http://www.mail.com/int/subjects/82994-womens-skeleton.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/int/subjects/82994-womens-skeleton.html http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/1946544-russia-faces-action-illegal-skeleton-runners.html LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Skeleton's governing body has threatened disciplinary action against 2014 Winter Olympics host Russia after a racer used illegal equipment at the world championships in January. The FIBT world body explained the issue to member federations Monday in a letter published on the Latvian federation's website. The letter says "imper... Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:52:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/1946544-russia-faces-action-illegal-skeleton-runners.html 2013-03-11T17:52:20Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/1910080-hufner-wins-final-luge-world-cup-meet.html SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Olympic luge champion Tatjana Hufner edged out two other Germans to win the women's singles in the final World Cup meet of the season, a test event for the Sochi Winter Games next year. World champions Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt of Germany won the men's doubles, beating compatriots Peter Penz and Georg Fischer by 0.134 seconds. Olym... Sat, 23 Feb 2013 16:33:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/1910080-hufner-wins-final-luge-world-cup-meet.html 2013-02-23T16:33:13Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/1896262-marion-thees-wins-skeleton-world-cup-title.html SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Marion Thees of Germany won the overall skeleton World Cup title on Saturday, while Noelle Pikus-Pace led an American 1-2 finish on the Sochi Olympics track in the season-ending race. Thees, a two-time world champion, captured the title by four points from compatriot Anja Huber after winning two gold medals, two silvers and a bronze t... Sat, 16 Feb 2013 11:04:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/1896262-marion-thees-wins-skeleton-world-cup-title.html 2013-02-16T11:04:14Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/1895486-humphries-wins-bobsled-world-cup-title.html SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Reigning Olympic and world champion Kaillie Humphries of Canada claimed her maiden overall title in the bobsled World Cup on Friday after finishing third at the season-ending event. The 2006 Olympic champion Sandra Kiriasis of Germany and her brakewoman Franziska Bertels clocked a combined time of 1 minute, 57.19 seconds from two heat... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 21:37:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/1895486-humphries-wins-bobsled-world-cup-title.html 2013-02-15T21:37:05Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/1884656-us-sliders-upset-with-sochi-ice-conditions.html Bobsled and skeleton athletes from the U.S and other nations are upset over ice conditions at the track that will be used for Sochi Olympics, saying it's impairing their ability to get ready for this weekend's World Cup finale and prepare for the 2014 Games. The issue is not about speed, safety or design — everyone's satisfied with those elements — but ra... Mon, 11 Feb 2013 21:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/1884656-us-sliders-upset-with-sochi-ice-conditions.html 2013-02-11T21:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/1861404-shelley-rudman-wins-skeleton-world-title.html ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — Shelley Rudman of Britain won her first skeleton world championship title on Friday, holding off a strong challenge from Noelle Pikus-Pace of the United States. Rudman's one-second lead from the opening two runs Thursday was cut to 0.57 by Pikus-Pace, who was fastest in the final two runs and took silver. "I was a bit more r... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/1861404-shelley-rudman-wins-skeleton-world-title.html 2013-02-01T17:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/1848982-us-jones-win-bob-skeleton-team-gold-worlds.html ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — The United States team, including Olympic 100-meter hurdler Lolo Jones, won gold Sunday in the combined bobsled-skeleton team event at the world championships. Jones was brakewoman for Elana Meyers in the women's bobsled portion of an event which also added times in two-man bob plus men's and women's skeleton. The U.S. edged... Sun, 27 Jan 2013 16:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/1848982-us-jones-win-bob-skeleton-team-gold-worlds.html 2013-01-27T16:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/1829468-russias-nikitina-claims-1st-skeleton-wcup-victory.html IGLS, Austria (AP) — Junior world skeleton champion Elena Nikitina of Russia won a women's World Cup which also counted as the European skeleton title on Friday. It was the 20-year-old Nikitina's first victory in only her third start on the World Cup. Nikitina, who won the junior world title on the same track in December, led after the first heat before f... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 10:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/1829468-russias-nikitina-claims-1st-skeleton-wcup-victory.html 2013-01-18T10:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/1813900-canadas-humphries-wins-bobsled-world-cup-event.html KOENIGSSEE, Germany (AP) — Olympic and world champion Kaillie Humphries of Canada bounced back to win a women's bobsled World Cup event Friday and hand German rival Cathleen Martini her first defeat on the Koenigssee course in three years. Martini beat Humphries last week in Altenberg but the Canadian and her brakewoman Chelsea Valois powered down in snow... Fri, 11 Jan 2013 18:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/1813900-canadas-humphries-wins-bobsled-world-cup-event.html 2013-01-11T18:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/1751822-britains-rudman-wins-skeleton-world-cup-race.html WINTERBERG, Germany (AP) — Shelley Rudman of Britain set a track record to win a World Cup skeleton race Friday. Rudman beat the track record by more than a half second, finishing the two runs in 1:56.30. Anja Huber of Germany trailed by 0.99 seconds, while Noelle Pikus-Pace of the United States was third in 1:57.40. ... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 20:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/1751822-britains-rudman-wins-skeleton-world-cup-race.html 2012-12-07T20:20:00Z