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.

3 days ago · One of the most thrilling competitions at the Winter Olympics is bobsled. The 2026 Milan-Cortina Games will feature athletes from around the world speeding down narrow, icy tracks in …

Jul 24, 2025 · Learn the basics of Olympic bobsled—explore all events (2-man, 4-man, 2-woman, monobob), key rules of racing, how timing and scoring work, and how athletes and teams compete …

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 …

Jan 6, 2026 · The Winter Olympics bobsled competition features four types of races: two-man, four-man, two-woman, and monobob.

Explore news, results, and updates about the Milano Cortina 2026 Bobsled Team. Learn more about Team USA's competing athletes and their Olympic Games experience.

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 …

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 …

3 days ago · U.S. bobsledder Kris Horn survived a frightening ride down the track in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on Sunday, after his three teammates failed to make it into the four-man sled at the start …

3 days ago · The United States also has a rich bobsled history, capturing 28 total Olympic medals, including eight golds. Steven Holcomb led the men's four-man team to gold at the 2010 Winter …