The two-woman bobsleigh competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, was held at the Whistler Sliding Centre in Whistler, British Columbia, on 20–21 February, one of Great Britain's team, was which Scottish track and field athlete and bobsledder, born on 3 October 1982?
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Bobsleigh at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Two-woman The two-woman bobsleigh competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, was held at the Whistler Sliding Centre in Whistler, British Columbia, on 20–21 February. The German team of Sandra Kiriasis and Anja Schneiderheinze (Schneiderheinze-Stöckel since 2007) were the defending Olympic champions in this event. Great Britain's team of Nicole Minichiello and Gillian Cooke were the defending world champions in this event. The test event held at the Olympic venue was won by the American duo of Shauna Rohbock and Elana Meyers. The last World Cup event prior to the 2010 Games took place in Igls, Austria (southeast of Innsbruck) on 22 January 2010 and was won by the American duo of Rohbock and Michelle Rzepka while Kiriasis won the overall World Cup.
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Gillian Cooke Gillian Cooke (born 3 October 1982) is a Scottish track and field athlete and bobsledder.
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Great Britain at the 2002 Winter Olympics The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States.
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Australia at the 2010 Winter Olympics Australia participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. A team of forty athletes was selected to compete in eleven sports. The Chef de Mission was Ian Chesterman who has held the position since the 1998 Winter Olympics.
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Chris Pritchard (cyclist) Chris Pritchard (born 2 January 1983) is a professional cyclist. Born in Sheffield, England, Pritchard has competed on the track and the road. Pritchard took up competitive cycling at the age of 25 after previously racing motorcycles. He moved to the Cycle Premier Race Team in 2012 after a season blighted with injury for Endura Racing in 2011. He subsequently joined the Glasgow Life Track Cycling Team in September 2013. Pritchard represented Scotland at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, where he attracted attention for proposing to his girlfriend immediately after finishing his final race in the keirin competition. He qualifies to compete for Scotland through his mother, a native of Linwood, Renfrewshire.
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Lizzy Yarnold Elizabeth Anne "Lizzy" Yarnold MBE (born 31 October 1988) is a British skeleton racer who joined the national squad in 2010. She won the 2013–14 Skeleton World Cup (only once finishing off the podium the whole season), followed by a gold in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
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James Campbell (athlete) James Edward Campbell (born 1 April 1988 in Cheltenham, England) is a Great British and Scottish track and field athlete.
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2010 Winter Olympics victory ceremonies The Victory Ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympics were held between February 13 and 27, 2010 at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and the Whistler Medals Plaza in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. They were broadcast live starting at 6:30 PM (PST) from BC Place. The ceremonies featured both Canadian and international artists, including Hedley, Nelly Furtado, OneRepublic, Usher, Estelle and The All-American Rejects. Each evening began with a provincial/territorial celebration, followed by the awarding of the medals, in which each athlete stepped up to the podium to receive their medal. The evening ended with a concert finale honouring the medalists.
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Jackie Gunn Jacqueline "Jackie" Gunn (, born 23 May 1977) is a British bobsledder who has competed since 1999. She won a silver medal in the two-woman event at the 2005 FIBT World Championships in Calgary.
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Caitlin McClatchey Caitlin McClatchey (born 28 November 1985) is a British former swimmer. Representing Scotland, she won two gold medals at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, in the 200 metres freestyle and 400 metres freestyle. Representing Great Britain, she won bronze medals in the 400 m freestyle at the 2005 World Championships and 2006 European Championships. She has also competed at three Olympic Games and reached the Olympic 200 m freestyle final in 2008 and 2012. She is a former British record holder in the 100 m, 200 m and 400 m Freestyle.
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Brendan Green Brendan Green (born November 4, 1986) is a Canadian biathlete and cross-country skier. He began skiing at three years of age and began competition under coach Pat Bobinski. He won Biathlon Canada's Myriam Bedard Award. Brendan competed for Canada in the Biathlon Men's 4x7.5 km Relay at the 2010 Winter Olympics. The group placed 10th.
