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Bill introduced to award 1980 'Miracle On Ice' US hockey team with Congressional Gold Medals
Read full article: Bill introduced to award 1980 'Miracle On Ice' US hockey team with Congressional Gold MedalsA bill has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives to award Congressional Gold Medals to the 1980 “Miracle on Ice" Olympic hockey team.
Could portion of Italy’s 2026 Winter Games be held in US?
Read full article: Could portion of Italy’s 2026 Winter Games be held in US?While the focus is rightfully on the countdown to Paris, some interesting news regarding the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina, Italy, has surfaced in the past couple of months.
Beaumont Health physical therapist cares for Olympic athletes ahead of Winter Games
Read full article: Beaumont Health physical therapist cares for Olympic athletes ahead of Winter GamesThe Winter Olympics is just six days away, and excitement is building. Not just for the athletes, but for everyone who has played a role in helping them achieve this dream.
For some bobsled hopefuls, the Olympics may be a click away
Read full article: For some bobsled hopefuls, the Olympics may be a click awayUSABS already has gotten dozens of serious candidates involved, through Zoom video conferences with coaches and established athletes and past bobsled and skeleton Olympians. “COVID or no COVID, we’ve got to be thinking about ways that we can be more efficient and really get a greater reach,” McGuire said. Dionne said it’s not outside the realm of possibility that someone who comes into the program this fall could still find themselves on the 2022 U.S. Olympic bobsled team. And this season, it's unclear how much U.S. national team athletes will be overseas because of the pandemic. “And we’re also trying to fill the pipeline for bobsled and skeleton drivers more than anything.
Bobsled worlds moved to Germany over coronavirus worries
Read full article: Bobsled worlds moved to Germany over coronavirus worriesThis season’s bobsled and skeleton world championships were awarded to Altenberg, Germany, and moved out of Lake Placid, New York, on Tuesday because of concerns about the coronavirus pandemic and potential travel complications. The International Bobsled and Skeleton Federation said it made the move “to protect the health of athletes and spectators across the globe.” Lake Placid will be awarded the 2025 world championships instead. The IBSF plans to release the updated schedule for the entire bobsled and skeleton season, including World Cup races, later Tuesday. Most of the athletes in the world championships would be coming from Europe. Altenberg played host to bobsled and skeleton worlds this past season as well; Germany won gold medals in men’s skeleton, women’s skeleton, two-man bobsled and four-man bobsled.