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• BOBSLEDHolcomb wins 4-man gold at bobsled worlds Posted Sunday, February 26, 2012 7:06p ET By Associated Press Steven Holcomb slid to a halt in USA-1, the hometown crowd at Mount Van Hoevenberg roaring its approval as he thrust his helmet skyward in celebration. Another chapter written in what is becoming a remarkable bobsled career.
• BOBSLEDHolcomb eyes 4-man gold at bobsled worlds Posted Saturday, February 25, 2012 5:02p ET By Associated Press Three years ago Steven Holcomb was the class of the field in four-man at the bobsled world championships on his home track. This time he's in a dogfight.
• BOBSLEDShimer, Bakken headline bobsled HOF class Posted Saturday, February 25, 2012 4:15p ET By Associated Press Brian Shimer, who competed in bobsled in five Winter Olympics, and 2002 women's bobsled gold medalist Jill Bakken have been inducted into the United States Bobsled and Skeleton Hall of Fame.
• SKELETONUhlaender leads women's event at skeleton worlds Posted Thursday, February 23, 2012 3:01p ET By Associated Press Katie Uhlaender of the United States leads midway through the Skeleton World Championships. Uhlaender finished her two runs Thursday over the tricky 19-curve layout at Mount Van Hoevenberg in 1 minute, 51.03 seconds.
• SKELETONAmericans upbeat for skeleton worlds Posted Wednesday, February 22, 2012 3:34p ET By Associated Press Latvia's Martins Dukurs is ready to defend his title at the Skeleton World Championships. What else would you expect from someone known as "Superman?"
• BOBSLEDHolcomb wins 2-man gold at bobsled Worlds Posted Sunday, February 19, 2012 1:00p ET By Associated Press Steven Holcomb and brakeman Steve Langton won the two-man bobsled Sunday, the first time the U.S. captured this event at the world championships.
• LUGEGeisenberger wins women's luge WCup event Posted Sunday, February 19, 2012 12:34p ET By Associated Press Natalie Geisenberger of Germany won a World Cup women's luge race in Latvia Sunday and closed in on overall leader Tatjana Hufner ahead of the final event of the season.
• BOBSLEDRush leads Holcomb in 2-man at worlds Posted Saturday, February 18, 2012 3:14p ET By Associated Press Lyndon Rush of Canada was the leader halfway through the two-man competition at the world bobsled championships on Saturday.
• BOBSLEDElana Meyers of US is in chase at bobsled worlds Posted Friday, February 17, 2012 2:38p ET By Associated Press Brian Shimer figures it's time to give Elana Meyers a nickname. "Maybe prime time or something," said Shimer, coach of the U.S. men's bobsled team. "When it's game day, she shows up."
• BOBSLEDHolcomb ready for bobsled worlds after so-so WC Posted Thursday, February 16, 2012 5:07p ET By Associated Press Steven Holcomb wasn't happy three years ago when his coaches on the U.S. bobsled team decided to keep him in Lake Placid to practice on the home track for the world championships instead of competing in the World Cup.
• LUGETatjana Huefner claims fourth luge world title Posted Sunday, February 12, 2012 10:23a ET By Associated Press Olympic champion Tatjana Huefner of Germany won the luge title for the fourth time at the world championships on Sunday, when Germany also claimed gold in the team relay event.