Olympian and bronze medal winner in the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, Matt Antoine, of Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, warms up before his training run at the track in Lake Placid, New York. Olympic veterans and hopefuls in bobsled and skeleton gathered in Lake Placid, New York leading up to the World Cup Bobsled and Skeleton races held November 9-10, 2017. Results from Lake Placid, one stop along the circuit, will help determine teams for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Three-time olympian, Katie Uhlaender, of Breckenridge, Colorado, waits for the start of her training run in Lake Placid, New York. Olympic veterans and hopefuls in bobsled and skeleton gathered in Lake Placid, New York leading up to the World Cup Bobsled and Skeleton races held November 9-10, 2017. Results from Lake Placid, one stop along the circuit, will help determine teams for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Two-time Olympian in the skeleton, John Daly, from Smithtown, New York, unloads back onto the starting platform in between training runs. Olympic veterans and hopefuls in bobsled and skeleton gathered in Lake Placid, New York leading up to the World Cup Bobsled and Skeleton races held November 9-10, 2017. Results from Lake Placid, one stop along the circuit, will help determine teams for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Two-time Olympian in the skeleton, John Daly, from Smithtown, New York, waits for the start of his training run in Lake Placid, New York. Olympic veterans and hopefuls in bobsled and skeleton gathered in Lake Placid, New York leading up to the World Cup Bobsled and Skeleton races held November 9-10, 2017. Results from Lake Placid, one stop along the circuit, will help determine teams for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

A skeleton racer from Russia warmed up before practice runs. Olympic veterans and hopefuls in bobsled and skeleton from countries around the world gathered in Lake Placid, New York leading up to the World Cup Bobsled and Skeleton races held November 9-10, 2017. Results from Lake Placid, one stop along the circuit, will help determine teams for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

US National team bobsledder, Codie Bascue, does warmups in Lake Placid, New York before the start of training runs. Olympic veterans and hopefuls in bobsled and skeleton gathered in Lake Placid, New York leading up to the World Cup Bobsled and Skeleton races held November 9-10, 2017. Results from Lake Placid, one stop along the circuit, will help determine teams for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Olympic veterans and hopefuls in bobsled and skeleton gathered in Lake Placid, New York leading up to the World Cup Bobsled and Skeleton races held November 9-10, 2017. Results from Lake Placid, one stop along the circuit, will help determine teams for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

The Lake Placid, New York track is known among athletes as one of the more technically challenging courses in the World Cup circuit. Olympic veterans and hopefuls in bobsled and skeleton gathered in Lake Placid, New York leading up to the World Cup Bobsled and Skeleton races held November 9-10, 2017. Results from Lake Placid, one stop along the circuit, will help determine teams for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

A US sled makes its way through curve 10 on the Lake Placid track during training runs. The track is known among athletes as one of the more technically challenging courses in the World Cup circuit. Olympic veterans and hopefuls in bobsled and skeleton gathered in Lake Placid, New York leading up to the World Cup Bobsled and Skeleton races held November 9-10, 2017. Results from Lake Placid, one stop along the circuit, will help determine teams for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Olympic veterans and hopefuls in skeleton from countries around the world took practice runs in Lake Placid, New York leading up to the World Cup Bobsled and Skeleton races held November 9-10, 2017. Results from Lake Placid, one stop along the circuit, will help determine teams for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

A Russian sled makes its way through one of the final curves knowns as 'The Heart' in Lake Placid, New York. The track is known among athletes as one of the more technically challenging courses in the World Cup circuit. Olympic veterans and hopefuls in bobsled and skeleton gathered in Lake Placid, New York leading up to the World Cup Bobsled and Skeleton races held November 9-10, 2017. Results from Lake Placid, one stop along the circuit, will help determine teams for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

The legs of Savanah Graybill, from Denver, Pennsylvania, fly by as she racers down the track during her training run in Lake Placid, New York. Graybill has been a skeleton racer with the US National team since 2011. Olympic veterans and hopefuls in bobsled and skeleton gathered in Lake Placid, New York leading up to the World Cup Bobsled and Skeleton races held November 9-10, 2017. Results from Lake Placid, one stop along the circuit, will help determine teams for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Two-time Olympic medalist and bobsled pilot, Elana Meyers Taylor, does a warm-up routine in Lake Placid, New York, before the start of her training run. Olympic veterans and hopefuls in bobsled and skeleton gathered in Lake Placid, New York leading up to the World Cup Bobsled and Skeleton races held November 9-10, 2017. Results from Lake Placid, one stop along the circuit, will help determine teams for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

