EditorialAlexandra Burghardt, a German bobsledder and sprinter, before the Winter Olympics, in Yanqing, China, Feb. 3, 2022. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times)
EditorialSteven Holcomb, Justin Olsen, Steve Mesler and Curtis Tomasevic celebrate their gold medal in the four-man bobsled competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Feb. 27, 2010. (Chang W. Lee/The New York Times)