How do extreme G-forces affect Olympic bobsledders?

Olympic sliding sports – bobsled, luge and skeleton – are known for their speed. Athletes chase medals down a track of ice at up to 80 or 90 mph. With this thrill comes the risk of “sled head.” Athletes use the term to explain the dizziness,

Before Vonn's crash, Iranian coach called the American her 'superhero' — and hoped to get her pin

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Before U.S. skier Lindsey Vonn's startling crash on Sunday while racing on a badly injured left knee, Iran's Alpine women's skiing coach shared words of admiration for the American.

How does someone get into Olympic skeleton? For Mystique Ro, it wasn’t love at first sled

Ro says that skeleton is the ultimate example of doing something because you love it — even if at first, you thought you hated it.

Winter Olympic Medal Contender Squad Appeals to CAS After Gear Fails SafetyCheck

Team GB’s skeleton squad – one of the nation’s top medal hopes at the Winter Olympics has faced a major blow just days before competition begins in Milan‑Cortina. Matt Weston, Marcus Wyatt, Tabitha Stoecker,

What is skeleton? A guide to one of the fastest sports at the Milan Cortina Olympics

Skeleton is one of the fastest sports at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. Here’s how the head-first sliding event works and who is competing for the U.S. (AP photo)