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2007–08 Bobsleigh World Cup ...
The 2007–08 Bobsleigh World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for bobsleigh. The season started on 26 November 2007 and ended on 10 February 2008. The World Cup is organised by the FIBT who also run world cups and championships in skeleton. Calendar Standings Two-man Four-man Two-woman References * {{DEFAULTSORT:2007-08 Bobsleigh World Cup Bobsleigh World Cup World Cup World Cup A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the name is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIBT
The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) is the international sports federation for the sliding sports of Bobsleigh and Skeleton. It was founded on 23 November 1923 by the delegates of Great Britain, France, Switzerland, Canada, and the United States at the meeting of their first International Congress in Paris, France. In June 2015, it announced a name change from FIBT to IBSF. The federation's headquarters are in Lausanne, Switzerland. The IBSF works closely with the IOC to conduct Winter Olympics every four years. Along with the Winter Olympics, the IBSF hosts World Championships the other three years. The races are hosted on tracks in North America, Europe, and Asia. The tracks are shared with the sport of Luge, although that is managed under a different governing body, the International Luge Federation. History of Bobsleigh The world's first bobsleigh club was founded in St. Moritz, Switzerland, in 1897. By 1904, competitions were taking place on natural ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Upperton
Helen Lesley Upperton (born October 31, 1979) is a Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 2002. Upperton was born in Ahmadi, Kuwait as her parents involvement in the oil industry meant they traveled abroad. She holds dual citizenship of both Great Britain and Canada. Upperton won the silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics after previously finishing fourth in the two-woman event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. In 2020 Upperton won a Canadian Screen Award for “Best Sports Analyst” for her coverage of the Bobsleigh World Championship event with Mark Lee. She went to high school at Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School and graduated from the University of Texas in Austin with a BSc. Upperton also competed in the FIBT World Championships, earning her best finish of fourth in the two-woman event at Altenberg in 2008. Her best overall Bobsleigh World Cup finish was second in the two-woman event in the 2005–06 season. A former triple jumper at the University of Texas at Aust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valerie Fleming
Valerie Fleming (born December 18, 1976) is an American bobsledder who has competed since 2003. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, she won a silver in the two-woman event with teammate and future wife Shauna Rohbock. Fleming also won three bronze medals at the FIBT World Championships (Two-woman: 2005, 2007; Mixed team: 2009). Born in San Francisco, Fleming lives in Park City, Utah. Career highlights ; Olympic Winter Games : 2006 – Torino, 2nd with Shauna Rohbock ; World Championships: : 2005 – Calgary, 3rd with Shauna Rohbock : 2007 – St. Moritz, 3rd with Shauna Rohbock ; World Cup: : 2004 – Igls, 3rd with Shauna Rohbock : 2005 – Cesana, 2nd with Shauna Rohbock : 2005 – Calgary, 2nd with Shauna Rohbock : 2005 – Lake Placid, 3rd with Shauna Rohbock : 2005 – Igls, 3rd with Shauna Rohbock : 2005 – Cortina d'Ampezzo, 3rd with Shauna Rohbock : 2006 – Calgary, 1st with Shauna Rohbock : 2006 – Park City, 1st with Shauna Rohbock : 2006 – Lake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shauna Rohbock
Shauna Linn Rohbock (born April 4, 1977) is a retired Olympic medal-winning bobsledder, former professional soccer player, and is a staff sergeant in the Utah Army National Guard.National Guard Soldier Takes Olympic Silver Medal , a February 2006 press release from the American Forces Information Service After retiring from competitions she worked as a bobsled coach at the . Early life Rohbock was raised in |
Romy Logsch
Romy Logsch (born 5 February 1982 in Leipzig) is a former German bobsledder who had competed between 2006 and 2012. Career She won two gold medals in the two-woman event at the FIBT World Championships, earning them in 2007 and 2008. At the in Vancouver
Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census ...
