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IBSF World Championships 2019 – Four-man
The Four-man competition at the IBSF World Championships 2019 was held on March 8 and 9, 2019. Results The first two runs were started on March 8 at 17:04 and the final two runs on March 9 at 17:04. References {{DEFAULTSORT:IBSF World Championships 2019 - Four-man Four-man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whistler Sliding Centre
The Whistler Sliding Centre () is a Canadian bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton (sport), skeleton track located in Whistler, British Columbia, that is north of Vancouver. The centre is part of the Whistler Blackcomb resort, which comprises two ski mountains separated by Fitzsimmons Creek. Located on the lowermost slope of the northern mountain (Blackcomb Mountain), Whistler Sliding Centre hosted the bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton (sport), skeleton competitions for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Design work started in late 2004 with construction taking place from June 2005 to December 2007. Bobsledders Pierre Lueders and Justin Kripps of Canada took the first run on the track on 19 December 2007. Certification took place in March 2008 with over 200 runs from six different start houses (the place where the sleds start their runs), and was approved both by the International Bobsleigh and Tobogganing Federation (FIBT) and the International Luge Federation (FIL). Training runs took place in late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jānis Strenga
Janis Strenga (born 5 February 1986) is a former Latvian bobsledder, brakeman who has competed since 2008. Career He won a gold medal in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships 2016 in Igls, Austria (with pilot Oskars Melbārdis, Daumants Dreiškens and Arvis Vilkaste). It was the first ever World Championships gold medal in bobsled for Latvia. He also won a bronze medal in the four-man event at FIBT World Championships 2015 in Winterberg, Germany as well as 2012 World Junior Championship title at both two-man and four-man events. Strenga competed in 2014 Winter Olympics at Sochi and won a gold medal in the four-man event. He became the four-man European Champion in 2015 and finished 3rd in the four-man event in 2016 Bobsleigh European Championship The European Bobsleigh and Skeleton Championships are the main bobsleigh and skeleton championships in Europe. The first bobsleigh European Championships with two-man event was held in 1929 in Davos, Switzerland. How ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IBSF World Championships 2020 – Four-man
The Four-man competition at the IBSF World Championships 2020 The 2020 IBSF World Championships (bobsleigh and skeleton), IBSF World Championships were held in Altenberg, Saxony, Altenberg, Germany from 21 February to 1 March 2020. This World Championships saw the introduction of a skeleton (sport), skele ... was held on 29 February and 1 March 2020. Results The first two runs were started on 29 February at 13:34. The last two runs were held on 1 March at 13:04. References {{DEFAULTSORT:IBSF World Championships 2020 - Four-man Four-man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IBSF World Championships 2017 – Four-man
The Four-man competition at the 2017 World Championships was held on 25 and 26 February 2017. Results The first two runs were held on 25 February 2017 and the last two runs on 26 February 2017. References {{DEFAULTSORT:IBSF World Championships 2017 - Four-man Four-man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Coakwell
Benjamin Coakwell (born June 25, 1987) is a Canadian Olympic bobsledder. He is a former Canadian football running back, who played CIS football with the Saskatchewan Huskies The Saskatchewan Huskies are the athletics teams representing the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The university began their athletics program in 1907 and has competed with others since 1911. They currently compete in eli .... Career In January 2022, Coakwell was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team, his third games. Coakwell would go onto win the bronze medal in the Four-man event. References External links * * * * * 1987 births Living people Bobsledders at the 2014 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 2018 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 2022 Winter Olympics Canadian male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders for Canada Players of Canadian football from Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Huskies football players Sportspeople from Regina, Saskatchewan Olympic bronze meda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameron Stones
Cameron Stones (born 5 January 1992) is a Canadian bobsledder. He competed in the four-man event at the 2018 Winter Olympics The 2018 Winter Olympics (), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (; ) and also known as PyeongChang 2018 (), were an international winter multi-sport event held between 9 and 25 February 2018 in Pyeongchang County, South Ko .... In January 2022, Stones was named in Canada's 2022 Olympic team. Stones would go onto win the bronze medal in the Four-man event. On August 25, 2022, Stones announced his retirement from the sport. References External links * * * * 1992 births Living people Canadian male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders for Canada Bobsledders at the 2018 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 2022 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Oshawa Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Olympic medalists in bobsleigh Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics 21st-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-bobsleigh-bio-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Sommer
