Bobsled costs are skyrocketing. Can the U.S. keep up in a bedrock Olympic sport?

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — When Frank Del Duca decided to commit to bobsled, the former Division-I track walk-on sold his dream car, an Audi TT, and his beloved mountain bike to fund his Olympic dream, moves that befuddled his family. A decade later, the amount he needed to start his new sport, around $10,000-15,000, seems quaint. Much has been made in the last six years about rising costs across the world with everyday items. Athletes are feeling those increased prices too — with milk, eggs and