John Napier and his teammates' final push of the Olympics didn't come on ice but in a gravel parking lot. Pulled from the four-man competition because of a neck injury, Napier and the rest of his USA-2 crew lifted their covered bobsled ...

Austria's men look to salvage their alpine reputation with a last crack at Olympic gold in the men's slalom on Saturday as hosts Canada try and cling onto their lead at the top of the medals table. On the penultimate day of the Vancouver Games, the Canadians have 10 gold, one clear of Germany and two ahead of ...

WHISTLER (Reuters) - Steve Holcomb's Night Train thundered into the lead after the first two runs of the Olympic four-man bobsleigh on Friday, fuelling American hopes of a first men's gold in the heavyweight sliding event since 1948. Holcomb, with Justin Olsen, Steve Mesler and brakeman Curtis Tomasevicz wedged in behind him, twice tamed the icy fury of Whistler ...

Citius, Altius, Fortius - faster, higher, stronger has been the Olympic motto since the 1924 Games in Paris, but has the time come for the brakes to be applied to the danger-seekers? In the wake of a Georgian luger's death at this year's Winter Olympics, the question is being asked: "When is fast too fast?" Maybe when it results ...