1. Kaillie Humphries is a Canadian-American bobsledder.
23 Facts About Kaillie Humphries
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Kaillie Humphries was the first woman to drive an all-female team against men in a four-person World Cup bobsled race.
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In 2019, Kaillie Humphries switched to representing the United States because of alleged abuse and harassment that she claims she faced from the Canadian bobsled federation.
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Kaillie Humphries won three IBSF World Championship medals for Team USA in the 2020 and 2021 seasons, making her a five-time world champion and the most decorated woman in bobsled history.
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Kaillie Humphries swept the two-woman and monobob events at the 2021 IBSF World Championships, making her the first female bobsledder to win a double world title.
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Kaillie Humphries was named to the US bobsledding team for the Beijing Winter Olympics in February 2022, two months after she became a naturalized United States citizen, and won gold in the monobob event.
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Kaillie Humphries was born in Calgary to parents Cheryl and Ray Simundson; he was a financial planner.
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Kaillie Humphries took up ski racing and, at age 14, was named to the Canadian national development team.
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Kaillie Humphries competed in alpine skiing until the age of 16, when she retired from the sport after breaking both legs in separate crashes.
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Kaillie Humphries was initially low on the Canadian depth chart and considered representing the United Kingdom, the country of her then-fiance, Dan Kaillie Humphries, to compete at the 2006 Olympics.
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Kaillie Humphries won the silver medal in the mixed bobsled-skeleton team event at the 2008 FIBT World Championships in Altenberg, Germany.
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At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Kaillie Humphries won the gold medal in the two-woman competition with brakewoman Heather Moyse.
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Kaillie Humphries received the 2014 Lou Marsh Award, given annually to Canada's top athlete.
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Kaillie Humphries piloted her mixed-gender sled to a sixth-place finish, while Meyers piloted hers to seventh.
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On January 9,2016, Kaillie Humphries became the first woman to drive an all-female team against men in a four-person World Cup bobsled race; her teammates were Cynthia Appiah, Genevieve Thibault, and Melissa Lotholz.
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Kaillie Humphries said she knew their entry would not be a contender due to the 300-pound weight difference between her team and the all-men teams.
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In 2018, Kaillie Humphries filed harassment complaints against Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton head coach Todd Hays, high-performance director Chris Le Bihan, and president Sarah Storey.
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On July 15,2021, Humphries received a decision from an SDRCC arbitrator, Robert P Armstrong, with respect to her appeal of the investigation conducted by Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton.
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Kaillie Humphries represented the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics and won a gold medal in the monobob event, and finished in seventh place in the two-woman event with brakewoman Kaysha Love.
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Kaillie Humphries was married to Dan Kaillie Humphries, a former bobsledder who competed for Great Britain and Canada.
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In 2015, Kaillie Humphries met American bobsledder Travis Armbruster, and they became partners in 2016.
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Kaillie Humphries is affiliated with the "I've Been Bullied" campaign; Right to Play, a sports program for underprivileged youth; and the Special Olympics.
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Kaillie Humphries has spoken at elementary schools in Calgary about the importance of physical activity, setting goals, and avoiding drugs.