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Langenhan moves into World Cup luge points lead, bobsled races in St. Moritz are called off
OBERHOF, Germany (AP) — Max Langenhan of Germany moved back into the World Cup men's singles points lead Sunday, after getting his season-best third win of the season. Felix Loch of Germany was second and Nico Gleirscher of Austria was third. Langenhan and Gleirscher were tied atop...
Madeleine Egle of Austria wins women's luge World Cup race, moves closer to season's overall title
OBERHOF, Germany (AP) — Madeleine Egle of Austria is a bit closer to ending a 26-year streak of German dominance in women’s World Cup luge. Egle got her fourth race win of the season Saturday, extending her lead in the season-long points standings to 29 over Julia Taubitz of...
US wins gold, bronze in World Cup monobob race at St. Moritz
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — The U.S. took gold and bronze medals on Friday in a women's World Cup monobob race, the best showing for the Americans so far this season. Elana Meyers Taylor was first and Kaysha Love finished third for the U.S. The silver went to Australia's Bree...
Germany's Friedrich wins bobsled gold, his 100th at the World Cup and world championship levels
IGLS, Austria (AP) — Francesco Friedrich of Germany won another IBSF four-man bobsled race on Sunday, the 100th victory of his career in either World Cup or world championship competitions. He now has driven to 35 victories in World Cup four-man races, along with 51 wins in World...
Kaysha Love finishes 2nd in World Cup monobob race, Emily Sweeney places 3rd in World Cup luge race
IGLS, Austria (AP) — Kaysha Love of the U.S. placed second in a World Cup monobob race on Saturday, her best finish of the season. Love won a bronze in a two-woman race at Sigulda, Latvia, in December, then dealt with a virus over the holiday break and slumped a bit in her first...
Friedrich pulls away for 4-man bobsled win, US finishes 3rd in team luge relay
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — Francesco Friedrich got the 85th World Cup bobsled victory of his career Sunday, dominating the second heat to win a four-man race. Friedrich and his team of Matthias Sommer, Alexander Schuller and Felix Straub were one of four sleds all within 0.01...
Egle-Kipp win 4th straight World Cup luge race, Forgan-Kirkby medal again for US
ALTENBERG, Germany (AP) — Selina Egle and Lara Kipp of Austria won their fourth consecutive World Cup luge women's doubles race Saturday, while the U.S. team of Chevonne Forgan and Sophie Kirkby earned their fourth medal in five races this season. Egle and Kipp had the fastest time...
Flock and Weston closing in on season-long World Cup skeleton championships
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — Janine Flock and Matt Weston are on the brink of becoming season-long World Cup skeleton champions once again. Flock, a veteran from Austria, won a World Cup race at St. Moritz on Friday, her second victory of the season and one that gave her a...
German bobsled athlete Wulff tests positive for doping at race won with Olympic champion Friedrich
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — A German push athlete for Olympic bobsled champion Francesco Friedrich tested positive for a banned stimulant when winning a World Cup two-man event, the International Testing Agency said Friday. Simon Wulff, the fourth-fastest German sprinter...
Ukraine wins its first World Cup luge medal since 2009 after a mishap-filled relay
Germany won a World Cup luge team relay on Sunday, with Austria finishing second. That's not exactly breaking news. Those nations have the top two luge programs in the world right now. The news was Ukraine finishing third — and how the war-torn nation got there. ...
