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Archive for the ‘Bobsleigh’ Category

January 5th, 2008

Press Release | Tomlinson and Smith Claim U.S. National Championship Titles

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (3 January 2007) — Keslie Tomlinson (Potomac Falls, Va.) and Caleb Smith (Lake Placid, N.Y.) won their respective U.S. National Championship titles today at the Olympic Sports Complex in Lake Placid, N.Y.
“This was a fun race for me, and I’m feeling really good about today’s result,” Tomlinson said. “I’m learning more each […]

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December 30th, 2007

Press Release | New Year Begins with U.S. Skeleton National Championships, etc.

LAKE PLACID, N.Y.—The U.S. Bobsled and Skeleton Team will begin the new year at the Olympic Sports Complex in Lake Placid, N.Y. with the U.S. Skeleton National Championships and the 3rd Annual Chevy Geoff Bodine Bobsled Challenge, presented by Whelen Engineering.
U.S. Skeleton National Championships will take place on Jan. 2, with the Chevy Geoff Bodine […]

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January 25th, 2007

When was the 1st Winter Olympic Games Held?

CHAMONIX 1924
January 25, 1924
It was held in France, 83 years ago!
But, of course, they didn’t know what it was while it was going on. The IOC just named it as such afterwards. Originally, the competition was called International Sports Week 1924.
Trivia: First event to be decided on was the men’s 500m speed skating where Charles […]

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May 20th, 2006

The Jamaican Bobsled Team

Who hasn’t heard of the legendary Jamaican Bobsled Team that competed during the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary? I sure have. But alright, it’s mainly due to the Walt Disney movie, Cool Runnings that immortalised their first ever effort at the sport during the Olympics.
They reminded me of the fact that Olympics isn’t just about […]

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February 21st, 2006

Kiriasis and Schneiderheinze (GER) rode a bullet to victory

The German Women Team (Sandra Kiriasis and Anja Schneiderheinze) zoomed to a Gold in their light blue bullet of a bobsled (Total Time - 3 minutes 49.98 seconds).
American Pilot Shauna Rohbock and Braker Valerie Fleming took America’s first ever medal (Silver) at the event. A Silver that feels more like a Gold indeed.

A flying […]

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February 19th, 2006

Canada gets Silver in two-man bobsleigh competition

Canada’s Pierre Lueders captured an Olympic silver medal Sunday in the two-man bobsleigh competition in Cesana Pariol, Italy.
Under heavy snowfall, Lueders and brakeman Lascelles Brown powered their sled down the Italian track for a four-run time of three minutes, 43:59 seconds.
Germany’s Andre Lange and Kevin Kuske won the gold medal while the Swiss […]

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February 16th, 2006

Brazilian bobsledder tests positive

Brazilian bobsledder Armando dos Santos is the first athlete thrown out of the Torino Olympic Winter Games for failing a drug test.
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