Olympic sliding season begins with high expectations for U.S.

Lake Placid, N.Y. • The scene following just about every World Cup women's bobsled race last season looked something like this: Elana Meyers Taylor and Jamie Greubel Poser on the podium, both American women celebrating yet another medal as they waved a bouquet of flowers into the frosty air.They're hoping to reprise that a few times this winter — all the way to the Pyeongchang Olympics.The World Cup sliding season starts Thursday for bobsled and skeleton, and racing on the home ice of