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2014 Olympics – Two-Man Bobsled

February 17, 2014 ken 0

From Sochi, Russia Home-ice again prevailed in a sliding sport, with Alexander Zubkov leading all four heats of two-man bobsled to win gold. The Russian set the track record en route to a first place […]

2014 Olympics – Two-Man Bobsled – Heats 1 & 2

February 16, 2014 ken 0

From Sochi, Russia Much like with their men’s skeleton counterparts, the men’s bobsled race appears to have a “home ice advantage” feel to it. Alexander Zubkov leads European champion Beat Hefti by .32 seconds. The […]

2014 Olympics – Men’s Skeleton

February 15, 2014 ken 0

From Sochi, Russia Coming into the final day of skeleton, Alexander Tretyakov just needed to be clean to take a gold medal on his home track. Latvian standout Martins Dukurs, coming off a 2010 Olympics […]

2014 Olympics – Women’s Skeleton

February 14, 2014 ken 0

From Sochi, Russia The entire 2013/2014 FIBT season was dominated by two women: Lizzy Yarnold and Noelle Pikus-Pace. Coming into the second day of women’s skeleton, Yarnold saw herself with a solid lead over Pikus-Pace […]

2014 Olympics – Men’s Skeleton – Heats 1 & 2

February 14, 2014 ken 0

From Sochi, Russia Everyone expected a battle between World Cup champion Martins Dukurs and the Russian Rocket Alexander Tretyakov. The Russian, on home ice, has made it a little less of a battle and more […]