Extended Start List Women's Bob Bib Pilot Nation Push team Ergebnisse/Results 1 HUMPHRIES, Kaillie CAN Melissa Lotholz OWG 2010, 2014: Gold 04.09.1985 - Genevieve Thibault WCh 2012, 2013: Gold 168 cm - 73 kg Overall World Cup 2013/2014: 1 Overall World Cup 2014-2015: 2 Overall World Cup 2015/2016: 1

First ever woman to pilot a four man sled in an official IBSF race in winter 2014/2015 (alongside Taylor, USA) Winner of Canadian 2015 Has lots of Tatoos

2 GREUBEL POSER, Jamie USA OWG 2014: Bronze 09.11.1983 - Arlington WCh 2015: 5th 175 cm - 85 kg Terra Evans Best in WCup: 1st Kristen Hurley Overall World Cup 2013/2014: 2 Kehri Jones Overall World Cup 2014-2015: 6 Overall World Cup 2015/2016: 2

Married with German push Christian Poser Former Sports: pentathlon, hepathlon, field hockey Oldest of four children

3 HENGSTER, Christina AUT Sanne Dekker OWG 2014: 15th 04.02.1986 - Axams Stefanie Waldkircher WCh 2012: 9th (2015: 11th) 177 cm - 73 kg Franziska Rath JWCh 2012: Gold Karlien Sleper ECh 2016: 4th Overall Wcup 2012: 7th Best in WCup: 2nd (Jan 16, Park City) Overall World Cup 2014/2015: 12 Overall World Cup 2015/2016: 3

Local Hero, born near , Igls is her home track She and Janine Flock are the faces of the BMW IBSF World Championships in 2015/2016 is her by far best season so far, third overall in World Cup

4 WILLEMSEN, Elfje BEL Sophie Vercruyssen OWG 2014: 6th 11.01.1985 Lies Defreyne WCh 2015: 7th 174 cm - 75 kg Loes Hubrechts ECh 2015: 4th Best in Wcup: 2nd Overall World Cup 2014-2015: 4 Overall World Cup 2015/2016: 4

Former sports: athletics, Javelin Switched to after winning a casting show in Belgian TV prior to the Team is calles the Belgian Bullets Her former push athlete Manna Marien is now president of the Belgian Federation 5 SCHNEIDERHEINZE, Anja GER Erline Nolte OWG 2014: 10th 08.04.1978 - Erfurt WCh 2015: Silver 168 cm - 79 kg ECh 2015, 2016: Gold (2011+2013: Silver) Overall WCup 2012: 2nd Overall World Cup 2014-2015: 5 Overall World Cup 2015/2016: 5

Olympic Champion 2006 pushing Former speed skater Loves her dog and motorbikes

6 VANNIEUWENHUYSE, An BEL Nel Paulissen OWG 2014: - 03.03.1991 - Jette Sophie Vercruyssen WCh 2015: 17th Lies Defreyne ECh 2015: 9th Loes Hubrecht Best in WCup: 4th (Jan 16, Whistler) Overall World Cup 2014-2015: 14 Overall World Cup 2015/2016: 6

Former sports: Heptathlon, hurdles Student of physiotherapy Team is called the Junior Belgian Bullets Drives Elfje Willemsens former sled "Spanky"

7 JAMANKA, Mariama GER Franziska Bertels OWG 23.08.1990 Erline Nolte WCh 169 cm - 74 kg JWCh ECh 2016: 6th Overall World Cup 2014/2015: - Overall World Cup 2015/2016: 7

World Cup rookie this year started driving two years ago her coach let her practise also on the sled prior to the season

8 MEYERS TAYLOR, Elana USA Cherrelle Garrett OWG 2014: Silver 10.10. 1984 - Camp Pendleton Lauren Gibbs WCh 2015: Gold (2013: Silver, 2012: Bronze) 173 cm - 87 kg Terra Evans Overall World Cup 2014-2015: 1 Kristen Hurley Overall World Cup 2015/2016: 8 Kehri Jones

OWG 2010: Bronze pushing Erin Pac After winning silver at 2013 World Championships in St. Moritz, her partner Nicoals Taylor went down on one knee before the podium and asked her to marry him. 9 SCHNEIDER, Stephanie GER Lisa-Marie Buckwitz OWG 25.09.1990 - Erlabrunn WCh 170 cm - 75 kg JWCh 2016: Gold ECh 2016: Bronze Overall World Cup 2014/2015: - Overall World Cup 2015/2016: -

