Two-time Olympic bobsled champion Kaillie Humphries knew the name-calling would erupt after her bitter public split from the Canadian national team. About contacting the most powerful organizations in Canadian sport — at the Canadian Olympic Committee, Own The Podium, Sport Canada — to break free of Bobsleigh Canada. Cody Sorensen is a former bobsledder who is now an elected Bobsleigh Canada director as the athlete representative. In May, she inquired about returning to the national team and Bobsleigh Canada was receptive. Meyers Taylor had also been coached by Todd Hays, who moved to the Canadian program after working with the American national team.

Source: thestar December 06, 2019 21:11 UTC