Cortina’s controversial Olympic sliding track to host test races without fans

There won’t be any spectators for the opening races at the controversial sliding venue for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.

Lest We Forget: Before Secretariat, Hanover Was The Original 'Tremendous Machine'

The most dominant champion of the late 1880's not only ran like a machine with his effortless long strides, but he was raced ...
Earth.com

Acidic oceans are forcing corals to build weaker skeletons

Young corals can still build skeletons in acidic water, but the altered crystal structure makes the skeletons smaller and ...

Speed redefined: Former Baylor track athlete from Temple aspires to make history as first black man on U.S. Olympic skeleton team

Former Baylor track athlete and Temple resident Darryl Payne Jr. is hoping to make history as the first black man to ...
The Bakersfield Californian

USA Bobsled/Skeleton Taps Snowflake Intelligence to Redefine Speed and Precision on Ice

Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW), the AI Data Cloud company, today announced a partnership as the Official Data Cloud Provider for the USA Bobsled/Skeleton (USABS) team. This partnership will link a world-class ...
Beloit Daily News

Katie Uhlaender doesn't make US World Cup skeleton team, leaving Olympic hopes uncertain

Katie Uhlaender's bid to become the first American women's slider to make six Olympic teams hit a major bump Saturday when she didn't qualify for the U.S. World Cup team that will start competing ...
Mankato Free Press

'Yeah, boyeeee': Flavor Flav gives bobsled and skeleton a try, joins team as hype man for Olympics

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — At 66 years old, Flavor Flav went 67 mph. That was all it took to get him hooked on sliding. Meet the newest fan of the U.S. bobsled and skeleton program: a Rock and Roll Hall ...