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Lugers slide down Calgary track for perhaps last time as it faces permanent closure
In 1986, former Olympian Bob Gasper was one of the first sliders down Calgary's luge track. On Sunday, he was the last person down the track before it closed — likely for good. [...]
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Canada's skeleton athletes ready to slide back into World Cup action
The 2018-19 Skeleton World Cup season gets underway this weekend in Sigulda, Latvia. Skeleton analyst Helen Upperton thinks the Canadian women can take advantage of a post-Olympics hangover. [...]
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Canadians slide to bronze at luge World Cup in Whistler
Canada captured its first medal of the luge World Cup season on Saturday, sliding to bronze in the team relay. [...]
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Canadians slide to skeleton gold, bronze in weather-shortened race
Elisabeth Vathje was declared the winner of the women's skeleton event in Winterberg, Germany on Sunday in a race that was shortened to one run due to weather conditions. Canadian teammate Mirela Rahn [...]
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Olympic sports roundup: Canadians slide to gold
It was a jam-packed weekend of high-performance sport around the world, with many Canadian athletes in action, including Kaillie Humphries, Elisabeth Vathje, and the luge team relay squad winning Worl [...]
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Cartoon Slide Show: Downhill, Fast, in Sochi
The XXII Olympic Winter Games slide into Sochi this week, and we here at The New Yorker want to do our part to open the competition in good cheer. There's been some unfunny news escaping Russia a [...]
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Cartoon Slide Show: Downhill, Fast, in Sochi : The New Yorker
The XXII Olympic Winter Games slide into Sochi this week, and we here at The New Yorker want to do our part to open the competition in good cheer. There's been some unfunny news escaping Russia a [...]
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