Dominic Parsons

picture info	Dominic Parsons Dominic Edward Parsons (born 8 September 1987) is a British former skeleton racer. He won a bronze medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, and also competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. He retired from the sport at the end of 2019. Career Parsons began as a runner for Blackheath and Bromley Harriers Athletic Club, running the 400m. He switched to skeleton in 2007 after being introduced to the sport by Adam Pengilly at the Bath bobsleigh and skeleton push-start track. He made his Europa Cup debut in 2008, and finished fourth at the 2009 and 2010 IBSF Junior Skeleton World Championships. Parsons made his Skeleton World Cup debut in December 2012, finishing 17th in a race at La Plagne in France. In 2013, Parsons won a bronze medal at a World Cup event in Calgary, Canada. Parsons competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, finishing tenth. Parsons finished fifth overall in the 2014–15 and 2015–16 Skeleton World Cups, and tenth o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	2018 Winter Olympics , nations = 93 , athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women) , events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = , closing = , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Yun-a , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium , winter_prev = Sochi 2014 , winter_next = Beijing 2022 , summer_prev = Rio 2016 , summer_next = Tokyo 2020 The 2018 Winter Olympics ( ko, 2018년 동계 올림픽, Icheon sip-pal nyeon Donggye Ollimpik), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (french: Les XXIIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; ko, 제23회 동계 올림픽, Jeisipsamhoe Donggye Ollimpik) and also known as PyeongChang 2018 ( ko, 평창2018, Pyeongchang Icheon sip-pal), were an international winter multi-sport event held between 9 and 25 February 2018 in Pyeongchang, South Korea, with the opening rounds for certain events held on 8 February, a day before the opening ceremony. Pyeongchang was elected as the host city for the 2018 Winter Games at the 123rd IOC Ses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Calgary Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, making it the third-largest city and fifth-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Calgary is situated at the confluence of the Bow River and the Elbow River in the south of the province, in the transitional area between the Rocky Mountain Foothills and the Canadian Prairies, about east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies, roughly south of the provincial capital of Edmonton and approximately north of the Canada–United States border. The city anchors the south end of the Statistics Canada-defined urban area, the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor. Calgary's economy includes activity in the energy, financial services, film and television, transportation and logistics, technology, manufacturing, aerospace, health and wellness, retail, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1948 Winter Olympics The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (german: V. Olympische Winterspiele; french: Ves Jeux olympiques d'hiver; it, V Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, V Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. Moritz 1948 (french: Saint-Moritz 1948; rm, San Murezzan 1948), were a winter multi-sport event held from 30 January to 8 February 1948 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The Games were the first to be celebrated after World War II; it had been twelve years since the last Winter Games in 1936. From the selection of a host city in a neutral country to the exclusion of Japan and Germany, the political atmosphere of the post-war world was inescapable during the 1948 Games. The organizing committee faced several challenges due to the lack of financial and human resources consumed by the war. These were the first of two winter Olympic Games under the IOC presidency of Sigfrid Edström. There were 28 nations that marched in the opening ceremonies on 30 Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	John Crammond John Gordon Crammond (5 July 1906 – 18 September 1978) was a British skeleton racer who competed in the late 1940s. He won the bronze medal in the men's skeleton event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz St. Moritz (also german: Sankt Moritz, rm, , it, San Maurizio, french: Saint-Moritz) is a high Alpine resort town in the Engadine in Switzerland, at an elevation of about above sea level. It is Upper Engadine's major town and a municipality in .... ReferencesBritish Olympic Association profileSkeletonsport.com profile [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Skeleton At The 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's The men's skeleton event at the 2018 Winter Olympics took place on 15 and 16 February at the Alpensia Sliding Centre near Pyeongchang, South Korea. In the victory ceremony, the medals were presented by Ryu Seung-min, member of the International Olympic Committee, accompanied