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It wasn't so long ago that Seun Adigun, Ngozi Onwumere and Akuoma Omeoga had never set foot in a bobsled. Now the Nigerian-Americans are on their way to the 2018 Olympics to represent Nigeria -- a first for the country.
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Bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor's playlist
Last month, Elana Meyers Taylor was named the Women's Sports Foundation's newest president. Last week, Meyers Taylor snapped a 24-win streak in bobsled. Is it any surprise her go-to song is "Run the World"?
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Friedrich wins 10th of 12 WCup bobsled races
Germany's Francesco Friedrich
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U.S. bobsledder ends German win streak at 24
Elana Meyers Taylor and push athlete Lauren Gibbs ended Germany's 24-race bobsled win streak to give the U.S. its first World Cup gold medal in any sliding sport this season.
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Doping ban leads Russian bobsled prez to resign
Alexander Zubkov is resigning as president of the Russian bobsled federation after being banned for two years for doping at the Olympics, but left the door open to a return once his suspension ends.
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Friedrich leads Germany to another bobsled win
Francesco Friedrich drove his four-man bobsled team to victory on Sunday, keeping Germany unbeaten in World Cup races this season.
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Bobsled champ Humphries alleges harassment
Canadian bobsledder Kaillie Humphries told the CBC that she has filed a harassment complaint with Canadian officials, which is why the Olympic champion isn't competing in World Cup races this season.
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Lochner leads Germany to another bobsled win
Johannes Lochner drove his four-man bobsled team to victory on Sunday, keeping Germany unbeaten in World Cup races this season.
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Meyers Taylor, Kwaza earn silver in bobsled
Americans Elana Meyers Taylor and Lake Kwaza have medaled in all three races they've been together this season with Saturday's silver and bronze in two others.
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Germany improves to 9-0 in bobsled this season
With a win in the four-man, Germany improves to a perfect 9-for-9 in World Cup bobsled events this season.
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Bobsled body bans 5 Russians amid Sochi fallout
Russian bobsled federation president Alexander Zubkov is among five Russians provisionally suspended by the International Bobsled and Skeleton Federation for doping in fallout from the Sochi Olympics.
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Friedrich wins 2nd bobsled WCup gold in 2 days
Francesco Friedrich of Germany, with brakeman Martin Grothkopp, held on to win his second World Cup two-man bobsled gold medal in as many days.
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Russia appeal fights alleged doper keeping golds
The Russian Olympic Committee has appealed a Moscow court ruling that sought to overturn a doping disqualification against a double gold medalist from the Sochi Winter Olympics.
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Nigeria's Simi Adeagbo sets her sights on Beijing 2022
Simidele Adeagbo, who made Nigeria's Winter Olympic debut this year in PyeongChang, is back on the ice for a new Skeleton season, with an eye to the 2022 edition in Beijing.
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Olympic bobsledder Greubel Poser retiring
Jamie Greubel Poser, 34, has been to two Olympics with the women's bobsled team, won bronze at the Sochi Games and won a World Cup championship. She announced her retirement Friday, saying it's time to start a new chapter of her life.
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Settlement ends doping case against Sergeeva
One of the four doping cases at the Pyeongchang Olympics has been closed in an agreement between bobsled's governing body and Russian driver Nadezhda Sergeeva.
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7 medal events added to 2022 Winter Games
The International Olympic Committee has added seven events to the 2022 Beijing Winter Games, creating a program of 109 gold medals.
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Kohn to coach national team for USA Bobsled
Olympic medalist Mike Kohn will coach the national team for USA Bobsled, and medalist Shauna Rohbock will serve as an assistant.
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Germany wins 4-man gold to complete sweep
Francesco Friedrich piloted Germany to a sweep of the two-man and four-man bobsledding gold medals, becoming the fifth German to record the achievement. Sunday's win in the four-man competition completed the country's three-event gold-medal sweep.
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Russian bobsledder admits to doping at games
A Russian bobsledder who tested positive for a banned substance at the Pyeongchang Olympics has admitted to doping and has been disqualified from the games.
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Russian bobsledder Sergeeva fails doping test
A second Russian athlete, bobsledder Nadezhda Sergeeva, has failed a doping test at the Pyeongchang Games, a day before the International Olympic Committee's executive board is to decide whether to reinstate the country for Sunday's closing ceremony.
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Germany wins bobsled gold, denying Americans
Germany's Mariama Jamanka drove to gold in the women's bobsled event at the Pyeongchang Games on Wednesday night, adding to her country's dominant showing at the sliding track. Elana Meyers Taylor and Lauren Gibbs of the U.S. were second in 3:22.52.
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Germany claim bobsled gold, Nigeria bag the hearts
Germany may have won the women's bobsled gold in PyeongChang, but Nigeria won hearts around the world, and a last-place finish will not diminish their incredible story, or their place in Winter Olympics history.
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'We're showing people that anyone can do anything'
Seun Adigun, Akuoma Omeoga and Ngozi Onwumere are a testament that there's no such thing as impossible. The Nigerian-Americans went from zero knowledge of bobsled to the track in Pyeongchang -- and landed in the record books for Africa.
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Nigeria make bobsled debut on lightning-quick track
One of the most absorbing and highly-anticipated tales of the PyeongChang Winter Games finally came to the fore on Tuesday, as the Nigeria women's bobsled team took to the track in heats one and two, to become Africa's first Olympic bobsledders.
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Total Medal Leaders
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NOR - 31
GER - 29
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- Gold14NORGER
14 CAN11 - Silver14NORGER
10 CAN8 - Bronze11NORCAN
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OAR9
Total Medal Leaders
- 5Bjørgen
- 4
Kalla - 4Nilsson
- Gold3Klæbo
Fourcade3 Bjørgen2 - Silver3KallaBolshunov
3 Nilsson2 - Bronze2BjørgenJohansson
2 Bescond2
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ESPN India awards jury speak - Ashish Ballal explains his choices
Asian Games gold medal winning hockey goalkeeper, Ashish Ballal, part of the jury for the ESPN India Awards 2018, explains his choices in each category.
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Indian athletes look to impress in Doha as Tokyo 2020 draws closer
The Asian Athletics Championships in April, followed by the World Championships in September, will both offer a window into how India's athletes are shaping up for the 2020 Tokyo Games.
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Team Sky to officially become Team INEOS
Team Sky have officially become Team INEOS after Sky and 21st Century Fox agreed to a sale, it was confirmed on Tuesday.
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Japan Olympic Committee chief Tsunekazu Takeda to step down amid suspected corruption
Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) chief Tsunekazu Takeda, who is under investigation for suspected corruption, said on Tuesday he will step down from his position when his term ends in June and resign from the International Olympic Committee.
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ESPN India awards jury speak: Chetan Baboor explains his choices
Four-time national TT champion Chetan Baboor, part of the jury for the ESPN India Awards 2018, explains his choices in each category.
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ESPN India Awards 2018: Chhetri, Hima and other nominees that narrowly missed out
Here's a list of the best nominations that almost made the final cut and could well have even won their respective categories in a leaner year.