Ryan Sommer (born August 27, 1993) is a Canadian bobsledder. Career He participated at the IBSF World Championships 2019, winning a medal in the four-man event. In January 2022, Sommer was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team. Sommer would go onto win the bronze medal in the Four-man event. On August 25, 2022, Sommer announced his retirement from the sport. Personal life Sommer is married to Canadian hockey player Blayre Turnbull. References External links * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sommer, Ryan 1993 births Living people Canadian male bobsledders Bobsledders at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic bobsledders for Canada Olympic medalists in bobsleigh Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics 21st-century Canadian sportsmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justin Kripps
Justin Kripps (born January 6, 1987) is a Canadian bobsledder and an Olympic champion in two-man bobsleigh following his gold medal win at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Kripps won a silver medal in the two-man event at the 2017 World Championships and a bronze in the mixed team event at the 2012 World Championships. He has competed in the sport since 2006 and has many World Cup podiums. During the 2017–18 Bobsleigh World Cup, he finished the season first in the two-man and overall, to win the Crystal Globe as overall champion. Career Kripps entered the sport of bobsledding in 2006 at the age of 19 when he participated in a testing camp. He had competed in athletics at Simon Fraser University where Kripps led the 4 × 100 m team (Justin Kripps, Neal Hurtubise, Rob Drapala, Brett Robinson) to All-American honors and a school record at the 2005 NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Louisville, Kentucky (SFU Athletics, 2009 & NAIA 2005). Kripps en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arvis Vilkaste
Arvis Vilkaste (born 8 April 1989) is a Latvian bobsledder, brakeman who has competed since 2010. He won a gold medal in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships 2016 in Igls, Austria (with pilot Oskars Melbārdis, Daumants Dreiškens and Jānis Strenga). It was the first ever World Championships gold medal in bobsled for Latvia. He also won a bronze medal in the four-man event at FIBT World Championships 2015 in Winterberg, Germany as well as 2012 World Junior Championship title in the four-man event. Vilkaste competed in 2014 Winter Olympics at Sochi and won a silver medal in the four-man event. He became the four-man European Champion in 2015 and finished 3rd in the four-man event in 2016 Bobsleigh European Championship The European Bobsleigh and Skeleton Championships are the main bobsleigh and skeleton championships in Europe. The first bobsleigh European Championships with two-man event was held in 1929 in Davos, Switzerland. However, as Bobsleigh World Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whistler, British Columbia
Whistler (, ; , ) is a resort municipality in Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, British Columbia, Canada. It is located in the southern Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains, approximately north of Vancouver and south of Pemberton, British Columbia, Pemberton. It has a permanent population of approximately 13,982 (2021), as well as a larger but rotating population of seasonal workers. Over two million people visit Whistler annually, primarily for alpine skiing and snowboarding and, in the summer, mountain biking at Whistler Blackcomb. Its pedestrian village has won numerous design awards, and Whistler has been voted among the top destinations in North America by major ski magazines since the mid-1990s. During the 2010 Winter Olympics, Whistler hosted most of the alpine, Nordic skiing, Nordic, luge, skeleton (sport), skeleton, and bobsleigh, bobsled events. History The Whistler Valley is located around the pass between the headwaters of the Green River (British Columbia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matīss Miknis
Matīss Miknis (born 29 December 1992) is a Latvian bobsledder who competed for Latvia at the 2018 Winter Olympics. References External links * * 1992 births Latvian male bobsledders Living people Bobsledders at the 2018 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic bobsledders for Latvia Sportspeople from Valmiera 21st-century Latvian sportsmen {{Latvia-bobsleigh-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oskars Ķibermanis
Oskars Ķibermanis (born 4 April 1993) is a former Latvian bobsledder. He competed at the FIBT World Championships 2013 in St. Moritz, and at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi Sochi ( rus, Сочи, p=ˈsotɕɪ, a=Ru-Сочи.ogg, from – ''seaside'') is the largest Resort town, resort city in Russia. The city is situated on the Sochi (river), Sochi River, along the Black Sea in the North Caucasus of Souther ..., in two-man and four-man bobsleigh. He retired from the sport in 2023 after failing to successfully recover from a knee injury. References External links * * 1993 births Living people Bobsledders at the 2014 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 2018 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 2022 Winter Olympics Latvian male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders for Latvia Sportspeople from Valmiera Bobsledders at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics {{Latvia-bobsleigh-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
