Cammy Myler
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Cameron "Cammy" Myler is an American
luge
r who was a member of the U.S. National Luge Team from 1985 to 1998 and competed on four Winter Olympics teams - 1988 (Calgary, Canada), 1992 (Albertville, France) 1994 (Lillehammer, Norway) and 1998 (Nagano, Japan). She earned her best finish of fifth in the women's singles event in Albertville
at the 1992
and was elected by her teammates to carry the American flag during the opening ceremony of the 1994 Winter Olympics
in Lillehammer
.
Myler's best overall Luge World Cup seasonal finish was second in women's singles in 1991-92. She won the U.S. National Championships seven times and was voted Female Athlete of the Year 9 times http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/events/1998/nagano/athletes/209.htm.
She was introduced to luge
when her parents volunteered during the 1980 Winter Olympics
in Lake Placid, New York
. Myler's uncle, Michael "Mickey" Luce, competed for the United States
in bobsled at the 1968 Winter Olympics
in Grenoble
, finishing 11th in the two-man and 15th in the four-man events.
Cameron attended Dartmouth College
, where she was a member of Alpha Theta. She graduated cum laude in 1995 with a degree in geography
.
After retiring from luge after the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, Cameron attended Boston College Law School
and received her J.D. in 2001. She practiced law in Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy
's Intellectual Property/Litigation Group before moving to Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz, an entertainment and media law firm in New York City. She has written and spoken on various issues relating to sports and intellectual property law.
Cameron has been involved with Olympic sport both in the United States and internationally:
US Olympic Committee Board of Directors
USOC Athletes' Advisory Council
USA Luge Vice President
NYC2012 - Board of Directors and Circle of Olympians
In 2003, she testified before the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection http://republicans.energycommerce.house.gov/108/Hearings/07162003hearing1013/Myler1591.htm regarding proposed reform to the governance structure of the US Olympic Committee.
She is currently an Athlete Ambassador for Kids Play International, which uses sport to educate and empower underserved youth in countries such as Rwanda, Malawi and India.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
luge
Luge
A Luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine and feet-first. Steering is done by flexing the sled's runners with the calf of each leg or exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the seat. Racing sleds weigh 21-25 kilograms for singles and 25-30 kilograms for doubles. Luge...
r who was a member of the U.S. National Luge Team from 1985 to 1998 and competed on four Winter Olympics teams - 1988 (Calgary, Canada), 1992 (Albertville, France) 1994 (Lillehammer, Norway) and 1998 (Nagano, Japan). She earned her best finish of fifth in the women's singles event in Albertville
Albertville
Albertville is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.The town is best known for hosting the 1992 Winter Olympics.-Geography:...
at the 1992
1992 Winter Olympics
The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 8 to 23 February 1992 in Albertville, France. They were the last Winter Olympics to be held the same year as the Summer Olympics, and the first where the Winter Paralympics...
and was elected by her teammates to carry the American flag during the opening ceremony of the 1994 Winter Olympics
1994 Winter Olympics
The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 12 to 27 February 1994 in and around Lillehammer, Norway. Lillehammer failed to win the bid for the 1992 event. Lillehammer was awarded the games in 1988, after having beat...
in Lillehammer
Lillehammer
is a town and municipality in Oppland county, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. As of May 2011, the population of the town of Lillehammer was...
.
Myler's best overall Luge World Cup seasonal finish was second in women's singles in 1991-92. She won the U.S. National Championships seven times and was voted Female Athlete of the Year 9 times http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/events/1998/nagano/athletes/209.htm.
She was introduced to luge
Luge
A Luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine and feet-first. Steering is done by flexing the sled's runners with the calf of each leg or exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the seat. Racing sleds weigh 21-25 kilograms for singles and 25-30 kilograms for doubles. Luge...
when her parents volunteered during the 1980 Winter Olympics
1980 Winter Olympics
The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, was a multi-sport event which was celebrated from 13 February through 24 February 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States of America. This was the second time the Upstate New York village hosted the Games, after 1932...
in Lake Placid, New York
Lake Placid, New York
Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638....
. Myler's uncle, Michael "Mickey" Luce, competed for the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in bobsled at the 1968 Winter Olympics
1968 Winter Olympics
The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1968 in Grenoble, France and opened on 6 February. Thirty-seven countries participated...
in Grenoble
Grenoble
Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère...
, finishing 11th in the two-man and 15th in the four-man events.
Cameron attended Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
, where she was a member of Alpha Theta. She graduated cum laude in 1995 with a degree in geography
Geography
Geography is the science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth". The first person to use the word "geography" was Eratosthenes...
.
After retiring from luge after the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, Cameron attended Boston College Law School
Boston College Law School
Boston College Law School is one of the six professional graduate schools at Boston College. Located approximately 1.5 miles from the main Boston College campus in Chestnut Hill, Boston College Law School is situated on a wooded campus in Newton, Massachusetts.With approximately 800 students and...
and received her J.D. in 2001. She practiced law in Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP is a United States law firm headquartered in New York City. It also has offices in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, London, Frankfurt, Munich, Tokyo, Hong Kong, São Paulo, Singapore and Beijing.Milbank is a global law firm, with approximately 550 lawyers who...
's Intellectual Property/Litigation Group before moving to Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz, an entertainment and media law firm in New York City. She has written and spoken on various issues relating to sports and intellectual property law.
Cameron has been involved with Olympic sport both in the United States and internationally:
US Olympic Committee Board of Directors
USOC Athletes' Advisory Council
USA Luge Vice President
NYC2012 - Board of Directors and Circle of Olympians
In 2003, she testified before the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection http://republicans.energycommerce.house.gov/108/Hearings/07162003hearing1013/Myler1591.htm regarding proposed reform to the governance structure of the US Olympic Committee.
She is currently an Athlete Ambassador for Kids Play International, which uses sport to educate and empower underserved youth in countries such as Rwanda, Malawi and India.
External links
- Cameron Myler photography website
- 1988 luge women's singles results
- 1992 luge women's singles results
- 1994 luge women's singles results
- 1998 luge women's singles results
- CNN/SI profile of Myler prior to the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano
- List athletes from Ivy League schools who competed in the Winter olympics, including Myler
- List of women's singles luge World Cup champions since 1978.
- New York Times article on Myler prior to the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer
- Washington Post profile of Myler prior to the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano