The first time U.S. bobsledder Azaria Hill raced down the famed track located in Lake Placid, New York, she thought it “wasn’t that bad.” But there was one small issue with her line of thinking. That run began from the non-Olympic starting point. “On t...
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When Kaillie Humphries and Elana Meyers Taylor went 1-2 in monobob’s Olympic debut at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, their feat became the latest in a long list of historic firsts for U.S. women’s bobsled. Five days later, Meyers Taylor made m...
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As we once again celebrate Black History Month, Team USA takes a look back at some of the history-making performances by U.S. athletes in the Olympic and Paralympic Games. From pushing their sports forward to becoming the first Black Americans to meda...
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Exactly 20 years ago today, the 2002 Olympic Winter Games kicked off with an emotional Opening Ceremony in Salt Lake City. A landmark Paralympic Winter Games followed a few weeks later. Two decades later, much has changed as today’s athletes take part...
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In 2002, Vonetta Flowers became the first African-American woman to ever win a gold medal at a Winter Games. Flowers ...
