The American was all of 17 years old when she walked into the start house at the Lake Placid, N.Y., track in 1994 when the women’s bobsled circuit was just starting. She went on to win Winter Olympic gold with brakeman Vonetta Flowers at the 2002 Salt Lake City Games. Bakken, now 44, turned 18 in the birthplace of bobsled — St. Moritz, Switzerland — while competing on what would become the World Cup circuit. This week, Humphries’ focus is on making bobsled history by winning three consecutive Olympic gold medals. “I have a responsibility to women in the sport,” Humphries said in an interview ahead of these Games.

Source: thestar February 18, 2018 20:15 UTC