Chelsea Valois
Canadian bobsledder
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Born | (1987-10-11) October 11, 1987 (age 36) Carrot River, Saskatchewan, Canada | |||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb; 11.3 st) | |||||||||||||||||
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Country | Canada | |||||||||||||||||
Sport | Bobsleigh | |||||||||||||||||
Event | 2-woman | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Chelsea Valois (born October 11, 1987) is a Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 2012. She currently acts as the brakewoman for Jennifer Ciochetti and formerly Kaillie Humphries. Valois began as a track athlete at the University of Regina before switching to bobsleigh.
During the 2012–13 Bobsleigh World Cup she helped push Humphries to five straight wins.[1] This success would continue as the pair placed first at the 2013 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz.[2]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Saskatchewan | |||||
2009 | 2009 Canada Games | 2nd | Heptathlon |
References
External links
- Chelsea Valois at Bobsleigh Canada (archived)
- Chelsea Valois at the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation
- Chelsea Valois at Team Canada
- Chelsea Valois at Olympics.com
- Chelsea Valois at Olympedia
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World champions in two-woman bobsleigh
- 2000: Germany (Gabriele Kohlisch & Kathleen Hering)
- 2001: Switzerland (Françoise Burdet & Katharina Sutter)
- 2003: Germany (Susi Erdmann & Annegret Dietrich)
- 2004: Germany (Susi Erdmann & Kristina Bader)
- 2005: Germany (Sandra Kiriasis & Anja Schneiderheinze-Stöckel)
- 2007–08: Germany (Sandra Kiriasis & Romy Logsch)
- 2009: Great Britain (Nicola Minichiello & Gillian Cooke)
- 2011: Germany (Cathleen Martini & Romy Logsch)
- 2012: Canada (Kaillie Humphries & Jennifer Ciochetti)
- 2013: Canada (Kaillie Humphries & Chelsea Valois)
- 2015: United States (Elana Meyers Taylor & Cherrelle Garrett)
- 2016: Germany (Anja Schneiderheinze-Stöckel & Annika Drazek)
- 2017: United States (Elana Meyers Taylor & Kehri Jones)
- 2019: Germany (Mariama Jamanka & Annika Drazek)
- 2020: United States (Kaillie Humphries & Lauren Gibbs)
- 2021: United States (Kaillie Humphries & Lolo Jones)
- 2023: Germany (Kim Kalicki & Leonie Fiebig)
- 2024: Germany (Lisa Buckwitz & Vanessa Mark)
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