Lake Placid, Francesco Friedrich and Bobsled

Francesco Friedrich of Germany wins 16th world bobsled championship, taking 4-man in Lake Placid
Francesco Friedrich won every championship he could in bobsledding this season. The German great is now a world champion for the 16th time, capping off his seventh four-man world title on Saturday at Mount Van Hoevenberg on the final day of the international bobsled season.
Francesco Friedrich adds to bobsled legend with another World Championships sweep
German Francesco Friedrich won a record-extending 16th men's bobsled world title, while Laura Nolte led a German medals sweep of the two-woman event to end the World Championships in Lake Placid, New York.
Strength and skill on display at Bobsled & Skeleton World Champs in Lake Placid
Lake Placid is hosting the World Championships for bobsled and skeleton. Races started last weekend and continue on Friday and Saturday.
Friedrich leads 4-man world bobsled title race as weather takes its toll on Lake Placid track
Friedrich — a 15-time world champion, with nine two-man golds and four two-man golds on his resume along with two more Olympic golds in both disciplines — was going to be the leader anyway. His one-run time is 54.23 seconds, with Lochner (54.52) second and Britain's Brad Hall (54.54) third.
Friedrich leads 4-man world bobsled title race
Germany’s Francesco Friedrich is well on his way to another world bobsled title. And that was about the only predictable development in the four-man world championship race that started Friday at Mount Van Hoevenberg.
Friedrich wins 16th bobsleigh world title, taking 4-man in Lake Placid
Germany's Francesco Friedrich is now a world champion for the 16th time, capping off his seventh four-man world title Saturday at Mount Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid, N.Y., on the final day of the international bobsleigh season.
At the bobsled and skeleton world championships, some moms might make their way to the podium
The latest addition to the list of amenities available to athletes at the bobsled and skeleton world championships is a room ...
Del Duca finishes fourth in 4-man competition at Bobsled World Championships
Heat 4 saw Del Duca's fastest start time at 5 seconds flat. The top American team ended with a time of 55.55, but were able to move ahead of one of the German teams for a 4th place finish overall. Del ...
Adirondack-style feijoada: Brazilian bobsled team gets taste of home country in Saranac Lake
Members of the Brazilian bobsled team, in town for the IBSF World Championships in Lake Placid, filled Fiddlehead Bistro on Wednesday for a taste of home. Local metalworker Dan King and Fiddlehead ...
Germany poised for 2-man bobsled sweep, with Friedrich and Lochner set to fight for gold
German teammates Francesco Friedrich and Johannes Lochner have separated themselves from the pack going into the final ...
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Jamaica's bobsled team aims to make history in Lake Placid
Perhaps you remember the underdog story of Jamaican bobsled team at the 1988 Calgary Olympics. Perhaps you at least remember the Hollywood movie it inspired. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, “COOL RUNNINGS”) ...
Tokyo's Bobsled Factories
Small factories in Tokyo are combining their expertise to build a new bobsled, with the goal of it featuring in the Olympics.
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Mackenzie Stewart launches bobsled fundraiser
Each of Canada's national bobsledders is currently self-funded out of necessity, and Mackenzie Stewart is pulling out all the ...
Kaysha Love, Elana Meyers Taylor take monobob gold, bronze at world championships
Elana Meyers Taylor earned bronze, five hundredths behind Nolte. Meyers Taylor, a 40-year-old mom of two, earned an eighth ...