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- ↑ "Canada's Mirela Rahneva slides to bronze at skeleton World Cup in Switzerland". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ↑ "21 bobsleigh and skeleton athletes nominated to represent Team Canada in Beijing". www.bobsleighcanadaskeleton.c. Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ↑ Nichols, Paula (20 January 2022). "18 bobsleigh and 3 skeleton athletes to be on Team Canada at Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ↑ Smart, Zack (20 January 2022). "Kripps, de Bruin, Appiah headline formidable Canadian bobsleigh team at Beijing Games". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports . Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ↑ Austin, Daniel (25 January 2022). "Calgary's Enzie set to tackle his Olympic dream". Calgary Herald . Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Retrieved 27 January 2022.