2012 Summer Olympian, Ryan Bailey, center, and Carlo Valdes of the U.S. Men's National team, get ready with other bobsled teammates before their training runs at the bobsled track in Lake Placid, New York. Olympic veterans and hopefuls in bobsled and skeleton gathered in Lake Placid, New York leading up to the World Cup Bobsled and Skeleton races held November 9-10, 2017. Results from Lake Placid, one stop along the circuit, will help determine teams for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Two-time Olympic bobsledder, Steve Langton, warms up in preparation for training runs at the bobsled track in Lake Placid, New York. Olympic veterans and hopefuls in bobsled and skeleton gathered in Lake Placid, New York leading up to the World Cup Bobsled and Skeleton races held November 9-10, 2017. Results from Lake Placid, one stop along the circuit, will help determine teams for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Two-time Olympian, Nick Cunningham, left, and US National team member, Samuel McGuffie, push off from the start for their training run in Lake Placid. Olympic veterans and hopefuls in bobsled and skeleton gathered in Lake Placid, New York leading up to the World Cup Bobsled and Skeleton races held November 9-10, 2017. Results from Lake Placid, one stop along the circuit, will help determine teams for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

A member of the Russian national team took a selfie before practice runs near the start of the bobsled and skeleton track. Olympic veterans and hopefuls in bobsled and skeleton from countries around the world gathered in Lake Placid, New York leading up to the World Cup Bobsled and Skeleton races held November 9-10, 2017. Results from Lake Placid, one stop along the circuit, will help determine teams for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Two-time Olympic medalist, Steve Langton, receives a hug while waiting with members of the US National bobsled team for their turn during training runs down the track in Lake Placid, New York. Olympic veterans and hopefuls in bobsled and skeleton gathered in Lake Placid, New York leading up to the World Cup Bobsled and Skeleton races held November 9-10, 2017. Results from Lake Placid, one stop along the circuit, will help determine teams for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Savanah Graybill, from Denver, Pennsylvania, has been a skeleton racer with the US National team since 2011. Olympic veterans and hopefuls in bobsled and skeleton gathered in Lake Placid, New York leading up to the World Cup Bobsled and Skeleton races held November 9-10, 2017. Results from Lake Placid, one stop along the circuit, will help determine teams for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Matt Antoine, of Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, won the bronze medal in skeleton during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Olympic veterans and hopefuls in bobsled and skeleton gathered in Lake Placid, New York leading up to the World Cup Bobsled and Skeleton races held November 9-10, 2017. Results from Lake Placid, one stop along the circuit, will help determine teams for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Katie Uhlaender, of Breckenridge, Colorado, is a three-time Olympian competing in the skeleton since the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino. Olympic veterans and hopefuls in bobsled and skeleton gathered in Lake Placid, New York leading up to the World Cup Bobsled and Skeleton races held November 9-10, 2017. Results from Lake Placid, one stop along the circuit, will help determine teams for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

US National team member, Brittany Reinbolt, clenches her fist while waiting to take the track with teammate Kehri Jones for a training run in Lake Placid. Olympic veterans and hopefuls in bobsled and skeleton gathered in Lake Placid, New York leading up to the World Cup Bobsled and Skeleton races held November 9-10, 2017. Results from Lake Placid, one stop along the circuit, will help determine teams for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Kendall Wesenberg, of Modesto, California, prepares to take her training run on the skeleton track in Lake Placid, New York. Olympic veterans and hopefuls in bobsled and skeleton gathered in Lake Placid, New York leading up to the World Cup Bobsled and Skeleton races held November 9-10, 2017. Results from Lake Placid, one stop along the circuit, will help determine teams for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

A member of the Italian team records a sled as it enters curve 10 on the track. The Lake Placid, New York track is known among athletes as one of the more technically challenging courses in the World Cup circuit. Olympic veterans and hopefuls in bobsled and skeleton gathered in Lake Placid, New York leading up to the World Cup Bobsled and Skeleton races held November 9-10, 2017. Results from Lake Placid, one stop along the circuit, will help determine teams for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

An Italian sled makes its way through Curve 10 on the Lake Placid track. The track is known among athletes as one of the more technically challenging courses in the World Cup circuit. Olympic veterans and hopefuls in bobsled and skeleton gathered in Lake Placid, New York leading up to the World Cup Bobsled and Skeleton races held November 9-10, 2017. Results from Lake Placid, one stop along the circuit, will help determine teams for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

The icy mile-long track on the side of a mountain in Lake Placid, New York is known among its visitors as one of the more technically challenging courses in the World Cup circuit. Olympic veterans and hopefuls in two-person bobsled and the skeleton gathered in Lake Placid for the World Cup Bobsled and Skeleton races, a stop along the circuit and opportunity to help determine teams for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

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