Paralympians in the New York region prepared for the games, but sled hockey players face a serious rivalry over one particular matter.
The Game Isn’t Over Yet The Winter Paralympic Games are set to begin on March 6 in Milan, Italy. Excitingly, a few locals from the New York area will be competing. Among them are Josh Pauls, a 33-year-old sled hockey player from New Jersey and captain of the seven-time world champion team, and his mentor, […]
Kris Horn avoids injury after teammates fail to hit sled in World Cup accident
Bobsledder Chris Horn’s High-Speed Solo Run U.S. bobsledder Chris Horn had a narrow escape after racing down the St. Moritz track on a four-person sled, hitting speeds around 125 miles per hour. It seems he ended up running the course solo after his teammates were unable to board the sled when he entered first, which […]
Sled dogs and rare earths: Our experience in Greenland’s development challenges
Ilrissat, Greenland – Half a day later, I found myself gripping the tired handle of the dog sled as 11 energetic dogs raced across Greenland’s frozen landscape. The wind whipped against our faces, but the musher’s sharp calls—quick bursts of “Yip! Yip!” and a trilled “drrrr!”—cut through the steady crunch of paws on snow. Musher […]
Indiana Jones’ whip sells for $525,000 at auction after the ‘Citizen Kane’ sled fetches $14.75 million
A whip used by Harrison Ford in “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade,” which originally belonged to Princess Diana, has been auctioned off for $525,000. This sale took place on Thursday, following the astounding auction of a Rosebud sled from “Citizen Kane” that fetched $14.75 million, making it one of the costliest props ever sold. […]
Denmark will deploy 2 sled dog teams to help secure Greenland after Trump threatens takeover
Denmark will not turn over. The Nordic nation announced on Tuesday it would beef up Greenland's defenses with $1.5 billion in new resources, including two elite dog sled teams, days after President-elect Donald Trump expressed renewed interest in purchasing the Arctic island. did. Denmark's Defense Minister Trolls Lund Poulsen told the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten that […]
Dog sled racing champion Brent Sass disqualified over sexual assault allegations
A former champion has been disqualified from Alaska’s largest dog sled race after allegedly assaulting multiple women. Brent Sass, 44, who won the 2022 Iditarod Trial Sled Dog Race, was disqualified by the trail committee following charges. Sass has not been charged with any crime, but the decision was made after receiving a letter from […]