US EditionCanadian Olympic bobsled team named for Milan Cortina Games in February
Selections were based on recent World Cup podiums and top-six finishes, with Canada entering three two-woman sleds and two sleds in other bobsled events.
- On Friday, the Canadian Olympic Committee officially nominated its bobsled team for Milano Cortina, allocating three sleds in two-woman and two sleds in monobob, two-man, and four-man events.
- Selection decisions reflected recent circuit results, including North American Cup success as Jay Dearborn reached the podium in 12 of 14 North American Cup races and Taylor Austin posted a season-best sixth in a World Cup four-man at Altenberg.
- On the men's side, Taylor Austin and Jay Dearborn will serve as pilots, while the women's lineup features Cynthia Appiah, Melissa Lotholz, and Bianca Ribi, with Appiah and Lotholz also entered in monobob; crew includes Keaton Bruggeling, Kelsey Mitchell, and Dawn Richardson-Wilson.
- The roster supports Team Canada’s medal prospects, which have included 18 Olympic bobsled medals since 1964, and marks milestones like Ribi's debut and Richardson-Wilson's return.
- Bianca Ribi's rise from firefighter to World Cup gold medallist adds an unusual storyline, while Cynthia Appiah captured a World Cup silver earlier this month and competed on Jeopardy!.
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Canadian Olympic bobsled team named for Milan Cortina Games in February
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Canadian Olympic bobsled team named for Milan Cortina Games in February – 105.9 The Region
CALGARY — The Canadian Olympic Committee officially nominated its bobsled team for the upcoming Milan Cortina Games on Friday. Canada will have three sleds for the two-woman event, and two sleds for each of the women’s monobob, two-man and four-man events. Toronto’s Cynthia Appiah, Melissa Lotholz of Barrhead, Alta., and Canada’s Bianca Ribi will all pilot sleds, with Appiah and Lotholz also competing in monobob. Kelsey Mitchell of Sherwood Park…
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