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Fraser Cartmell Fraser Cartmell (born 16 June 1982 in Inverness, Scotland) is a professional triathlete, multiple Scottish champion, three time Ironman 70.3 UK winner, and Ironman UK 2010 winner.
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Jack Green (athlete) Jack Green (born 6 October 1991) is a British sprint athlete who specialises in the 400m distance, along with the hurdles and the 4 × 400 m relay. He competed for the Great Britain team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
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Helen Jenkins Helen Rebecca Jenkins, "née" Tucker (born 8 March 1984), is a British professional triathlete and the 2008 and 2011 ITU World Champion. As a professional she has represented Great Britain at the Olympics and Wales in the Commonwealth Games. In 2009, she was placed third at the Grand Final of the "World Championship Series" in Gold Coast. After winning the London World Championship Series on 6 August 2011 she secured a place on the Great Britain team for the London Olympics 2012.
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Jill Ross-Giffen Jill Ross-Giffen (born 23 February 1958) is a retired Canadian track and field athlete who competed in the heptathlon and women's pentathlon. She represented Canada in the heptathlon at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Ross-Giffen won a bronze medal at the 1979 Pan American Games and at the 1982 Commonwealth Games. She was the former Canadian national record holder in the pentathlon before that record was broken by Brianne Theisen-Eaton.
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Kelsie Hendry Kelsie Hendry (born June 29, 1982 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian pole vaulter. Hendry set a historic milestone as the first-ever female athlete from Saskatoon to represent Canada at the Olympics. She also shared her three-way triumph with teammate Carly Dockendorf, and England's Kate Dennison for the bronze medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India.
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Katrin Mattscherodt Katrin Mattscherodt (born 26 October 1981) is a German long track speed skater who participates in international competitions. In the team pursuit final against Japan at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, she was a replacement for Anni Friesinger-Postma in the final (after Friesinger-Postma had problems finishing in the semifinal), and won a gold medal as part of the German team.
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Emily Brydon Emily Brydon (born April 21, 1980 in Fernie, British Columbia) is a former Canadian alpine skier. She reached the podium on the World Cup circuit nine times -- five in downhill, three in super G, and one in combined -- and won once, a super G in 2008 in St. Moritz. She competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics. Her coaches were Heinzpeter Platter, Rob Boyd, and Brett Zagozewski. She also competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics but fell and did not finish.
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Whistler Olympic Park The Whistler Olympic Park is the location of the Nordic events facilities for the 2010 Winter Olympics and is located in the Madeley Creek basin in the Callaghan Valley, west of Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. The facility hosted the biathlon, cross-country skiing, Nordic combined, and ski jumping. After the Olympics will remain a public facility, complementing the extensive wilderness trails and alpine routes already in use. Three temporary stadiums were built with a capacity for 12,000 spectators each (6,000 for the Paralympics). The location is approximately 8 km from the junction of its access road with Highway 99 and 14 km from the Whistler Olympic Village.
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Jessica Hewitt Jessica Hewitt (born October 9, 1986) is a Canadian short track speed skater. In February 2013, she qualified to participate in the 2014 Sochi Olympics, representing Canada in the short track speed skating.
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Bobsleigh at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Two-woman The Women's two-woman bobsleigh competition at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States was held on 19 February, at Park City.
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Kaillie Humphries Kaillie Humphries (née Simundson) (born September 4, 1985) is a Canadian bobsledder. Humphries is the reigning Olympic champion in the two-woman at the 2010 Winter Olympics and the 2014 Winter Olympics. With her victory in 2014 she became the first female bobsledder to successfully defend her Olympic title. Due to her repeat championship she was named flagbearer for the closing ceremonies at the 2014 Games together with brakewoman Heather Moyse. Humphries is also the two-time defending overall World Cup champion.