Kaillie Humphries
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Kaillie Humphries (born September 4, 1985 in Calgary
) is a Canadian
bobsledder. Humphries has competed since 2004 and currently slides with Heather Moyse
as her brakeman. Her husband Dan Humphries
competes in Canada's 4-man bobsled team as part of Lyndon Rush
's team.
She won the silver medal in the mixed bobsleigh
-skeleton
team event at the 2008 FIBT World Championships
in Altenberg, Germany
. Humphries finished the 2009-10 Bobsleigh World Cup second overall with a third place finish on the last stop at Igls.
She won a gold medal in the Two-woman
competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics
with Heather Moyse
. The silver medal was won by fellow Canadians Shelley-Ann Brown
and Helen Upperton
. It marked the first time of the 2010 Olympics that Canadians had won two medals in one event.
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
) is a Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
bobsledder. Humphries has competed since 2004 and currently slides with Heather Moyse
Heather Moyse
Heather Moyse is a Canadian athlete, representing Canada in international competition as a bobsledder and rugby union player, and competing at the Canadian intercollegiate level in rugby, soccer and track and field.-Awards:...
as her brakeman. Her husband Dan Humphries
Dan Humphries
Dan Humphries is a Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 2007. Dan Humphries is currently married to Canadian female bobsledder Kaillie Humphries. Dan was a member of the Royal Air Force and competed for Great Britain at the 2006 Winter Olympics...
competes in Canada's 4-man bobsled team as part of Lyndon Rush
Lyndon Rush
Lyndon Rush is a Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 2004.Rush also won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver....
's team.
She won the silver medal in the mixed bobsleigh
Bobsleigh
Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of two or four make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled that are combined to calculate the final score....
-skeleton
Skeleton (sport)
Skeleton is a fast winter sliding sport in which an individual person rides a small sled down a frozen track while lying face down, during which athletes experience forces up to 5g. It originated in St. Moritz, Switzerland as a spin-off from the popular British sport of Cresta Sledding...
team event at the 2008 FIBT World Championships
FIBT World Championships 2008
The FIBT World Championships 2008 ran February 11–24, 2008 in Altenberg, Germany for the fifth time, having done so in 1991 , 1994 , 1999 , and 2000 . It is the first time Altenberg has hosted all of the events at one championship...
in Altenberg, Germany
Altenberg, Germany
Altenberg is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Ore Mountains, close to the border with the Czech Republic, 15 km northwest of Teplice, and 32 km south of Dresden....
. Humphries finished the 2009-10 Bobsleigh World Cup second overall with a third place finish on the last stop at Igls.
She won a gold medal in the Two-woman
Bobsleigh at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Two-woman
The two-woman bobsleigh competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, was held at the Whistler Sliding Centre in Whistler, British Columbia, on 20–21 February. The German team of Sandra Kiriasis and Anja Schneiderheinze were the defending Olympic champions in this event...
competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
with Heather Moyse
Heather Moyse
Heather Moyse is a Canadian athlete, representing Canada in international competition as a bobsledder and rugby union player, and competing at the Canadian intercollegiate level in rugby, soccer and track and field.-Awards:...
. The silver medal was won by fellow Canadians Shelley-Ann Brown
Shelley-Ann Brown
Shelley-Ann Brown is a Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 2006. She was born in Scarborough, Ontario to Jamaican immigrant parents, and also raised in nearby Pickering, Ontario...
and Helen Upperton
Helen Upperton
Helen Lesley Upperton is a Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 2000. Upperton was born in Ahmadi, Kuwait as her parents involvement in the oil industry meant they traveled abroad. She holds dual citizenship of both Great Britain and Canada...
. It marked the first time of the 2010 Olympics that Canadians had won two medals in one event.