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Ken Kotyk
Ken Kotyk (born February 7, 1981) from Rama, Saskatchewan is a Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 2003. He won two medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships with a silver in 2007 and a bronze in 2005. Kotyk also finished fourth in the four-man event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. Ken now resides in Calgary, Alberta Calgary () is a major city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Alberta. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a Metropolitan area, metropolitan population of 1,481,806 making it the List of ... with his wife Andrea Kotyk. He now works as a fitness instructor. References Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannes Wipplinger
Johannes Wipplinger (born 1 August 1978) is an Austrian bobsledder who has competed since 2004. His best finish in the Bobsleigh World Cup was third in the two-man event at Park City in December 2007. Wipplinger's best finish at the FIBT World Championships was eighth in the four-man event at Altenberg in 2008. He crashed out during the four-man event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the cit .... Bibliography * 1978 births Sportspeople from Wels Austrian male bobsledders Bobsledders at the 2010 Winter Olympics Living people Olympic bobsledders for Austria {{Austria-bobsleigh-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirko Paetzold
Mirko (Cyrillic script: Мирко) is a masculine given name of South Slavic origin. By Slavic etymology, the name is composed of the root ''mir'' (meaning peace) and hypocoristic suffix ''-ko'' usual in South Slavic languages, which together means "the peaceful one". Mirko is sometimes used as a short, hypocoristic form of Miroslav in some Slavic languages. The name is widely popular in Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Slovenia, Italy and Germany. An alternative spelling in Italian and German is Mirco. The nationality of those men with the forename Mirko who are from outside the Slavic region is listed next to the name. Notable men with the forename Mirko: *Prince Mirko of Montenegro * Mirko Alilović, Croatian handball player *Mirko Bašić Croatian handball player * Mirko Bellodi, Italian footballer *Mirko Bogović, Croatian poet and politician * Mirko Boland, German footballer * Mirko Bolesan, Italian footballer *Mirko Bortolotti, It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Florschuetz
Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (other) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the Apostle * Thomas (bishop of the East Angles) (fl. 640s–650s), medieval Bishop of the East Angles * Thomas (Archdeacon of Barnstaple) (fl. 1203), Archdeacon of Barnstaple * Thomas, Count of Perche (1195–1217), Count of Perche * Thomas (bishop of Finland) (1248), first known Bishop of Finland * Thomas, Earl of Mar (1330–1377), 14th-century Earl, Aberdeen, Scotland Geography Places in the United States * Thomas, Idaho * Thomas, Illinois * Thomas, Oklahoma * Thomas, Oregon * Thomas, South Dakota * Thomas, Virginia * Thomas, Washington * Thomas, West Virginia * Thomas County (other) * Thomas Township (other) Elsewhere * Thomas Glacier (Greenland) Arts and entertainment * ''Thomas'' (Burton novel), a 1969 novel by Hes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utah Olympic Park Bobsleigh/luge/skeleton Track
The Utah Olympic Park Track is a bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track in the United States, located in the Utah Olympic Park near Park City, Utah. During the 2002 Winter Olympics in nearby Salt Lake City, the track hosted the bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton events, and is expected to reprise these roles for the 2034 Winter Olympics. Today the track still serves as a training center for Olympic and development level athletes and hosts numerous local and international competitions. It is one of two national tracks; the other is at Mt. Van Hoevenberg near Lake Placid, New York. History In 1989, Utah's voters passed the Olympic referendum, allowing taxpayer money to be used to construct a winter sports park, which would include the track. The park would be used if Salt Lake City won its bid for either the 1998 or 2002 Winter Olympics and following the games, Olympic funds and revenue would then be used to repay the state. In 1990, the Utah Sports Authority announced their plans to bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berit Wiacker
Berit Wiacker (born 15 June 1982 in Duisburg) is a German bobsledder who has competed since 2002. She won two gold medals in the mixed bobsleigh-skeleton team event at the FIBT World Championships (2007, 2008). Prior to being in bobsleigh, Wiacker was a track and field athlete in the 100 metres hurdles. Career highlights ;World Championships: :2007 - St. Moritz, 1st with Kleber / Kiriasis / Riekewald (team) ;European Championships: :2008 - Cesana, 1st with Sandra Kiriasis ;World Cup: :2004 - Igls, 1st with Sandra Kiriasis :2004 - Cortina d'Ampezzo, 1st with Sandra Kiriasis :2005 - Cesana, 1st with Sandra Kiriasis :2005 - Lake Placid, 2nd with Susi Erdmann :2005 - Igls, 1st with Sandra Kiriasis :2006 - St. Moritz, 2nd with Sandra Kiriasis :2007 - Königssee, 1st with Sandra Kiriasis :2007 - Calgary, 3rd with Sandra Kiriasis :2008 - Cesana, 3rd with Sandra Kiriasis Sandra Kiriasis ( Prokoff; born 4 January 1975 in Dresden) is a German former bobsledder who ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandra Kiriasis
Sandra Kiriasis ( Prokoff; born 4 January 1975 in Dresden) is a German former bobsledder who has competed from 2000 to 2014. At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City she won silver in the two-woman event together with teammate Ulrike Holzner. She also competed in the bobsleigh events at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, where Kiriasis (married in late 2004) won gold in the two-woman event with teammate Anja Schneiderheinze. She finished fourth in the two-woman event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Kiriasis also won eight medals at the FIBT World Championships with five golds (Two-woman: FIBT World Championships 2005, 2005, FIBT World Championships 2007, 2007, FIBT World Championships 2008, 2008; Mixed team: 2007, 2008, FIBT World Championships 2009, 2009) and two silvers (Two-woman: FIBT World Championships 2003, 2003, FIBT World Championships 2004, 2004). She won the overall two-woman List of Bobsleigh World Cup champions, Bobsleigh World Cup in 2003-4, 2004–5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