Former push athlete for the German team: ECh Silver and WCh bronze 2015 with pilot , several podium placings in World Cup. Won a surprise bronze medal in European Championships at her very first World Cup start as

10 RODIONOVA, Alexandra RUS Nadezhda Viderkher OWG: 02.01.1984 - Bratsk WCh 2015: 12th 174 cm - 69 kg ECh 2015: 6th Overall World Cup 2014-2015: 14 Overall World Cup 2015/2016: 16

Was in the Russian luge team for 12 years (6th at the 2010 Olympics, 9th in 2011 WCh + 2010 ECh) Switched to bobsleigh after missing to qualify for the 2014 Olympics

11 McNEILL, Mica GBR Natalie DeRatt OWG: 25.09.1993 - Consett WCh 2015: 14th 168 cm - 75 kg YOG 2012: Silver Overall World Cup 2014/2015: 10 Overall World Cup 2015/2016: 14

Full-time athlete Loves Chocolate Carried the London 2012 Olympic Torch Former sports: Netball, hockey

12 CONSTANTIN, Maria Adela ROU Andreea Grecu OWG 2014: 17th 28.08.1991 - Bukarest Erika Annett Halay WCh 2015: 9th 173 cm - 75 kg Teodora Andreea Vlad ECh 2016: 9th Best in WCup: 8th (Jan 15, Altenberg) Overall World Cup 2014-2015: 15 Overall World Cup 2015/2016: 9

Romania wil be host of the IBSF Push World Championships in Summer 2016 Student/Network administrator Former sports: /athletics her nickname is "Flipper" 13 BEIERL, Kathi AUT Victoria Hahn OWG 16.08.1993 Stefanie Waldkircher WCh 177 cm - 70 kg Franziska Rath JWCh 2015: 7th Karlien Sleper ECh 2016: 7th Overall World Cup 2014/2015: - Overall World Cup 2015/2016: 13

Hobbys: athletics, books Student In Summer 2015, she took part at a trainings camp in Romania, host of the 2016 IBSF World Push Championships, together with teams aus Germany, and Romania

14 SERGEEVA, Nadezhda RUS Yulia Belomestnykh OWG 2014: 16th 13.06.1987 - Kemerovo WCh 2015: 13th 176 cm - 75 kg ECh 2015: 7th Overall World Cup 2014/2015: 8 Overall World Cup 2015/2016: 18

Started as a breakwoman in 2010, began driving in 2013 loves holiday at the beach

15 RISSLING, Alysia CAN Julia Corrente OWG: - 16.11.1988 - Edmonton WCh: - 179 cm - 76 kg Overall World Cup 2014-2015: Overall World Cup 2015/2016:

First pilot to compete with an all-female crew in an official IBSF four-man race (Calgary North American Cup, Feb 2015)

16 DE BRUIN, Christine CAN Cynthia Appiah OWG: - 03.03.1989 - Edmonton WCh: - 170 cm - 74 kg Overall World Cup 2014-2015: Overall World Cup 2015/2016:

Married to bobsleigh athlete Ivo de Bruin, NED Half-time leader in IBSF North American Cup, won three of four races 17 EBERLING, Katie USA Kehri Jones OWG: - 07.08.1988 - Palos Hills Terra Evans WCh: - Overall World Cup 2014-2015: Overall World Cup 2015/2016: 17

former push athlete in the US-team, several podium placings in World Cup World Championships bronze 2012 and silver 2013 with pilot Elana Meyers Taylor Finished 9th in her World Cup debut as a pilot (Feb

18 DeDecker, Lien BEL Nel Paulissen OWG: - 11.09.1994 - Deurne Antwerpen WCh: - Overall World Cup 2014-2015: Overall World Cup 2015/2016:

Student (Criminology) 7th in IBSF Europe Cup 2015/2016

Redaktionsbüro Wolfgang Harder (RWH) IBSF International Bobsleigh & Federation Danziger Weg 18 Maison du Sport - Avenue de Rhodanie 54 – CH-1007 Lausanne D – 88131 Lindau am Bodensee Branch office: Tel.: (+49) 173 - 60 733 52 Salzburger Strasse 678 eMail: [email protected] AUT - 5084 Grossgmain Tel: +43 6247 20232 10 Mail : [email protected] IBSF race in winter 2014/2015 (alongside Elana Meyers her coach let her practise also on the luge sled prior to