{"id":457474,"date":"2026-02-09T02:37:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T02:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/457474\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T02:37:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T02:37:09","slug":"usa-bobsled-may-have-1-sled-in-olympic-2-man-for-1st-time-after-kris-horn-loses-his-appeal-to-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/457474\/","title":{"rendered":"USA Bobsled may have 1 sled in Olympic 2-man for 1st time, after Kris Horn loses his appeal to race"},"content":{"rendered":"

CORTINA D\u2019AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) \u2014 The U.S. may have only one sled in an Olympic two-man bobsled competition<\/a> for the first time in the nearly century-long history of the event, after the sport\u2019s governing body denied an appeal to give American driver Kris Horn a spot in that event at the Milan Cortina Games<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"FILEFILE – Kristopher Horn and Carsten Vissering of the United States arrive at the finish during the 2-man bobsled, at the Bobsled World Cup in Innsbruck, Austria, Nov. 29, 2025.(Matthias Schrader | AP Photo\/Matthias Schrader, File)<\/p>\n

Horn finished only four two-man races this season, and International Bobsled and Skeleton Federation rules required five finishes for Olympic eligibility. Horn and USA Bobsled appealed on several points, including how the World Cup schedule had one fewer race this year than many other Olympic seasons and how his training schedule before a race weekend in Latvia this season was limited compared to other pilots.<\/p>\n

But the IBSF\u2019s appeals tribunal ruled last week that the five-race minimum cannot be ignored even though USA Bobsled earned two spots in the two-man Olympic field. Those spots are given to nations, not individual drivers. And that meant Horn can\u2019t qualify.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe rules are clear,\u201d the appeals tribunal said in the ruling, a copy of which was obtained by The Associated Press.<\/p>\n

Horn will compete in the four-man event at the Olympics, as will USA-1 pilot Frank Del Duca \u2014 one of the U.S. flag bearers for the opening ceremony of these Milan Cortina Games. But Del Duca, for now, appears to be the only American pilot in the two-man race.<\/p>\n

The U.S. has won seven Olympic medals in the two-man event: gold and bronze in 1932, gold and bronze again in 1936, bronze in 1948, silver in 1952 and, most recently, a silver by Steven Holcomb and Steven Langton at the Sochi Games in 2014.<\/p>\n

The Americans have been part of all 21 previous Olympic two-man races, with two sleds in those fields on 17 occasions and three sleds four other times.<\/p>\n

Horn earned some notoriety last month when he and his team had issues loading into their four-man sled for a run at St. Moritz, Switzerland. Horn\u2019s three push athletes unsuccessfully tried to get in,<\/a> leaving him to drive down the track himself and then needing to scurry backward after crossing the finish to pull the brakes and avoid what could have been a tragic crash.<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

AP Olympics: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/milan-cortina-2026-winter-olympics<\/a><\/p>\n

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