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Team USA is building the most advanced bobsleds in its history using technology from planes and missiles. Four Utah companies are partnering to create next-generation sleds ahead of the 2034 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics.
Former track and field athlete Jasmine Jones became Eastern Michigan University's first Winter Olympian, earning bronze in two-woman bobsled at the 2026 Games. Her medal marked the first Olympic hardware for EMU in 42 years.
Kaillie Humphries was cut from her first Olympic team just four days before competition. She went on to win six Olympic medals and inspire students at Hays High School with her story of perseverance.
Three Team USA bobsledders proved motherhood and elite sport can thrive together at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. Elana Meyers Taylor, Kaillie Humphries, and Jasmine Jones won medals while raising young children, making Olympic history.
Six-time Olympic medalist Elana Meyers Taylor brought home gold from Italy in February 2026, winning the monobob by just four-hundredths of a second. Thousands of New Braunfels residents lined the streets to celebrate their hometown hero who now ties the record for most Winter Olympic medals by any U.S. woman.
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.
Hip-hop legend Flavor Flav is hosting a celebration weekend in Las Vegas this July for every female U.S. Olympian and Paralympian who won a medal at the 2026 Winter Games. The event comes after the women's hockey team initially didn't receive the same White House recognition as the men's team.
New Braunfels is rolling out the red carpet for hometown hero Elana Meyers Taylor, who just captured her sixth Olympic medal and made Winter Games history. The Texas city will celebrate the bobsled champion with a downtown parade on March 14.
Elana Meyers Taylor just became the oldest woman ever to win individual Winter Olympic gold, and her Texas hometown is throwing her a parade. After a season plagued by injuries, the New Braunfels athlete's dramatic comeback made history.
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.
Jasmine Jones pushed a 400-pound bobsled down an Italian mountain and won an Olympic bronze medal. Her Pennsylvania hometown threw her the surprise party of a lifetime.