletes tiptoe around Olympic do's, don'ts
Times Union
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — One might expect Mark Tuitert to be happy after helping give birth to one of the feel-good stories of the Pyeongchang Olympics.
Far from it.
The Dutch speed-skating gold medalist from the 2010 Vancouver Games pulled strings to help secure funding for Akwasi Frimpong...
Korean alphabet trips up Olympic viewers
France24.com (en)
The apparently random sequence in which countries marched out at the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics had many observers scratching their heads, but it was indeed in alphabetical order -- in Korean.
Beim zweiten Mal soll für Janine Flock alles anders werden
Salzburger Nachrichten
Ihre zweiten Olympischen Spiele sollen ganz anders für sie verlaufen als jene in Sotschi. Skeleton-Pilotin Janine Flock war vor vier Jahren aus mehreren Gründen überfordert. Doch in Pyeongchang möchte die 28-jährige Tirolerin mit gereifter Herangehensweise um die Medaillen mitkämpfen.
LeBron James, Kyle Korver carry skeleton Cavaliers past Atlanta, 123-107 - cleveland.com
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