Italy continues recruitment drive for bobsleigh and skeleton athletes
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An Italian Winter Sports Federation recruitment campaign for bobsleigh and skeleton teams is set to continue at a test event on Saturday (April 30).
An Italian Winter Sports Federation recruitment campaign for bobsleigh and skeleton teams is set to continue at a test event on Saturday (April 30).
Belgian bobsleigh pilot An Vannieuwenhuyse, who competed at two Olympic Games, has retired from the sport at the age of 31.
Brakeman Shaquille Murray-Lawrence has claimed "deeply-rooted" racism within Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton (BCS) denied him the chance to compete at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
A documentary is set to be released detailing three-time Olympic gold medallist Kaillie Humphries' legal battle with Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton (BCS) and her success competing for the United States at Beijing 2022.
Three-time Olympic bobsleigh gold medallist Bernhard Germeshausen has died at the age of 70 after a battle with serious illness.
Germany's Pyeongchang 2018 champion and Beijing 2022 silver medallist Mariama Jamanka has retired from competitive bobsleigh at the age of 31.
Former bobsledder Chris Stokes will be running for the position of vice-president at the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) after the Jamaica Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (JBSF) nominated him for the role.
Sochi 2014 women's skeleton Olympic bronze medallist Elena Nikitina has claimed that Russian athletes have not received prize money from the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) for the last two seasons.
Tony Nash, the pilot of the only British Olympic bobsleigh team to win the gold medal, has died at the age of 85.
A group of 87 Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton (BCS) athletes have said they will reject a "any unilaterally imposed mediation process" proposed by the organisation, repeating a call for senior officials at the organisation to be step aside while an investigation takes place into alleged governance and culture failings.
The Athletes' Advisory Council of USA Bobsled/Skeleton (USABS) has given its backing to calls from north of the border for the President and high-performance director of Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton (BCS) to resign.
More than 60 current and former athletes have called on Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton (BCS) leaders including President Sarah Storey to resign, citing culture and governance failures.
The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) has suspended the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials following the war in Ukraine.
Swiss motor racing driver Simona de Silvestro has launched a campaign to qualify in the bobsleigh for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo.
Jonas Frei has successfully defended his International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) Para Sport World Championships title in Lillehammer, Norway.