by Ivo Ferriani, International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation president and member of the International Olympic Committee The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swiss .... Qualification 30 athletes qualified. Qualification is based on the combined rankings (across all four tours) as of 14 January 2018. The top three countries received three quotas each, the next six received two each and the last nine one each. Men had to be ranked in the top 60, after eliminating non-quota-earning competitors from cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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	IBSF World Championships 2017 – Men The Men competition at the 2017 World Championships was held on 24 and 26 February 2017. Results The first two runs were held on 24 February 2017 and the last two runs on 26 February 2017. References {{DEFAULTSORT:IBSF World Championships 2017 - Men Men A man is an adult male human. Prior to adulthood, a male human is referred to as a boy (a male child or adolescent). Like most other male mammals, a man's genome usually inherits an X chromosome from the mother and a Y chrom ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	IBSF World Championships 2016 – Men The Men's skeleton event in the IBSF World Championships 2016 was held on 18 and 19 February 2016. Results The first two runs were started on 18 February at 09:19 and the last two runs on 19 February at 15:34. References {{DEFAULTSORT:IBSF World Championships 2016 - Men Men A man is an adult male human. Prior to adulthood, a male human is referred to as a boy (a male child or adolescent). Like most other male mammals, a man's genome usually inherits an X chromosome from the mother and a Y chrom ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	FIBT World Championships 2015 – Men The men's event of the FIBT World Championships 2015 was held on 5–6 March 2015. Results The first two runs were started on 5 March at 10:00, and the last two runs on 6 March at 14:30.Final Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:FIBT World Championships 2015 - Men Men A man is an adult male human. Prior to adulthood, a male human is referred to as a boy (a male child or adolescent). Like most other male mammals, a man's genome usually inherits an X chromosome from the mother and a Y chrom ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	IBSF World Championships (bobsleigh And Skeleton) The IBSF World Championships (known as the FIBT World Championships until 2015), part of the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation, have taken place on an annual basis since 1930. Starting with 2002, championships of non-Winter Olympic years have not been held. A two-man event was included in 1931 with a combined championship occurring in 1947. Men's skeleton was introduced as a championship of its own in 1982 while women's bobsleigh and skeleton events were introduced in 2000. Both the women's bobsleigh and skeleton events were merged with the men's bobsleigh events at the 2004 championships. A mixed team event, consisting of one run each of men's skeleton, women's skeleton, 2-man bobsleigh, and 2-women bobsleigh debuted in 2007. Host cities Bobsleigh Four-man Debuted: 1930. Medal table Two-man Debuted: 1931. Medal table Two-woman Debuted: 2000. Medal table Women's Monobob Debuted: 2021 Medal table Skeleton Men Debuted: 1982 Medal table W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	2016–17 Skeleton World Cup The 2016–17 Skeleton World Cup was a multi-race series over a season for skeleton. The season started on 2 December 2016 in Whistler, Canada and ended on 17 March 2017 in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The World Cup was organised by the IBSF (formerly the FIBT) who also run World Cups and Championships in skeleton. The season was sponsored by BMW. Calendar Results Men Women Standings Men * (Champion 2016) Women (Champion 2016) References External links IBSF {{DEFAULTSORT:2016-17 Skeleton World Cup Skeleton World Cup 2016 in skeleton 2017 in skeleton Skeleton A skeleton is the structural frame that supports the body of an animal. There are several types of skeletons, including the exoskeleton, which is the stable outer shell of an organism, the endoskeleton, which forms the support structure inside ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	2015–16 Skeleton World Cup The 2015–16 Skeleton World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season for skeleton. The season started on 27 November 2015 in Altenberg, Germany, and ended on 28 February 2016 in Königssee, Germany. The World Cup was organised by the IBSF (formerly the FIBT) who also run World Cups and Championships in bobsleigh. The season was sponsored by BMW. Calendar Results Men Women Standings Men Women References External links International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation {{DEFAULTSORT:2015-16 Skeleton World Cup Skeleton World Cup 2015 in skeleton 2016 in skeleton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

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