Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of 2 to 4 athletes make timed speed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh.

Bobsledding, the sport of sliding down an ice-covered natural or artificial incline on a four-runner sled, called a bobsled, bobsleigh, or bob, that carries either two or four persons. Learn more about the …

Aug 12, 2025 · Discover the history of Olympic bobsled—from its debut in 1924 to the modern era. Explore legendary athletes, medal records, iconic races, and how the sport has evolved across …

Bobsleigh was invented by the Swiss in the late 1860s. A sport in which athletes must have nerves of steel, pilots must navigate high-tech sleds down a narrow, winding track carved into the ice in a race …

Learn about bobsled at the Olympic Winter Games, including its history, event formats and the Team USA roster.

By 1914, bobsled races were taking place on a wide variety of natural ice courses. The first racing sleds were made of wood but were soon replaced by steel sleds that came to be known as bobsleds, so …

May 6, 2025 · The bob, also called bobsledding, is a winter speed sport in which a team of athletes speed down an icy slope in a vehicle called a "bobsled." The discipline is characterized by high …

The greatest ever just keeps getting better. Francesco Friedrich is a world champion once again, winning the two-man race at Mount Van Hoevenberg on Sunday in a down-to-the-wire finish after …

Nov 3, 2024 · Bobsled drivers and crew plummet down a hill on a track or run that's full of twists and turns. A wrong move can cause a dramatic crash. Learn about the athletes who make up a bobsled …

1 day ago · Italian stuntman Giovanni Dibona evaded the pursuit of black-clad assassins on motorcycles, while careening down the sweeping curves of the Olympic bobsled track in Cortina …