Russian luge athletes Roman Repilov and Daria Olesik have qualified for the Milan Cortina Olympics.

Around the world, athletes are throwing their support behind political and social causes, part of a wave of sports activism that has flourished in the years since former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick began taking a knee during games to protest police brutality against Black people.

Natalie Geisenberger is the first three-time Olympic champion in women’s luge.

Mikaela Shiffrin will have to rebound quickly.

It has come up in conversations for four years.

Natalie Geisenberger has made it official: She’s heading to the Beijing Games and seeking a third consecutive Olympic women’s luge gold medal.