Team Canada Invites Media to Training Sessions at 2022 BMW IBSF Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Cup in Whistler
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