Name: Justin Olsen
Sport: Bobsled
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 235 lbs.
DOB: 4/16/1987
Birthplace: Lubbock, Texas
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
Olympic Experience
  • 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Two-Man - 14th in PyeongChang
  • 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Four-Man - 20th in PyeongChang
  • 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Four-Man for pilot Nick Cunningham - 12th in Sochi
  • 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Four-Man for pilot Steven Holcomb - GOLD in Vancouver
World Championship Experience
  • 2017 Four-Man - 11th in Koenigssee (2/17)
  • 2017 Two-Man - T-11th in Koenigssee (2/17)
  • 2017 Team Event - 10th in Koenigssee (2/17)
  • 2016 Team Event - 10th in Igls (2/16)
  • 2015 Four-Man for pilot Steven Holcomb - 9th in Winterberg (3/15)
  • 2013 Four-Man for pilot Steven Holcomb - BRONZE in St. Moritz (2/13)
  • 2012 Four-Man for pilot Steven Holcomb - GOLD in Lake Placid (2/12)
  • 2011 Four-Man for pilot Steven Holcomb - BRONZE in Koenigssee (2/11)
  • 2009 Four-Man for pilot Steven Holcomb - GOLD in Lake Placid (2/09)
  • 2008 Four-Man for pilot John Napier - 18th in Altenberg (2/08)
Other Career Highlights
  • 2018-2019 Two-Man World Cup- 17th in Sigulda #1 with Allison (12/18), 16th in Sigulda #2 with Adams (12/18)
  • 2018-2019 Four-Man World Cup- 16th in Winterberg #1 with McConnell/Adams/Abdul-Saboor (12/18), 14th in Winterberg #2 with Allison/Adams/Abdul-Saboor (12/18)
  • 2018-2019 Two-man North American Cup- 7th in Whistler #1 with McConnell (11/18), 8th in Whistler #2 with Allison (11/18)
  • 2018-2019 Four-man North American Cup- 9th in Whistler #1 with Wilcox/Adams/McConnell (11/18), 6th in Whistler #2 with Allison/Gourley/Adams (11/18)
  • 2017-2018 Two-Man World Cup - 6th in Lake Placid #1 (11/17); BRONZE in Lake Placid #2 (11/17); 22nd in Winterberg (12/17); 13th in Igls (12/17); 14th in St. Moritz (1/18); 19th in Koenigssee (1/18)
  • 2017-2018 Four-Man World Cup - DSQ in Park City #1 (11/17); 15th in Park City #2 (11/17); 23rd in Winterberg (12/17); 19th in Igls (12/17); 11th in St. Moritz (1/18); 9th in Koenigssee (1/18)
  • 2017-2018 Four-Man North American Cup - GOLD in Park City #1 (11/17); SILVER in Park City #2 (11/17)
  • 2017-2018 Two-Man North American Cup - SILVER in Park City #1 (11/17); GOLD in Park City #2 (11/17)
  • 2017-2018 Four-Man European Cup - SILVER in Igls (1/18)
  • 2016-2017 World Cup Four-Man - 12th in Lake Placid (12/16); 18th in Winterberg (1/17); 19th in St. Moritz (1/17); 26th in Koenigssee (1/17); 21st in Igls (2/17); 15th in PyeongChang (3/17)
  • 2016-2017 World Cup Two-Man - 7th in Whistler (12/16); 8th in Lake Placid (12/16); 17th in Winterberg (1/17); 23rd in St. Moritz (1/17); 29th in Koenigssee (1/17); 4th in Igls (2/17); 6th in PyeongChang (3/17)
  • 2016-2017 North American Cup Four-Man - BRONZE in Calgary #1 (11/16); SILVER in Calgary #2 (11/16)
  • 2016-2017 North American Cup Two-Man - BRONZE in Calgary #1 (11/16); SILVER in Calgary #2 (11/16)
  • 2015-2016 World Cup Two-Man - 21st in St. Moritz (2/16)
  • 2015-2016 Europa Cup Two-Man - 8th in Igls (1/16); 5th in St. Moritz (1/16)
  • 2015-2016 North American Cup Four-Man - GOLD in Park City #1 (2/16); SILVER in Park City #2 (2/16)
