Francesco Friedrich, bobsled and World Championships

Francesco Friedrich of Germany wins 16th world bobsled championship, taking 4-man in Lake Placid
Francesco Friedrich won every championship he could in bobsledding this season. The German great is now a world champion for the 16th time, capping off his seventh four-man world title on Saturday at Mount Van Hoevenberg on the final day of the international bobsled season.
Francesco Friedrich adds to bobsled legend with another World Championships sweep
German Francesco Friedrich won a record-extending 16th men's bobsled world title, while Laura Nolte led a German medals sweep of the two-woman event to end the World Championships in Lake Placid, New York.
Francesco Friedrich gets 16th bobsled world title with 4-man win
Francesco Friedrich won every championship he could in bobsledding this season. The German great is now a world champion for the 16th time, capping off his seventh four-man world title Saturday at Mount Van Hoevenberg on the final day of the international bobsled season.
Friedrich leads 4-man world bobsled title race as weather takes its toll on Lake Placid track
Friedrich — a 15-time world champion, with nine two-man golds and four two-man golds on his resume along with two more Olympic golds in both disciplines — was going to be the leader anyway. His one-run time is 54.23 seconds, with Lochner (54.52) second and Britain's Brad Hall (54.54) third.
Friedrich leads 4-man world bobsled title race
Germany’s Francesco Friedrich is well on his way to another world bobsled title. And that was about the only predictable development in the four-man world championship race that started Friday at Mount Van Hoevenberg.
Strength and skill on display at Bobsled & Skeleton World Champs in Lake Placid
Lake Placid is hosting the World Championships for bobsled and skeleton. Races started last weekend and continue on Friday and Saturday.
Friedrich wins 16th bobsleigh world title, taking 4-man in Lake Placid
Germany's Francesco Friedrich is now a world champion for the 16th time, capping off his seventh four-man world title Saturday at Mount Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid, N.Y., on the final day of the international bobsleigh season.
Kaysha Love's path to becoming a world bobsled champion had an unlikely ally along the way
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Kaysha Love’s path to becoming a world bobsled champion had an unlikely ally along the way. That would be ...
Del Duca finishes fourth in 4-man competition at Bobsled World Championships
Heat 4 saw Del Duca's fastest start time at 5 seconds flat. The top American team ended with a time of 55.55, but were able to move ahead of one of the German teams for a 4th place finish overall. Del ...
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Mackenzie Stewart launches bobsled fundraiser
Each of Canada's national bobsledders is currently self-funded out of necessity, and Mackenzie Stewart is pulling out all the ...
Germans hold 1-2-3 spots midway through 2-man world bobsled championship, with US in medal hunt
Take the season’s biggest races in the sliding sports of bobsled, skeleton and luge, meaning either the Olympics or the world ...
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At the bobsled and skeleton world championships, some moms might make their way to the podium
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — The latest addition to the list of amenities available to athletes at the bobsled and skeleton world championships is a room inside a lodge just down the hill from the finish ...
Kaysha Love, Elana Meyers Taylor take monobob gold, bronze at world championships
Elana Meyers Taylor earned bronze, five hundredths behind Nolte. Meyers Taylor, a 40-year-old mom of two, earned an eighth ...
Moms may find way to podium at bobsled, skeleton worlds
The latest addition to the list of amenities available to athletes at the bobsled and skeleton world championships is a room ...
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Bobsled great gave Love tips on way to world win
Fast forward to Sunday’s IBSF World Championships, where Friedrich won the world two-man title, his 15th world championship.