Testing begins at Cortina's controversial Olympic sliding track for bobsled, luge
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Testing begins at Cortina's controversial Olympic sliding track for bobsled, luge and skeleton
When Italian skeleton competitor Mattia Gaspari became the first athlete to test the controversial sliding track for next year's Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, he did so in a sort of tunnel under a ...Yahoo Sports - 16h -
Cortina's controversial Olympic sliding track slated for test runs by 60 athletes next week
The track’s essential structure is doneABC News - Mar. 18 -
Germans hold 1-2-3 spots midway through 2-man world bobsled championship, with US in medal hunt
Take the season’s biggest races in the sliding sports of bobsled, skeleton and luge, meaning either the Olympics or the world championships, and there have been 59 instances of sliders from one ...ABC News - Mar. 8 -
Former European bobsled champion Arran Gulliver fails a doping test
Former European bobsled champion Arran Gulliver has failed a doping test and been provisionally suspended, the International Testing Agency announced on Monday. The British athlete tested positive ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Olympic Track Officials to Require Sex Tests for Female Athletes
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Friedrich leads 4-man world bobsled title race as weather takes its toll on Lake Placid track
Germany’s Francesco Friedrich is well on his way to another world bobsled title. The second heat of the four-heat race was canceled — after it had been run in its entirety — Friday because of ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 14 -
World Athletics to require gender testing for female track and field athletes under new policy
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Female track & field athletes face genetic testing
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Olympic venue plans are in place for Brisbane 2032 and now the wait for construction begins
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If Lake Placid becomes the Olympic sliding site, New York's Rockefeller Center will be a big part
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Americans Jaelin Kauf, Tess Johnson go one-two in dual moguls at World Championships
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Groundbreaking but controversial - new IOC president Coventry
Kirsty Coventry will become the 10th International Olympic Committee (IOC) president but why is she both a groundbreaking and controversial choice?BBC News - 4d -
Groundbreaking but controversial - new IOC president Coventry
Kirsty Coventry will become the 10th International Olympic Committee president - but why is she both a groundbreaking and controversial choice?Yahoo Sports - 3d -
World Athletics to require chromosome testing of women’s track and field athletes
NANJING, China — World Athletics President Sebastian Coe said Tuesday that the track and field’s governing body has approved the introduction of cheek swabs and dry blood-spot tests for female ...NBC News - 9h -
Track Legend Carl Lewis Says He Competed In A Bodysuit After His 1984 Olympic Debut Because 'Sex Sells' (Exclusive)
"Track bodies look amazing," the 10-time Olympic medal winner says. "So why are we not showing our bodies?”Yahoo Sports - Mar. 15 -
Department of Homeland Security begins polygraph tests on employees
Four sources say the Department of Homeland Security has begun performing polygraph tests on employees to determine who might be leaking information to the media about immigration operations. NBC ...NBC News - Mar. 10 -
Federica Brignone clinches Alpine skiing World Cup overall title, breaks age record
Italian Federica Brignone was the best Alpine skier this season, one year before a home Olympics in Milan Cortina.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
A look at the seven candidates in the International Olympic Committee presidential election
A two-time Olympic champion runner in the 1,500 meters; led the winning bid and organizing of the 2012 London Olympics; the president for a decade of track body World Athletics; his former jobs ...Yahoo Sports - 6d -
Brisbane Olympics 2032: David Crisafulli breaks election promise and announces controversial new stadium
Historic Gabba stadium to be demolished and replaced by residential development, with new $3.8bn stadium at Victoria Park to host Olympics, AFL and cricket. Follow our Australia news live blog ...The Guardian - 1d -
The ‘hot mess’ Olympics? How Queensland’s 2032 Games planning descended into farce
The LNP’s vision is for an Olympics held in venues rather than a city – and guarantees controversy across Brisbane and beyond. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our ...The Guardian - 15h -
After a Paris Olympics Controversy, Jordan Chiles Rediscovered Herself
A chaotic year featured a whirlwind of flights, appearances, sponsorship obligations and college classes, and still, somehow, room for gymnastics.The New York Times - Mar. 14 -
Texas Tech track and field teams put top-10 rankings to test at NCAA championships
Texas Tech men's track and field won the 2024 NCAA championship. The Tech men are No. 6, women No. 8 going into NCAA indoor in Virginia BeachYahoo Sports - Mar. 14 -
Test cricket could copy Six Nations with in-game bonus points
In-game bonus points and extra points for away wins could be introduced to the World Test Championship as part of discussions to reform the competition before the next cycle begins in June.Yahoo Sports - 6d -
The Best Smart Rings, Tested and Reviewed (2025)
A svelte smart ring can track important health metrics and doesn't need to be charged every day.Wired - 5d -
Track and feud: Queensland to announce third 2032 Olympic stadium plan in four years. Will this one stick?
The widely expected construction of a new 60,000-seat venue at Victoria Park will take a chunk of the largest green space near the inner city. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily ...The Guardian - 2d -
Chase Jackson, Taliyah Brooks win bronze medals at World Indoor Track and Field Championships
Chase Jackson bounced back from being eliminated in qualifying at the Paris Olympics to win a third world indoor medal.Yahoo Sports - 4d -
North Korea tests 'multiple' ballistic missiles as US-South Korea war games begin
"South Korean military has increased surveillance and maintaining readiness posture in close cooperation with the U.S.," South Korea's Joint Chiefs said on Monday.ABC News - Mar. 10 -
Lewis Hamilton's Ferrari era begins, plus other key storylines as Formula 1 returns
Formula 1 cars hit the track Friday for the first practice session of 2025 as the new season kicks off this weekend with a race in Melbourne, Australia.NBC News - Mar. 14 -
Adirondack-style feijoada: Brazilian bobsled team gets taste of home country in Saranac Lake
SARANAC LAKE — Members of the Brazilian bobsled team, in town for the IBSF World Championships in Lake Placid, filled Fiddlehead Bistro on Wednesday for a taste of home. Local metalworker Dan King ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 16 -
It's not just Jamaica with a 'Cool Runnings' story. There are sliders from all over the world now
There’s been a maybe dusting reported on rare occasions in parts of Thailand and Malaysia. It’s expected that some of the athletes from those nations, even without a sliding track in their ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 14 -
Claressa Shields has boxing suspension dissolved but still faces enforcement action
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Claressa Shields may still face punishment by a Michigan commission for testing positive for marijuana last month.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 15 -
West Ham 2-0 Tottenham: Spurs continue worrying slide
Tottenham slumped to a fifth successive league defeat at West Ham as their slide down the Women's Super League table continues.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
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President Trump expected to begin the process of dismantling the Education Department; Boston photographer uses social media to track down couple captured in viral proposal picture.CBS News - 1d -
Line 5, a Trump donor, is profiting off a pipeline deal threatening pollution
Trump administration accused of ‘quid pro quo’ for fast-tracking controversial fossil fuel proposal in Michigan. Donald Trump ’s administration is being accused by activists of a quid pro quo as ...The Guardian - Mar. 16 -
S&P slides into correction
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Kirsty Coventry elected president of the International Olympic Committee
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Adobe previews AI generated PowerPoints from raw customer data with ‘Project Slide Wow’
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Teen killed after triggering avalanche in Alaska, where 4 have died in snow slides this month
A teenager has died after triggering an avalanche, the fourth person killed in snow slides in Alaska this month.NBC News - 21h -
Comcast expands partnership with Olympics, extends media rights through 2036
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