Customise ESPN
Fast Tracked
It wasn't so long ago that Seun Adigun, Ngozi Onwumere and Akuoma Omeoga had never set foot in a bobsled. Now the Nigerian-Americans are on their way to the 2018 Olympics to represent Nigeria -- a first for the country.

Olympic Sports
Humphries pushes as guest at USA Bobsled race
Two-time bobsled gold medalist Kaillie Humphries, who didn't compete for Canada last season amid allegations of verbal and mental abuse, continues to wait to see if she'll compete for the Americans.

Olympic Sports
Bobsled star Humphries plans to race for U.S.
Kaillie Humphries, a two-time Olympic bobsled gold medalist who has been estranged from the Canadian bobsled program for more than a year, is planning to race for the U.S. this coming season.

espnw - sports
USA Bobsled and Skeleton parts with CEO Steele
USA Bobsled and Skeleton's board of directors has decided to fire CEO Darrin Steele, and told athletes of the move in a conference call Tuesday night.

Olympic Sports
Jamaica bobsled pilot gets doping ban, avoids DQ
The Jamaica bobsled team's pilot has been banned in a doping case but avoided disqualification from last year's Winter Olympics.

Olympic Sports
U.S. Olympian gets posthumous medal upgrade
Steven Holcomb, who died nearly two years ago, had his 2014 Sochi Olympics bronze medals upgraded to silver after the gold medalist was stripped due to doping.

Bobsled
Bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor's playlist
Last month, Elana Meyers Taylor was named the Women's Sports Foundation's newest president. Last week, Meyers Taylor snapped a 24-win streak in bobsled. Is it any surprise her go-to song is "Run the World"?

Olympic Sports
Friedrich wins 10th of 12 WCup bobsled races
Germany's Francesco Friedrich

Bobsled
U.S. bobsledder ends German win streak at 24
Elana Meyers Taylor and push athlete Lauren Gibbs ended Germany's 24-race bobsled win streak to give the U.S. its first World Cup gold medal in any sliding sport this season.

espnw - sports
Doping ban leads Russian bobsled prez to resign
Alexander Zubkov is resigning as president of the Russian bobsled federation after being banned for two years for doping at the Olympics, but left the door open to a return once his suspension ends.

Olympic Sports
Friedrich leads Germany to another bobsled win
Francesco Friedrich drove his four-man bobsled team to victory on Sunday, keeping Germany unbeaten in World Cup races this season.

Olympic Sports
Bobsled champ Humphries alleges harassment
Canadian bobsledder Kaillie Humphries told the CBC that she has filed a harassment complaint with Canadian officials, which is why the Olympic champion isn't competing in World Cup races this season.

Olympic Sports
Lochner leads Germany to another bobsled win
Johannes Lochner drove his four-man bobsled team to victory on Sunday, keeping Germany unbeaten in World Cup races this season.

Olympic Sports
Meyers Taylor, Kwaza earn silver in bobsled
Americans Elana Meyers Taylor and Lake Kwaza have medaled in all three races they've been together this season with Saturday's silver and bronze in two others.

Olympic Sports
Germany improves to 9-0 in bobsled this season
With a win in the four-man, Germany improves to a perfect 9-for-9 in World Cup bobsled events this season.

Olympic Sports
Bobsled body bans 5 Russians amid Sochi fallout
Russian bobsled federation president Alexander Zubkov is among five Russians provisionally suspended by the International Bobsled and Skeleton Federation for doping in fallout from the Sochi Olympics.

Olympic Sports
Friedrich wins 2nd bobsled WCup gold in 2 days
Francesco Friedrich of Germany, with brakeman Martin Grothkopp, held on to win his second World Cup two-man bobsled gold medal in as many days.

espnw - sports
Russia appeal fights alleged doper keeping golds
The Russian Olympic Committee has appealed a Moscow court ruling that sought to overturn a doping disqualification against a double gold medalist from the Sochi Winter Olympics.

espnw
Nigeria's Simi Adeagbo sets her sights on Beijing 2022
Simidele Adeagbo, who made Nigeria's Winter Olympic debut this year in PyeongChang, is back on the ice for a new Skeleton season, with an eye to the 2022 edition in Beijing.

espnw
Olympic bobsledder Greubel Poser retiring
Jamie Greubel Poser, 34, has been to two Olympics with the women's bobsled team, won bronze at the Sochi Games and won a World Cup championship. She announced her retirement Friday, saying it's time to start a new chapter of her life.

Olympic Sports
Settlement ends doping case against Sergeeva
One of the four doping cases at the Pyeongchang Olympics has been closed in an agreement between bobsled's governing body and Russian driver Nadezhda Sergeeva.

Olympic Sports
7 medal events added to 2022 Winter Games
The International Olympic Committee has added seven events to the 2022 Beijing Winter Games, creating a program of 109 gold medals.

Bobsled
Kohn to coach national team for USA Bobsled
Olympic medalist Mike Kohn will coach the national team for USA Bobsled, and medalist Shauna Rohbock will serve as an assistant.

Bobsled
Germany wins 4-man gold to complete sweep
Francesco Friedrich piloted Germany to a sweep of the two-man and four-man bobsledding gold medals, becoming the fifth German to record the achievement. Sunday's win in the four-man competition completed the country's three-event gold-medal sweep.

Olympic Sports
Russian bobsledder admits to doping at games
A Russian bobsledder who tested positive for a banned substance at the Pyeongchang Olympics has admitted to doping and has been disqualified from the games.

Medal Tracker
- 39
NOR - 31
GER - 29
CAN
- Gold14
NOR
GER14
CAN11 - Silver14
NOR
GER10
CAN8 - Bronze11
NOR
CAN10
OAR9
- 5
Bjørgen - 4
Kalla - 4
Nilsson
- Gold3
Klæbo
Fourcade3
Bjørgen2 - Silver3
Kalla
Bolshunov3
Nilsson2 - Bronze2
Bjørgen
Johansson2
Bescond2
Olympics News
![]()
US Olympic Hall of Fame welcomes Smith, Carlos
When she was a kid, Nastia Liukin watched the Olympics on TV and thought how cool it might be to one day meet some of America's greatest athletes.
![]()
Ice dance duo Chock-Bates golden in Salt Lake
American ice dancing team Madison Chock and Evan Bates claimed gold at the U.S. International Classic.
![]()
Tanaka, Yamamoto go 1-2 at U.S. International
Japan's Keiji Tanaka and Sota Yamamoto finished 1-2 in the men's final at the U.S. International Figure Skating Classic, while American Vincent Zhou won the bronze.
![]()
Report: Olympic Russian doping data was altered
New information indicates that data from the Russian anti-doping agency had been manipulated before being delivered to the World Anti-Doping agency earlier this year.
![]()
Silva fails doping test after winning judo gold
Rafaela Silva, who won the gold medal at the Rio Olympics in 2016 as well as the Pan American Games in August, has tested positive for fenoterol, a drug used to treat asthma.
![]()
The Big Short - 'Small' Amit Panghal rules a big world
Amit Panghal didn't win gold, but in becoming the first Indian male to win silver at the Worlds, he demonstrated how he has turned a height disadvantage into an advantage.






