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Bobsleigh At The 2002 Winter Olympics – Two-woman ...
The Women's two-woman bobsleigh competition at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States was held on 19 February, at Park City. The event was contested for the first time in Olympic history. Results Each of the 15 two-woman teams entered for the event completed both runs. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Bobsleigh at the 2002 Winter Olympics - Two-woman Bobsleigh at the 2002 Winter Olympics Women's bobsleigh at the 2002 Winter Olympics 2002 in bobsleigh Women's events at the 2002 Winter Olympics Bob Bob, BOB, or B.O.B. may refer to: Places * Mount Bob, New York, United States *Bob Island, Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica People, fictional characters, and named animals *Bob (given name), a list of people and fictional characters *Bob (surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park City, Utah
Park City is a city in Utah, United States. The vast majority is in Summit County, and it extends into Wasatch County. It is considered to be part of the Wasatch Back. The city is southeast of downtown Salt Lake City and from Salt Lake City's east edge of Sugar House along Interstate 80. The population was 8,396 at the 2020 census. On average, the tourist population greatly exceeds the number of permanent residents. After a population decline following the shutdown of the area's mining industry, the city rebounded during the 1980s and 1990s through an expansion of its tourism business. the city brings in a yearly average of $529.8 million to the Utah Economy as a tourist hot spot, $80 million of which is attributed to the Sundance Film Festival. The city has two major ski resorts: Deer Valley Resort and Park City Mountain Resort (combined with Canyons Village at Park City) and one minor resort: Woodward Park City (an action sports training and fun center). Both Deer Valley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Prahm
Jean Prahm (formerly Jean Racine, born September 20, 1978) is an American bobsledder who competed from 1996 to 2006. She won three medals in the two-woman event at the FIBT World Championships with two silvers (2000, 2001) and a bronze ( 2004). Prahm, then known by her maiden name of Jean Racine, won the Bobsleigh World Cup season title in the two-woman event both in 1999-2000 and 2000–1. Earned the nickname "mean jean" after kicking off her bobsled partner just prior to the 2002 Olympics. Prahm competed in the Olympics twice in the women's bobsleigh doubles, in 2002 and 2006. In 2002, Prahm competed in women's bobsledding during its first appearance as an Olympic sport. Prahm and her partner, Gea Johnson, finished fifth. In 2006, in Torino, Italy, Prahm finished in sixth place. A native of Waterford, Michigan, Prahm is also a business major at the University of Utah and is pursuing a singing career. Today, Prahm lives in North Liberty, Iowa North Liberty is a city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackie Davies
Jacqueline "Jackie" Gunn (, born 23 May 1977) is a British bobsledder who has competed since 1999. She won a silver medal in the two-woman event at the 2005 FIBT World Championships in Calgary. Competing in two Winter Olympics, Davies earned her best finish of ninth in the two-woman event at Turin in 2006. Now retired from competing in bobsleigh, Gunn is currently completing a 3 year degree in nursing in Belfast. Davies married Peter Gunn in May 2008. References Jackie Daviesat the British Olympic Association The British Olympic Association (BOA) is the National Olympic Committee for the United Kingdom. It is responsible for organising and overseeing the participation of athletes from the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic Team, at both ... * * * ''The Sunday Independent (UK)'' 19 February 2006 featuring Davies and Nicole Minichiello 2002 bobsleigh two-women results 1977 births Living people British female bobsledders Bobsledders at the 2002 Wint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Coy
Michelle Coy (born 22 November 1971) is a British bobsledder from Bath who competed from 1993 to 2002. She is best known for her third place overall finish in the two-woman event for the 1998-99 Bobsleigh World Cup season. Coy joined the Royal Air Force in 1990, and started competing in bobsleigh after taking course work from the RAF in the wake of watching the events during the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville. She finished 11th in the two-woman event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City Salt Lake City (often shortened to Salt Lake and abbreviated as SLC) is the capital and most populous city of Utah, United States. It is the seat of Salt Lake County, the most populous county in Utah. With a population of 200,133 in 2020, th .... References2002 bobsleigh two-woman results [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeanette Pennings
Jeannette Pennings (born 7 October 1977 in Alphen aan den Rijn) is a Dutch bobsledder and track and field athlete. The high jumper Wilbert Pennings is her brother. She started with international bobsleigh competitions in 1999. She is the runner in a 2-bob mostly alongside Ilse Broeders. Broeders and Pennings appeared on their first Olympics at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. They were named among the possible surprise medalists, but were unable to reach this effort. In 2005 two Dutch female bobs qualified for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin; however the team line-ups were still unsure. At the qualification play-off (named bob-off) held in Oberhof, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ... four competitors fought for two seats behind Broeders and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilse Broeders
