USA Bobsled and Skeleton
Contact: Amanda Bird, USBSF Marketing & Communications Manager
(518) 354-2250, abird@usbsf.com
World Cup and Intercontinental Cup seasons conclude this weekend
CALGARY, Canada (Feb. 6, 2012)– The final World Cup and Intercontinental Cup races of the 2011-2012 season will take place this week. The eighth World Cup event will take place in Calgary, Canada from Thursday through Saturday, while the Intercontinental Cup will wrap up in Park City, Utah with races on Friday and Saturday. The next stop will be on home ice for 2012 World Championships in Lake Placid, N.Y.
“We want to wrap the World Cup season up on a high note and carry the momentum into World Championships,” said Tuffy Latour, skeleton head coach. “We have a history of success on the Calgary track, so we’re confident heading into the final race.”
The women’s and men’s skeleton competitions will both take place on Thursday. The women will race at 2 pm local time followed by the men at 6 pm. Women’s bobsled will kick off racing at 2 pm on Friday, and men’s two-man bobsled is scheduled immediately afterwards at 6 pm. The men’s four-man bobsled race will conclude the 2011-2012 World Cup season at 4 pm on Saturday.
Annie O’Shea, Katie Uhlaender, Matt Antoine, John Daly and Greg West will represent the U.S. in the skeleton competitions. Women’s bobsled driver Bree Schaaf will once again be joined by rookie pilots Jamie Greubel and Megan Hill. Men’s bobsled drivers Nick Cunningham and Cory Butner both broke into the top ten in their season World Cup debut in Whistler, Canada last weekend and will look for a top six performance on a more familiar track in Calgary.
The Intercontinental Cup tour will also wrap up the season this weekend. Races will take place at noon MST on Friday and 10 am on Saturday at the Utah Olympic Park. Kyle Tress, Tom Santagato, Luke Schulz, Kimber Gabryszak and Savannah Graybill are scheduled to compete.
Check out the action live from Calgary by visiting www.fibt.com, or watch the events one-day delayed on Universal Sports. For media inquiries, please contact Amanda Bird, USBSF Marketing & Communications Manager, at abird@usbsf.com, or at (518) 354-2250.
About the U.S. Bobsled and Skeleton Federation
The United States Bobsled and Skeleton Federation, based in Lake Placid, N.Y., is the national governing body for the sports of bobsled and skeleton in the United States. The USBSF would like to thank its sponsors, suppliers and contributors for their support: BMW of North America, Under Armour, United States National Guard, Kampgrounds of America, National Strength and Conditioning Association, Vivat!, Global Forwarding, KBC Helmets, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, EDAS/Ripxx, UberSense, Tesa Tape and Ferris Mfg. Corp. For more information, please visit the USBSF website at http://bobsled.teamusa.org.
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