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Could portion of Italyโs 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
The 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
USABS already has gotten dozens of serious candidates involved, through Zoom video conferences with coaches and established athletes and past bobsled and skeleton Olympians. โCOVID or no COVID, weโve got to be thinking about ways that we can be more efficient and really get a greater reach,โ McGuire said. Dionne said itโs 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. โAnd weโre also trying to fill the pipeline for bobsled and skeleton drivers more than anything.
Bobsled worlds moved to Germany over coronavirus worries
This seasonโs 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 โto protect the health of athletes and spectators across the globe.โ 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 menโs skeleton, womenโs skeleton, two-man bobsled and four-man bobsled.