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Olga Olegovna Stulneva is a Russian athlete and bobsledder. She's married with bobsledder Alexey Stulnev.
Eline Jurg is a Dutch bobsledder who has competed since 1996. Competed in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of sixth in the two-woman event at Salt Lake City in 2002.
Nicola Minichiello is a retired British bobsledder who competed between 2001 and 2011. She won two medals in the two-woman event at the FIBT World Championships, winning a silver in 2005 and making history with a gold in 2009 partnering Gillian Cooke, to become the first British female bobsleigh driver to win a World Championships. Competing in three Winter Olympics, Minichiello earned her best finish of ninth in the two-woman event at Turin in 2006. This was also the best ever Olympic result by a GB women’s bobsleigh team.
The FIBT World Championships 2008 ran February 11–24, 2008 in Altenberg, Germany for the fifth time, having done so in 1991 (bobsleigh), 1994 (skeleton), 1999 (skeleton), and 2000. It is the first time Altenberg has hosted all of those events at one championship, and also includes the mixed team event that debuted at the 2007 championships. Training for the events took place February 12–14 for two-man and two-woman bobsleigh, and February 19–20 for skeleton and four-man bobsleigh.
Viktoria Tokovaya is a Russian bobsledder who has competed since 1999. Competed in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of seventh in the two-woman event at Turin in 2006.
Amanda Stepenko is a Canadian bobsledder who competed from 2002 to 2010. Her best finish in the Bobsleigh World Cup was sixth in the two-woman event at Lake Placid in December 2006.
Jessica Gillarduzzi is an Italian bobsledder who has competed since 2001. Her best finish in the Bobsleigh World Cup was fifth in the two-woman event in 2007 twice.
Isabel Baumann is a Swiss bobsledder who has competed since 2002. Her best finish in the Bobsleigh World Cup was seventh in the two-woman event at Altenberg in January.
Shelly-Ann Camille Brown is a former Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 2006.She was born in Scarborough, Ontario to Jamaican immigrant parents, and also raised in nearby Pickering, Ontario. Brown was recruited to the University of Nebraska on a track and field scholarship, and graduated with a degree in biology and a master's in educational psychology.
Esmé Kamphuis is a former Dutch heptathlete, who has competed as a bobsledder since 2004. Her best Bobsleigh World Cup finish was second in the two-woman event at Cesana Pariol in the 2010-11 season. She took a bronze medal at the Bobsleigh European Championships in 2011.
Jaime Boyer is a Canadian Olympic bobsledder who competed in the sport from 2004–08. Her best finish in the Bobsleigh World Cup was second in the two-woman event at Lake Placid in December 2006.
Patricia Polifka is a German bobsledder who has competed since 2005. She was a push athlete for Claudia Schramm during the 2006/07 season, alongside Stephanie Szczurek and Nicole Herschmann. She won a gold in the mixed team event at the 2009 FIBT World Championships in Lake Placid, New York. She finished seventh in the two-woman event at those same championships.
The two-woman bobsleigh competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, was held at the Whistler Sliding Centre in Whistler, British Columbia, on 20–21 February.
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Hanne Schenk is a Swiss bobsledder who has competed since 2007. She finished tenth in the two-woman event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
Kelly Thomas is a British bobsledder who has competed since 2007. She finished eleventh in the two-woman event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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Stephanie Schneider is a German bobsledder who has competed since 2008. Her best World Cup finish was first in the two-woman events at Whistler in November and Lake Placid in December 2010.
The European Bobsleigh and Skeleton Championships are the main bobsleigh and skeleton championships in Europe. The first bobsleigh European Championships with two-man event was held in 1929 in Davos, Switzerland. However, as Bobsleigh World Championships started to be held on an annual basis since following year, European Championships didn't resumed until 1965. A four-man event was included in 1967 when first combined championship occurred. The men's European Skeleton Championships were held separately in 1981–1988 before resuming in 2003 when women's skeleton event was added as well. In 2004 the first women's European Bobsleigh Championship was held with two-woman event. The following year both the women's bobsleigh and skeleton events were merged with the men's bobsleigh events at the European Championships. Since then, all bobsleigh and skeleton events are usually competes at the same time and venue. Women's monobob event was included in 2022.
Andreea Grecu is a Romanian sprinter and bobsledder.
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