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Swiss bobsled athlete has surgery after being thrown to ice and hit by sled in training crash
ALTENBERG, Germany (AP) — Swiss bobsled athlete Sandro Michel is recovering from emergency surgery, his team said Wednesday, after a training crash that has some sliders considering whether it's safe or appropriate to compete in World Cup races this weekend. Michel was in a...
Big questions surround the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics exactly 2 years before the next Winter Games
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Construction on the much-debated bobsled track hasn’t even begun. Plans for the San Siro Stadium, where the opening ceremony is slated to be held, remain unclear. And an all-new 15,000-seat hockey arena that’s supposed to welcome back NHL players...
IOC pushes back again on Italy's $90M plan to rebuild bobsled track for 2026 Winter Olympics
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The International Olympic Committee is still not impressed with Italy’s determination to spend about $90 million rebuilding a historic bobsled track for the 2026 Winter Games. The IOC’s latest statement Wednesday on the public rift came one day...
Milan-Cortina Olympics organizers confident they can build bobsled track amid standoff with IOC
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Organizers for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics are convinced that they can build a bobsled track in record time amid a standoff with the IOC, which wants an existing foreign venue used instead to cut costs. Italian luger Armin Zöggeler, who won...