Kripps

CALGARY — Canada's Olympic bobsled champion Justin Kripps is becoming a coach. The 35-year-old from Summerland, B.C., is joining the national bobsled team as the program's new technical coach. The move comes two weeks after Kripps…

Canada's Olympic bobsleigh champion Justin Kripps is becoming a coach.The 35-year-old from Summerland, B.C., is joining the national bobsleigh team as the program's new technical coach. The move comes two weeks after Kripps announced he was…

Olympic champion Justin Kripps has thrown his weight behind Canadian bobsled and skeleton athletes who are demanding change in their national sport organization, saying they “can’t move forward until there is change at the top.” In an…

Olympic champion Justin Kripps has thrown his weight behind Canadian bobsled and skeleton athletes who are demanding change in their national sport organization, saying they "can't move forward until there is change at the top." In an…

Given the widespread German bobsleigh dominance at the Beijing Olympics, it was going to be a tall order for Canada's Justin Kripps to land on the four-man podium. But the Summerland, B.C., native did just that — with just sixth…

We’re down to the final day of the Beijing Olympics. The Closing Ceremony starts at 6:30 a.m. ET on Sunday, with speedskater Isabelle Weidemann named as Canada’s flag-bearer. Here are some stories to watch on Day 16.…

It was a big ask, even for the 2018 Olympic bobsleigh co-champion. Tenth before the final two runs in Beijing, Canadian pilot Justin Kripps and brakeman Cam Stones probably needed a season-best performance, plus help from others, to make a…

After piloting his two-man sled to glory at the Pyeongchang Olympics, Justin Kripps turned his attention to perfecting his four-man driving. Kripps headlines Canada’s 18-member bobsled team for the Beijing Olympic Games, and the…

Francesco Friedrich of Germany has clinched the World Cup four-man overall season championship with one race remaining, after getting a relatively easy win on Sunday at home in Winterberg. It was Friedrich's 14th consecutive international…

Justin Kripps and Cam Stones responded in a big way to last weekend's eighth-place finish in Latvia, sliding to a bronze medal in 2-man bobsleigh on Saturday in Winterberg, Germany. The Canadians stopped the clock in one minute 50.63…