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Francesco Friedrich, bobsled and World Championships

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.

ESPN on MSN · 2h

Francesco Friedrich gets 16th bobsled world title with 4-man win

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 Saturday at Mount Van Hoevenberg on the final day of the international bobsled season.

Associated Press News on MSN · 7h

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.

Adirondack Daily Enterprise · 17h

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.

North Country Public Radio · 2d

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.

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

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.

GBH · 4d

Jamaica's bobsled team aims to make history in Lake Placid

Almost 40 years after a Jamaican bobsled team charmed Olympic viewers, the country's program is climbing the ranks and prompting hopes of winning Jamaica's first winter Olympic medal.

CBC.ca · 5h

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.

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Kaysha Love's path to becoming a world bobsled champion had an unlikely ally along the way

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Kaysha Love’s path to becoming a world bobsled champion had an unlikely ally along the way. That would be ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Germans hold 1-2-3 spots midway through 2-man world bobsled championship, with US in medal hunt

Take the season’s biggest races in the sliding sports of bobsled, skeleton and luge, meaning either the Olympics or the world ...

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At the bobsled and skeleton world championships, some moms might make their way to the podium

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — The latest addition to the list of amenities available to athletes at the bobsled and skeleton world championships is a room inside a lodge just down the hill from the finish ...