  • 2015-2016 North American Cup Two-Man - 8th in Calgary #1 (11/15); 7th in Calgary #2 (11/15); 8th in Whistler #1 (11/15); 6th in Whistler #2 (11/15); 4th in Park City #1 (2/16); 4th in Park City #2 (2/16)
  • 2014-2015 World Cup Two-Man with pilot Steven Holcomb - 6th in Lake Placid (12/14); 10th in Koenigssee (1/15); 6th in Igls (2/15)
  • 2014-2015 World Cup Four-Man for pilot Steven Holcomb - 6th in Lake Placid (12/14); 9th in Altenberg (1/15); 9th in Koenigssee (1/15); 13th in St. Moritz (1/15); 8th in La Plagne (2/15); 9th in Igls (2/15); 9th in Sochi (2/15)
  • 2013-2014 World Cup Two-Man for pilot Nick Cunningham - 12th in Winterberg (1/14)
  • 2013-2014 World Cup Four-Man for pilot Nick Cunningham - 15th in Park City (12/13), 17th in Lake Placid (12/13), 12th in Winterberg #1 (1/14), 4th in Igls (1/14), 10th in Koenigssee (1/14)
  • 2012-2013 World Cup Four-Man for pilots Steven Holcomb and Nick Cunningham - SILVER in Lake Placid (11/12), SILVER in Park City (11/12), 4th in Whistler (11/12), 6th in Winterberg (12/12) 7th in La Plagne (12/12), 21st in Koenigssee (1/13), 20th in Igls (1/13), BRONZE at World Championships in St. Moritz (2/13), 10th in Sochi (2/13)
  • 2012-2013 World Cup Two-Man for pilots Cory Butner and Nick Cunningham - 12th in La Plagne (12/12), 5th Team Event in Winterberg (12/12), 15th in Koenigssee (1/13)
  • 2011-2012 World Cup Four-Man for pilot Steven Holcomb - SILVER in Igls (12/11), 6th in La Plagne (12/11), 4th in Winterberg (12/11), 9th in Altenberg (1/12), 6th in Koenigssee (1/12), 4th in St. Moritz (1/12)
  • 2011-2012 World Cup Two-Man for pilot Steven Holcomb - BRONZE in Igls (12/11), 14th in Winterberg (12/11), 10th in Koenigssee (1/12)
  • 2011-2012 European Cup Four-Man for pilot Steven Holcomb - SILVER in Igls #1 (11/11), GOLD in Igls #2 (11/11), 4th in Koenigssee (11/11)
  • 2011-2012 European Cup Two-Man as brakeman with pilot Steven Holcomb - SILVER in Igls #2 (11/11)
  • 2010-2011 World Cup Four-Man for pilot Steven Holcomb - GOLD in Whistler (11/10), 5th in Calgary (12/10), 6th in Park City (12/10), GOLD in Lake Placid (12/10), BRONZE in Igls (1/11), 6th in Winterberg (1/11), 8th in St. Moritz (1/11), 6th in Cesana (2/11)
  • 2009-2010 World Cup Four-Man for pilot Steven Holcomb - 7th in Park City (11/09), GOLD in Lake Placid (11/09), GOLD in Cesana (12/09), GOLD in Winterberg (12/09), SILVER in Altenberg (12/09), SILVER in Konigssee (1/10), 4th in St. Moritz (1/10), 8th in Igls (1/10)
  • 2009-2010 Two-Man World Cup for pilots Steven Holcomb and John Napier - SILVER in Lake Placid (11/09), 5th in Cesana (12/09), 19th in Altenberg (12/09), 14th in St. Moritz (1/10)
  • 2008-2009 Four-Man World Cup for pilot Steven Holcomb - BRONZE in Winterberg (11/08), 7th in Altenberg (12/08). SILVER in Igls (12/08)
  • 2008-2009 Two-Man World Cup for pilot Steven Holcomb - in Altenberg (12/08), BRONZE in Igls (12/08)
  • 2007-2008 Two-Man as push athlete for John Napier - 15th in St. Mortiz (1/08), 18th in Konigssee (2/08)
Personal: Made the World Cup team in his first season bobsledding (2007)...SGT in the New York National Guard and member of the Army's World Class Athlete Program...Has three siblings: Brittany, John and James...He doesn't mind the cold weather...He was scared of roller coasters nearly his whole life, prior to bobsled...He would consider himself to be a mild gamer...Favorite football team is the Green Bay Packers