{
  "id": 17677895,
  "title": "Leonie Fiebig, winner of World Cups with Germany, says she's now racing for USA Bobsled",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/leonie-fiebig-winner-of-world-cups-with-germany-says-shes-now-racing",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-01T21:01:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/leonie-fiebig-winner-world-cups-210124521.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Leonie Fiebig, an accomplished 29-time medalist in World Cup or World Championship competitions for Germany, has announced her switch to racing for the USA Bobsled team. The decision was made public about a month before the start of the season's World Cup schedule. The news had been anticipated for weeks, particularly after Fiebig participated in USA Bobsled's annual push championships last month. In a social media post, Fiebig confirmed, \"It's official. I'll be racing for TEAM USA from now on.\"\n\nThe 36-year-old athlete, who earned her college degree at Memphis, will be eligible to compete in World Cup races, though it remains uncertain whether she will eventually be part of the 2030 U.S. Olympic team. Fiebig did not make the team that represented Germany at the Milan Cortina Olympics in February, leading to speculation about the end of her career with the German federation. This move marks the second significant addition to the U.S. women's program in recent weeks; Kristen Bujnowski, a Canadian pilot with eight World Cup and two world championship medals, also joined the team, contributing to Canada's fifth-place finish in the two-woman bobsled event at the 2022 Beijing Olympics.\n\nFiebig, a push athlete, teamed up with Kim Kalicki to secure Germany's two-woman world title in 2023. She also contributed to Germany's gold medals in nine other World Cup races.",
  "summary": "Leonie Fiebig, a winner of 29 major international medals in either World Cup or world championship competitions, has left the powerhouse German women's bobsled team and will begin sliding for the U.Fiebig made the announcement Sunday, about a month before the start of this season's World Cup schedule.",
  "key_points": [
    "Leonie Fiebig, 29-time medalist for Germany, switches to USA Bobsled.",
    "36-year-old athlete eligible for World Cup races and potential 2030 Olympic team.",
    "Fiebig, a push athlete, won 2023 World Cup two-woman title with Kim Kalicki."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Leonie Fiebig, winner of World Cups with Germany, says she’s now racing for USA Bobsled",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/leonie-fiebig-winner-of-world-cups-with-germany-says-shes-now-racing-17678190",
        "published": "2026-11-01T21:01:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}