Meet Team USA’s 2022 Olympic Bobsled Team
Team USA Bobsled is heading to the 2022 Olympic Winter Games with serious medal-winning potential. Bobsled pilots Elana Meyers Taylor and Kaillie Humphries are both four-time Olympians in women’s bobsled….
Hunter Church, Joshua Williamson, Carlo Valdes and Charles Volker of USA compete in the 4-man Bobsleigh during Day Three of the BMW IBSF World Cup Bob & Skeleton 2021/22 at Veltins Eis-Arena on December 12, 2021 in Winterberg, Germany.
Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty ImagesTeam USA Bobsled is heading to the 2022 Olympic Winter Games with serious medal-winning potential. Bobsled pilots Elana Meyers Taylor and Kaillie Humphries are both four-time Olympians in women’s bobsled.
The U.S. women have won medals at every Olympic Winter Games since women’s bobsled debuted at the 2002 Salt Lake City Games. The U.S. men are not considered medal favorites at the 2022 Games, but don’t count them out: veteran pilot Hunter Church recently finished on the podium for the second time and hopes to carry that momentum to the Beijing track.
This year, 12 U.S. bobsledders qualified for the 2022 Winter Games: four women and eight men. They will compete in two events per gender. Unlike the regular world cup races, Olympic bobsled races involve four runs held over two days (rather than two runs in one day), making the sport even more mentally challenging.
Here are the remaining bobsled events:
Friday, Feb. 18, 7:00 a.m. - Two-Woman Bobsled: Heats 1, 2
Friday, Feb. 18, 8:30 p.m. - Four-Man Bobsled: Heats 1, 2
Saturday, Feb, 19, 7:00 a.m. - Gold medal event: Two-Woman Bobsled: Heats 3, 4
Saturday, Feb, 19, 8:30 p.m. - Gold medal event: Four-Man Bobsled: Heats 3, 4
Here’s a look at who is on the 2022 U.S. Olympic bobsled team:
Kaillie Humphries
Adam Pretty/Getty ImagesYANQING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 14: Gold medallist Kaillie Humphries of Team United States celebrates during the Women's Monobob Bobsleigh Heat 4 on day 10 of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at National Sliding Centre on February 14, 2022 in Yanqing, China. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)
Elana Meyers Taylor
Adam Pretty/Getty ImagesYANQING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 14: Silver medallist Elana Meyers Taylor of Team United States poses during the Women's Monobob Bobsleigh medal ceremony on day 10 of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at National Sliding Centre on February 14, 2022 in Yanqing, China. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)
Sylvia Hoffman
Adam Pretty/Getty ImagesKOENIGSSEE, GERMANY - JANUARY 24: Elana Taylor Meyers and Sylvia Hoffman of the USA come in third place during the BMW IBSF 2-Woman bobsleigh World Cup Koenigssee at LOTTO Bayern Eisarena Koenigssee on January 24, 2021 in Koenigssee, Germany. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)
Kaysha Love
Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty ImagesWINTERBERG, GERMANY - DECEMBER 12: Elana Meyers Taylor and Kaysha Love of USA look on after competing in the 2-woman Bobsleigh during Day Three of the BMW IBSF World Cup Bob & Skeleton 2021/22 at Veltins Eis-Arena on December 12, 2021 in Winterberg, Germany. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)
Hunter Church
Adam Pretty/Getty ImagesYANQING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 14: Hunter Church and Charlie Volker of Team United States slide during the 2-man Bobsleigh Heats on day 10 of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at National Sliding Centre on February 14, 2022 in Yanqing, China. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)
Hakeem Abdul-Saboor
Marianna Massey/Getty ImagesGANGNEUNG, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 12: (BROADCAST-OUT) United States Men's Bobsled team member Hakeem Abdul-Saboor poses for a portrait on the Today Show Set on February 12, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea. (Photo by Marianna Massey/Getty Images)
Carlo Valdes
Ron Jenkins/Getty ImagesPARK CITY, UT - SEPTEMBER 26: Bobsledder Carlo Valdes poses for a portrait during the Team USA Media Summit ahead of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games on September 26, 2017 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)
Josh Williamson
Joe Scarnici/Getty ImagesWESTWOOD, CA - NOVEMBER 29: Josh Williamson attends the 2017 Team USA Awards on November 29, 2017 in Westwood, California. (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images)
