He nearly quit after Beijing. Now the two-time world champion is in Cortina as Britain’s strongest contender ...

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Team USA's Austin Florian of Southington, Conn., adjusts his helmet as he prepares to take part in the skeleton men's ...

With the 2026 Winter Olympics underway, here's a guide on the high-speed sledding sports: luge, skeleton and bobsleigh.

Austin Florian is the reigning IBSF World Champion in mixed team skeleton racing with American partner Mystique Ro.

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Former U.S. skeleton athlete John Daly was once asked why anyone would decide to hurl themselves, head first, down an ice-coated mountainside chute on a thin sled with no safety equipment other than a ...

To understand Florian's achievement, it’s essential to grasp what skeleton racing entails. Unlike the luge, where athletes ride feet-first, skeleton competitors navigate the icy track on their ...

Channel 11 previously told you that Daniel Barefoot, 35, a Johnstown-area native and Penn State alum, had qualified for the U.S. skeleton sled racing roster.

There is a level of intense concentration and calm as Pocatello native Andy Whittier tears down a frozen track accelerating to speeds of over 80 mph with his face centimeters from the ice.