Ilse Broeders (born 4 July 1977 in Loon op Zand) is a Dutch bobsledder who competed from 1999 to 2006. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of tenth in the two-woman event at Salt Lake City in 2002. She drove in the two-woman event with Jeannette Pennings. Broeders and Pennings appeared on their first Olympics at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. They were named among the possible surprise medalists, but were unable to reach this effort, and finished tenth in the two-woman event. Broeders finished 14th in the two-woman event at the 2005 FIBT World Championships in Calgary, making her eligible for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. At a qualifying run-off in Oberhof, Germany, four competitors fought for two seats behind drivers Broeders and Eline Jurg. Pennings ended up in first place and joined Broeders in her team. At the Olympics, Broeders and Pennings started off as first Dutch team, but were unable to recover from a mistake in the upper hal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paula McKenzie
Paula McKenzie (born 4 July 1970) is a Canadian Bobsleigh, bobsledder. She competed in the Bobsleigh at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Two-woman, two woman event at the 2002 Winter Olympics. References External links * 1970 births Living people Canadian female bobsledders Olympic bobsledders for Canada Bobsledders at the 2002 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Calgary {{Canada-bobsleigh-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christina Smith (bobsleigh)
Christina Smith (born 25 December 1968) is a Canadian bobsledder. She competed in the two woman event at the 2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 ( arp, Niico'ooowu' 2002; Gosiute Shoshoni: ''Tit'-so-pi 2002''; nv, Sooléí 2002; Shoshoni: ''Soónkahni 2002''), was an internation .... References External links * 1968 births Living people Canadian female bobsledders Olympic bobsledders of Canada Bobsledders at the 2002 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Montreal {{Canada-bobsleigh-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristina Bader
Kristina Bader (born 10 November 1981) is a Soviet-born German bobsledder who competed from 2001 to 2004. She won a gold medal in the two-woman event at the 2004 FIBT World Championships in Königssee. Bader also finished eighth in the two-woman event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City while competing for Russia. She then emigrated Emigration is the act of leaving a resident country or place of residence with the intent to settle elsewhere (to permanently leave a country). Conversely, immigration describes the movement of people into one country from another (to permanentl ... to Germany, sitting out the 2002–2003 World Cup season before being allowed to compete. References2002 bobsleigh two-woman results [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viktoria Tokovaya
Viktoria Tokovaya (born 1 January 1976) is a Russian bobsledder who has competed since 1999. Competed in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of seventh in the two-woman event at Turin in 2006. Tokovaya also competed in the FIBT World Championships, earning her best finish of 12th in the two-woman event at Lake Placid in 2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran .... References * * Bobsleighsport.com profile2002 bobsleigh two-woman resultsFIBT World Championships 2007 two-woman results 1976 births Bobsledders at the 2002 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 2006 Winter Olympics Living people Russian female bobsledders Olympic bobsledders for Russia {{Russia-bobsleigh-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonella Bellutti
Antonella Bellutti (born 7 November 1968) is an Italian racing cyclist and two-time Olympic champion in track cycling. She won the pursuit at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and the points race at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on June 7, 2008) Biography Born in , in , she now resides in ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerda Weissensteiner
Gerda Weissensteiner OMRI (born 3 January 1969) is an Italian luger and bobsleigh pilot who competed from the late 1980s to 2006. Competing in six Winter Olympics, she won the gold medal in the women's singles luge event at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, and together with Jennifer Isacco she won the bronze in Turin in the two-woman bobsleigh at the 2006 Winter Olympics. She was the first Italian sportsperson to win Olympic medals in two disciplines. Luge career Weissensteiner was introduced to luge by her uncle at the age of seven, initially sledding on natural luge tracks. She won a World Junior Luge Championship title in 1988. Weissensteiner won eleven medals at the FIL World Luge Championships, including two gold (Women's singles: 1993, Mixed team: 1989), three silvers (Women's singles: 1989, Mixed team: 1990, 1995), and six bronzes (Women's singles: 1995, 1996; Mixed team: 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997). She was also won seven medals at the FIL European Luge Champion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
