Ice dance gold for Belbin-Agosto Posted Nov 15 3:17p ET By Barry Wilner, Associated Press Americans Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto completed their dominant run through Skate America, winning their fifth ice dance title at Skate America. Skating to 'Ave Maria' and 'Amen', the 2006 Olympic silver medalists captured the free dance competition, giving the pair a sweep of all three portions of the ice dance in Lake Placid.
For Daly, Olympic skeleton shot surprised himself Posted Nov 11 12:56p ET When the first World Cup skeleton race of the season opens Nov. 12, many of the most accomplished sliders in the sport will be on the starting line. Smithtown, N.Y. native John Daly will also be there to make his World Cup debut.
U.S. bobsled, skeleton teams slide for causes Posted Nov 16 6:52a ET Several USBSF athletes are raising awareness for charitable and research organizations, including the American Cancer Society, the National Breast Cancer Foundation, and more.
U.S. skeleton, bobsled teams sliding for causes Posted Nov 14 11:56a ET Knowing plenty of eyes will be on their sleds during the Olympic
season, the U.S. bobsled and skeleton teams have come up with a way to
capitalize. They're sliding for causes this winter.
Kim wins despite Flatt performance Posted Nov 15 12:59p ET By Barry Wilner, Associated Press Kim Yu-Na of South Korea called her free skate performance 'terrible.' But on the heels of her world-record short program it was still good enough to earn her a commanding victory at Skate America. Rachael Flatt, 17, of the U.S. won the free skate with a tremendous program and finished second overall, 13.07 points behind Kim.
Lysacek: Like a man among boys Posted Nov 14 8:03p ET By Barry Wilner, Associated Press World champion Evan Lysacek vastly improved upon his performance at the Cup of China a few weeks ago and skated to a dominant victory at Skate America on Saturday. Lysacek won by over 30 points, scoring a season-best 237.72 points. Watch the final day of competition LIVE from Lake Placid on Sunday on Universal Sports TV and NBC.
Germans go 1-2, USA goes 3-4 in women’s bobsled Posted Nov 13 5:33p ET Germany's Cathleen Martini, who won last year's season-ending World Cup race on the Olympic track in Park City, has picked up where she left off, taking Friday's (Nov. 13) women's bobsled opener by 0.20 seconds ahead of compatriot Sandra Kiriasis. The U.S. put three sleds in the top nine, including Erin Pac in third.
China's duo take lead after short program Posted Nov 13 6:01p ET By Associated Press China's Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo took strong control of their destiny at Skate America with a 12.66-point lead over the rest of the pairs skaters. Americans Keauna McLaughlin and Rockne Brubaker were well behind in fourth place.
What to watch this weekend Posted Nov 13 11:21a ET The winter sports season is in full swing and Universal Sports TV has it covered, from Levi, Finland, to Lake Placid, N.Y. Check out the best events to watch and what time you can see them on Universal Sports TV.
Holcomb sets out in defense of world bobsled gold Posted Nov 13 11:35a ET After winning the four-man title at March's 2009 world championships --
the first U.S. gold in the event at the worlds since 1959 -- driver
Steven Holcomb and his team head into this weekend's season-opening
bobsled World Cup in Park City, Utah, as marked men.
Gorgone nabs PGS win in Copper Posted Nov 12 10:15p ET By U.S. Snowboarding In a tune-up of sorts for the United States Olympic qualifying process that begins in the first week of December, Michelle Gorgone of the U.S. won an internationally competitive parallel giant slalom race at Copper Mountain in Colorado. On the men's side, 2006 Olympic silver medalist Simon Schoch of Switzerland came in first, followed by Americans Justin Reiter and Adam Smith.
