Kaillie HUMPHRIES two-man
Born: September 4, 1985 - Calgary Age: 24 Hometown: Calgary Residence: Calgary Training location: Canada Olympic Park Ht: 170 cm / 5’7” Wt: 77 kg / 170 lb Coaches: Stephan Bosch, Stu McMilan, Tuffy LaTour On national team since: 2003 Position: Pilot Personal website: www.bobteamhumphries.com
OLYMPIC RESULTS 2006 (Turin, ITA): alternate WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (WC) RESULTS 2009 (Lake Placid, USA): 5th 2008 (Altenberg, GER): Silver - mixed team; 5th - two-man 2003 (Konigssee, GER): 8th CAREER NOTES Overall: Two fifth-place finishes at WC ... Won WC silver in mixed team ... Earned back-to-back silver on World Cup circuit, including one on Whistler Olympic track ... Competed as pilot for first time on World Cup circuit in 2006 ... Participated for first time in World Cup circuit in 2004 as brakeman. 2009-10: Strong start to the season, winning bronze in Lake Placid, USA (11/21/09). 2008-09: Captured Canadian Championships title ... Won silver at World Cup in Whistler, B.C., after suffering first-career crash in World Cup in St.Moritz, SUI ... Also nabbed silver in World Cup in Park City, USA ... Highest ranked junior in overall World standings. 2007-08: Competed for first time in World Cup competition as pilot ... Recorded second place finish at Canadian championships ... Finished fifth at WC with brakeman Shelley-Ann Brown ... Ranked fifth Overall in World Cup standings ... Finished third at World Cup in Lake Placid, USA ... Highest ranked junior in overall World standings. 2006-07: First year as pilot instead of brakeman ... Finished second at Canadian Championships ... Overall Europa Cup winner, which was highest finish ever achieved by a rookie pilot ... Finished second at Junior WC. 2005-06: Last year as brakeman ... Suffered serious ankle injury at World Push Championships in Guadalajara, MEX at start of season ... Selected to 2006 Olympic Team as an alternate ... Finished second at Jr WC. 2003-05: Started as brakeman with pilot Helen Upperton in 2003 ... Recorded two top-10 finishes in World Cup in 2004-05 season ... Finished eighth in first WC with Upperton in 2004. PERSONAL Husband Dan Humphries was Olympic bobsledder for England at 2006 Olympic Winter Games and is now a Canadian citizen competing as a brakeman on World Cup circuit ... Mother Cheryl Simundson competed in Pan Am Games in soccer ... Siblings include Jordan (22) and Shelby (19) ... Inspired to be an athlete by Mark Tewksbury’s Olympic gold medal performance in Barcelona in 1992 ... First competed in alpine ski racing before switching to Bobsleigh ... Plans on pursuing sport psychology when done competing ... Enjoys horseback riding, mountain boarding and paragliding in her spare time.
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