Curtis Tomasevicz

WHISTLER (Reuters) - Steve Holcomb's Night Train thundered into the lead after the first two runs of the Olympic four-man bobsleigh on Friday, fuelling American hopes of a first men's gold in the heavyweight sliding event since 1948.Holcomb, with Justin Olsen, Steve Mesler and brakeman Curtis Tomasevicz wedged in behind him, twice tamed the icy fury of Whistler with immaculate driving to open a 0.40-second lead over Lyndon Rush who was at the controls of Canada I.His second run time of 50.86...Read Full Story

Steven Holcomb said the U.S. bobsled team was going to be a powerhouse this year. He sure seems like a prophet.Holcomb, the reigning four-man bobsled world champion, won the four-man World Cup event at Mount Van Hoevenberg on Sunday, giving the U.S. a 1-2 finish for the second straight day."I've been saying all summer that we have the strongest U.S. team ever," Holcomb said. "I think today shows that we're going to be a real fighting force out there. We're not going to be pushovers like...Read Full Story

WHISTLER (Reuters) - Steve Holcomb's Night Train thundered into the lead after the first run of the Olympic four-man bobsleigh on Friday, fuelling American hopes of a first men's gold in the heavyweight sliding event since 1948.Holcomb, with Justin Olsen, Steve Mesler and brakeman Curtis Tomasevicz wedged in behind him, drove an immaculate line through Whistler's 16 whiplash corners to open up a healthy 0.23 advantage over Lyndon Rush who was at the controls of Canada I.There was hardly a...Read Full Story

WHISTLER (Reuters) - Night Train pilot Steve Holcomb knows that a solid lump of Teutonic granite named Andre Lange is blocking the railroad to Olympic gold this weekend.Holcomb, who shoulders American hopes of a first men's bobsleigh gold since 1948, would not want it any other way and relishes the challenge of trying to outpace the sport's most decorated Olympian in this weekend's four-man.The burly 29-year-old from Utah beat the so called Thuringia Express to win last year's world...Read Full Story

Steven Holcomb of the United States drove to his third straight World Cup four-man bobsled victory of the season Sunday, further cementing himself as the Olympic favorite.Holcomb and his reigning world championship team of Justin Olsen, Steve Mesler and Curt Tomasevicz finished two runs in a combined 1 minute, 50.70 seconds. That was 0.10 of a second ahead of the German sled piloted by defending Olympic champion Andre Lange."Anytime the Americans can win here it's huge," Holcomb said. "The...Read Full Story