Azaria Hill

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Azaria Hill
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born1998 [1]
Santa Clarita, California [2]
Sport
CountryUnited States
Sport Bobsleigh
Event
Two-women

Azaria Hill (born 1998) is an American bobsledder. She placed fourth in the two-woman bobsleigh at the 2024 IBSF World Championships. She was selected to represent the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

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Career

Hill attended Golden Valley High School in Santa Clarita, California, where she competed as a sprinter and earned a track scholarship to Long Beach State University. After her senior year track season was cancelled by the Covid-19 pandemic, Hill transferred to University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where she was part of the sprint relay team alongside her future bobsleigh partner Kaysha Love. [3]

With Kaysha Love, Hill had a podium finish in the two-woman bobsleigh at the 2023–24 Bobsleigh World Cup event in Lillehammer, Norway. [4] Alongside Love, Hill placed fourth at the 2024 IBSF World Championships in the two-woman in Winterburg, Germany, in Love's debut world championships as pilot. [5] With Love, Hill also secured a win at the North America Cup in March 2024. [6]

In November 2025, Hill and Love finished as runners-up in the two-woman bobsled test event on the new track ahead of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. [7] Hill also competed in the 2025–26 Bobsleigh World Cup in the two-woman bob alongside Elana Meyers Taylor, and Kaillie Humphries. [8] [9]

In January 2026, Hill was selected for the two-woman bobsleigh for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. [10] [11]

Personal life

Her father, Virgil Hill, is a former Olympic boxer, and her mother is sprinter Denean Howard. The pair met while competing for the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Her aunt is Olympic sprinter Sherri Howard. She has a brother who competes in minor-league baseball. [3] [11] Hill joined the United States Army in 2024. [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Azaria Hill". World Athletics. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Azaria Hill". usabs.com. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Continuing the Legacy: U.S. Bobsledder Azaria Hill". teamusa.com. February 12, 2025. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  4. ↑ "USA bobsled, skeleton athletes medal at World Cup". adirondackdailyenterprise.com. January 30, 2024. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  5. ↑ "BUCKWITZ, NOLTE AND KALICKI ON COURSE FOR MEDALS AT BMW IBSF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS". ibsf.org. March 1, 2024. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  6. ↑ O'Brien, Parker (March 11, 2024). "Kaysha Love earns two golds in NAC Cup". adirondackdailyenterprise.com. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Germany's Laura Nolte beats American rivals again for another bobsled win at Olympics test event". Fox Sports. November 23, 2025. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Laura Nolte and Kaysha Love continue hot starts to World Cup bobsled season". Foxsports. November 30, 2025. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  9. ↑ "2-WOMAN BOBSLEIGH OLYMPIC CHAMPION LAURA NOLTE WITH THIRD VICTORY IN THIRD IBSF WORLD CUP". ibsf.org. December 14, 2025. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  10. ↑ Barrington, Talia (January 19, 2026). "USA Bobsled-Skeleton announces 2026 Olympic roster for Milan Cortina". nbcolympics.com. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  11. 1 2 Reynolds, Tim (January 19, 2026). "College track star lands spot on Olympic bobsled team just 3 months after taking up sport". The Independent. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Meet the U.S. Army Soldier-athletes on a mission to compete for gold at the 2026 Winter Olympics". Walterborolive. November 7, 2025. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
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