U.S. driver Kris Horn found himself alone inside a four-man sled during a World Cup race, hurtling down one of the sport’s most unforgiving tracks without the weight — or help — he needed. The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation broadcast summed it up bluntly: “Absolute nightmare for the driver and for the crew.”

Since 1924, bobsledding has been a mainstay at the Winter Olympics. How does the sport work?

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 for medals at Milan Cortina 2026.

Before the Jamaican bobsled team made its world debut in 1988, its dream of Olympic glory began with a makeshift sled and an unconventional training ground on Mirror Lake in Lake Placid. "I borrowed a buddy's truck, and we took our four-man (team) down to ...

With nobody to maneuver the sled's brakes, Horn had to do so himself

ROME, Italy — When Italian skeleton competitor Mattia Gaspari became the first athlete to test the controversial sliding track for next year's Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, he did so in a sort of tunnel under a temporary roof built of wooden beams and ...

Kaillie Humphries carries the hopes of the USA in next month's Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. The bobsledder won gold for Canada in the two-women bobsled in 2010 and '14. She earned a bronze in 2018.

Redemption Run is a three-part series filmed mainly at the Whistler Sliding Centre (WSC) and produced independently by Tyson Media. It follows Canadian athletes through training in Whistler and Calgary, documents them at World Cup events across Europe, and portrays their performance at the 2025 World Championships in Lake Placid, N.Y.