Story highlights Steven Holcomb drove the US to a rare gold medal in the four-man event in 2010He was found dead at the US training center for winter Olympic athletes(CNN) Steven Holcomb, who piloted the US No. 1 four-man bobsled to Olympic gold in 2010, was found dead Saturday morning in his room at the US training center in Lake Placid, New York, the US Olympic Committee said. Sad news for the bobsled and skeleton community as we mourn the loss of bobsled legend Steven Holcomb. https://t.co/YlG9t7V5rb pic.twitter.com/D6ZZsEmprO — USA Bobsled Skeleton (@USBSF) May 6, 2017Holcomb's victory was impressive considering in 2008 he had a procedure for an eye condition that could have led to him going blind. The gold medal was the first US win in the event since 1948.
