In her rookie season, Lotholz pushed Kaillie Humphries to 3 World Cup medals. The following season the duo won 9 medals in as many races, including silver at World Championships, to secure the overall title. Altogether Humphries and Lotholz went on to win 2 World Championship medals, 17 World Cup medals and four crystal globes in 4 years. On January 9, 2016, Lotholz was part of the first all-female team to compete against men in a four-person World Cup bobsled race; her teammates were Kaillie Humphries (pilot), Cynthia Appiah, and Genevieve Thibault. In 2018 Lotholz competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics with pilot Christine de Bruin, where they finished 7th. Following the Olympic season, Lotholz switched from her role as brakeman to pilot.[1][2]
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^Reynolds, Tim (9 January 2016). "Kaillie Humphries 1st to drive 4-woman sled against male World Cup field". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
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melissa, lotholz, born, december, 1992, canadian, bobsledder, 2017personal, informationnationalitycanadianborn, 1992, december, 1992, barrhead, alberta, canadaheight1, weight75, websitemellotholz, comsportcountry, canadasportbobsleighevent, woman, monobobmedal. Melissa Lotholz born December 2 1992 is a Canadian bobsledder Melissa LotholzMelissa Lotholz in 2017Personal informationNationalityCanadianBorn 1992 12 02 December 2 1992 age 30 Barrhead Alberta CanadaHeight1 71 m 5 ft 7 in Weight75 kg 165 lb WebsiteMellotholz comSportCountry CanadaSportBobsleighEvent s 2 woman monobobMedal record World Championships2016 Igls Two woman2017 Konigssee Two womanIn her rookie season Lotholz pushed Kaillie Humphries to 3 World Cup medals The following season the duo won 9 medals in as many races including silver at World Championships to secure the overall title Altogether Humphries and Lotholz went on to win 2 World Championship medals 17 World Cup medals and four crystal globes in 4 years On January 9 2016 Lotholz was part of the first all female team to compete against men in a four person World Cup bobsled race her teammates were Kaillie Humphries pilot Cynthia Appiah and Genevieve Thibault In 2018 Lotholz competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics with pilot Christine de Bruin where they finished 7th Following the Olympic season Lotholz switched from her role as brakeman to pilot 1 2 In January 2022 Lotholz was named to Canada s 2022 Olympic team 3 4 5 Career highlights EditWorld Championships 2016 Igls 2nd with Kaillie Humphries 2017 Konigssee 2nd with Kaillie HumphriesFIBT IBSF World Cup Overall Season Championship Second overall in the 2014 15 FIBT World Cup season with Kaillie Humphries First overall in the 2015 16 FIBT World Cup season with Kaillie Humphries Second overall in the 2016 17 FIBT World Cup season with Kaillie Humphries First overall in the 2017 18 FIBT World Cup season with Kaillie HumphriesReferences Edit Associated Press 9 January 2016 Humphries makes history driving a 4 woman sled against men Wall Street Journal Retrieved 9 January 2016 Reynolds Tim 9 January 2016 Kaillie Humphries 1st to drive 4 woman sled against male World Cup field Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Retrieved 9 January 2016 21 bobsleigh and skeleton athletes nominated to represent Team Canada in Beijing www bobsleighcanadaskeleton c Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton 20 January 2022 Retrieved 20 January 2022 Nichols Paula 20 January 2022 18 bobsleigh and 3 skeleton athletes to be on Team Canada at Beijing 2022 www olympic ca Canadian Olympic Committee Retrieved 20 January 2022 Smart Zack 20 January 2022 Kripps de Bruin Appiah headline formidable Canadian bobsleigh team at Beijing Games www cbc ca CBC Sports Retrieved 20 January 2022 External links EditMelissa Lotholz at the International Bobsleigh amp Skeleton Federation Official website This biographical article relating to bobsleigh in Canada is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Melissa Lotholz amp oldid 1130448921, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
