Michelle "Mickie" Rzepka (born August 4, 1983) is an American

bobsled Bobsleigh or bobsled is a team winter sport that involves making timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Feder ...

der who has competed since 2007. Her best event finish in the

Bobsleigh World Cup The Bobsleigh World Cup is an annual bobsleigh competitions. It has taken place since the 1984 Winter Olympics The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games ( Serbo-Croatian and Slovene: ''XIV. Zimske olimpijske ...

is third at Whistler, Canada on February 6, 2009, where she set the start record with teammate

Erin Pac Erin Pac (born May 30, 1980) is a former American bobsledder who competed from 2002 to 2010. She won two medals in the mixed bobsled-skeleton team event at the FIBT World Championships with a silver in 2007 and a bronze in 2008. A native of Farm ...

. Rzepka was born in Novi, Michigan and graduated from

Novi High School Novi High School (commonly Novi or NHS) is a public high school in Novi, Michigan, United States in Greater Detroit, serving students in grades 9– 12. It is operated by Novi Community School District and was awarded Blue Ribbon Schoo ...

in 2001. She graduated from Michigan State University in 2005 with a degree in

kinesiology Kinesiology () is the scientific study of human body movement. Kinesiology addresses physiological, anatomical, biomechanical, pathological, neuropsychological principles and mechanisms of movement. Applications of kinesiology to human healt ...

; she later earned a master's degree in exercise physiology from

McNeese State University McNeese State University is a public university in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Founded in 1939 as Lake Charles Junior College, it was renamed McNeese Junior College after John McNeese, an early local educator. The present name was adopted in 1970. M ...

. It was announced on January 16, 2010, that she made the US team for the

2010 Winter Olympics )'' , nations = 82 , athletes = 2,626 , events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = February 12, 2010 , closing = February 28, 2010 , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Catriona Le May DoanNancy GreeneWayne Gret ...

, where she finished sixth in the two-woman event. In 2010, her family competed on

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against the Crisona family during

Steve Harvey Broderick Stephen Harvey Sr. Also aired August 16, 2015. (born January 17, 1957) is an American television host, producer, actor, and comedian. He hosts '' The Steve Harvey Morning Show'', '' Family Feud'', ''Celebrity Family Feud,'' the Miss ...

's first season, but was defeated. The episode aired as the 2nd one on October 26, 2010.

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* * 1983 births Living people American female bobsledders Bobsledders at the 2010 Winter Olympics McNeese State University alumni Michigan State University alumni Olympic bobsledders of the United States People from Novi, Michigan 21st-century American women {{US-bobsleigh-bio-stub