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Steven Holcomb, the longtime USbobsledding star who wonthree Olympic medals after beating a disease that nearly robbed him of his eyesight, was found dead in Lake Placid, New York, on Saturday at the age of 37.

The USOlympic Committee and USA Bobsled and Skeleton announced his death, the cause of which remains unclear. However, officials said there were no immediate indications of foul play. An autopsy was tentatively scheduled for Sunday.

The native of Park City, Utah, was a three-time Olympian, and his signature moment came at the 2010 Vancouver Games when he piloted his four-man sled to a win that snapped a 62-year drought for the US in bobsled's signature race.

"It would be easy to focus on the loss in terms of his Olympic medals and enormous athletic contributions to the organisation, but USA Bobsled and Skeleton is a family and right now we are trying to come to grips with the loss of our teammate, our brother and our friend," said Darrin Steele, the federation's CEO who had known Holcomb for two decades.

Holcomb also won bronze medals in both two- and four-man events at the Sochi Games in 2014, and was expected to be part of the 2018 USOlympic team headed to the Pyeongchang Games.

He was also a former world champion in both two-man and four-man competition.

"The entire Olympic family is shocked and saddened by the incredibly tragic loss today of Steven Holcomb," USOlympic Committee CEO Scott Blackmun said. "Steve was a tremendous athlete and even better person, and his perseverance and achievements were an inspiration to us all. Our thoughts and prayers are with Steve's family and the entire bobsledding community."

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US Olympic bobsledder Steven Holcomb, a three-time medalist, found dead at 37 - Telegraph.co.uk

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