WHISTLER, B.C.—Canada’s skeleton and bobsleigh athletes invite media to their training sessions Tuesday and Wednesday in advance of hosting the fastest athletes on ice for the season-opening BMW IBSF Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Cup at the Whistler Sliding Centre for the first time in three years, November 24-26.
Four Canadian skeleton athletes will be sliding headfirst during their final official training runs on, November 22 from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. PT. The nation’s top bobsleigh athletes will take to the starting block on November 23 from 2-5 p.m. PT.
World Cup racing begins on November 24 with women’s and men’s skeleton competition. Women’s monobob and two-man bobsleigh will hit the start block on November 25. Two-women bobsleigh and the four-man race will cap off the week of sliding on November 26.
The following are the Canadian athletes who will reach speeds up to 150km/hour while sliding down the high-banked corners of the world-renowned Whistler Sliding Centre.
Skeleton Athletes:
Women Men
Jane Channell (North Vancouver) Blake Enzie (Calgary)
Mirela Rahneva (Ottawa) Evan Neufeldt (Saskatoon)
Bobsleigh Athletes;
Women Men
Cynthia Appiah (Toronto) Taylor Austin (Lethbridge, Alta.)
Bianca Ribi (Calgary) Cyrus Gray (Duncan, B.C.)
Niamh Haughey (Whitby, Ont.) Shaquille Murray-Lawrence (Scarborough, Ont.)
Leah Walkeden (Ardrossan, Alta.) David Caixeiro (Calgary)
Alexandra Klein (Waterloo, Ont.) Davidson de Souza (Calgary)
Chris Ashley (Calgary)
Schedule:
November 22 – Official Skeleton Training
11 a.m. – 3 p.m. PT
November 23 – Official Bobsleigh Training
2-5 p.m. PT
November 24 – World Cup Skeleton Races (Streamed Live on CBCsports.ca)
10:30 a.m. – Men’s Skeleton Race
2:30 p.m. – Women’s Skeleton Race
November 25 – World Cup Bobsleigh (Streamed Live on CBCsports.ca)
10 a.m. – Women’s Monobob Race
2:30 p.m. – Two-Man Bobsleigh Race
November 26 – World Cup Bobsleigh (Streamed Live on CBCsports.ca)
10 a.m. – Two-Women Bobsleigh
2:30 p.m. – Four-Man Bobsleigh
Where: Whistler Sliding Centre
Admission: Admission to the BMW IBSF Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Cup is FREE to all spectators on race day.
Media Accreditation:
ALL media must RSVP to Chris Dornan at hpprchris@shaw.ca in advance of the event to receive media
credentials for the 2022 BMW IBSF Bobsleigh & Skeleton World Cup. Media can pick up
accreditation in the Media Centre located in the Guest Services building at the Whistler Sliding Centre during
World Cup week.
Media Waiver: All media attending the World Cup, must complete the following waiver.
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CBC TV:
In addition to the live streaming of each race on CBCsports.ca, taped package will air on CBC-TV, November 27 from 2-4 p.m. local across the country.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
Chris Dornan
Media and Public Relations
Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton
T: 403-620-8731