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Team USA bobsledders Elana Meyers Taylor and Jasmine Jones returned to thank the Westfield factory that built the specialized equipment that helped them win gold and bronze medals. The company even rushed new sled runners through a snowstorm days before Taylor's historic gold medal run.
After five Olympic Games and 20 years of missing gold by fractions of a second, Elana Meyers Taylor finally claimed her first gold medal at age 41. Now the most decorated U.S. bobsledder in history is channeling that same determination toward political office to advocate for disabled children like her two deaf sons.
New Braunfels welcomed home Elana Meyers Taylor with a downtown parade after she won her first Olympic gold medal in bobsledding. The six-time medalist is now the most decorated Black winter Olympian in history.
A car testing facility in Ohio is helping Olympic bobsledder Kaysha Love perfect her sport at 70 miles per hour. The partnership between Honda and Team USA is turning wind tunnel data into podium finishes.
An Olympic bobsled champion brought his gold medals to the Lincoln Children's Museum, letting kids try them on and learn what it takes to reach the podium. The Winter Game Village exhibit combines hands-on winter sports activities with inspiration from real athletes.
New Braunfels is throwing a parade for hometown hero Elana Meyers Taylor, who just became the most decorated Black athlete in Winter Olympics history. The March 14th celebration shows what happens when a community gets to cheer for one of its own.
Bronze medalist Jasmine Jones walked into a surprise party in Greensburg, Pennsylvania to cheers of "USA, USA" after 15 years of chasing her Olympic dream. Her community helped send her mom to Italy to watch the historic moment.
German bobsledder Laura Nolte has secured her second consecutive Olympic gold medal in two-woman bobsled, cementing her status as the sport's reigning champion. American veteran Kaillie Humphries Armbruster earned bronze, tying the record for most Olympic medals by any woman in bobsled history.
American bobsledders Elana Meyers Taylor, 41, and Kaillie Humphries, 40, proved age is just a number by claiming gold and bronze medals in a thrilling four-heat race in Italy. Both mothers balanced elite athletic careers with raising young children to reach the Olympic podium.
Athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics are using custom 3D-printed footwear and AI analysis to shave crucial milliseconds off bobsled runs. Innovation is making one of the fastest sports on ice even more thrilling.
After 12 years of sacrifice, military service, and facing discrimination including a recent burglary, Israel's first-ever Olympic bobsled team is competing at the 2026 Winter Games. Captain AJ Edelman says the team learned to be victors, not victims.
Five-time Olympian Elana Meyers Taylor faced two arbitration cases over her brakeman selection just days before the 2026 Winter Games. Despite the legal scrutiny, she's staying focused on bringing home another medal for Team USA.
Frank Del Duca Jr., who once flipped pizzas at his family's Bethel diner, will pilot Team USA's four-man bobsled at the 2026 Milan Olympics. His father serves breakfast to proud locals while preparing to watch his son chase Olympic glory.
Olympic bobsled champion Kaillie Humphries Armbruster just became the oldest woman ever to win a World Cup monobob race at 40, proving age doesn't limit athletic greatness. After taking time off to become a mom, she's riding unstoppable momentum into next month's Olympics.