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Growing up in a village in northern Greenland, Jørgen Kristensen’s closest friends were his stepfather’s sled dogs. Most of his classmates were dark-haired Inuit; he was different. When he was bullied ...

WINNERS. AND THAT WASN’T THE ONLY COMPETITION HELD IN THE LAKES REGION. OVER THE WEEKEND, SEVERAL GRANITE STATERS WERE JOINED BY THEIR FOUR LEGGED FRIENDS FOR THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SLED DOG DERBY.

Sliding face-first on an icy track at speeds up to 80 mph looks dangerous and terrifying. But that's what Olympic skeleton athletes choose to do, run after run. And since there's very little to ...

HUDSON --A crowd of vintage snowmobile enthusiasts took a ride down memory lane Sunday, displaying dozens of classic machines at a vintage snowmobile show and ride in Hudson. "It's just a beautiful ...

Mushers and their sled dogs will hit the trails in Michigan's Upper Peninsula this weekend for a 200-mile race through the snow and ice. The UP 200 dog sled race kicks off in downtown Marquette Friday ...

Uncovering how athletes steer skeleton sled's at the Olympics. Head, shoulders, knees, and toes. The whole body shimmy, yes. I've gone up to eighty three, but some people can go a little bit more.

LEELANAU COUNTY — Northport High School students had fun in the snow Wednesday while testing out sleds they designed and built themselves. The race is part of a project based class put on by teacher ...

Low snow and avalanches that led to the cancellation of Idaho sled dog races the last three years has prompted race organizers to terminate its events going forward.

MCCALL, Idaho — Citing unreliable trails, the Idaho Sled Dog Challenge board of directors has decided "it's time for all good things to come to an end." The iconic sled dog race will no longer be held ...

Athletes in the Olympic luge scream down the icy track at more than 150 km/h, completing the 1,445-m run in less than a minute. At that kind of speed, the tiniest thing can make the difference between ...

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