"The only reason why the USA is in any conversation in the sport of bobsled is because of Steve Holcomb," said U.S. bobsled pilot Nick Cunningham, who roomed next to Holcomb in Lake Placid. "The entire Olympic family is shocked and saddened by the incredibly tragic loss today of Steven Holcomb," U.S. Olympic Committee CEO Scott Blackmun said. He was cherubic, almost always happy in public, someone whose sense of humor was well-known throughout the close-knit bobsled world. Holcomb's vision degenerated to the point where he was convinced that his bobsled career was ending, and his mood quickly started going dark as well. In the bobsled world, he was larger than life.

Source: ABC News May 06, 2017 21:07 UTC