WHISTLER, British Columbia — U.S. women’s bobsled pilot Shauna Rohbock stands by her words. The Olympic sliding track is “stupid fast.”
A silver medalist from the 2006 Turin Games, the former college soccer star will be among the favorites for gold when the two-day women’s bobsled event opens today on the super-fast surface at the Whistler Sliding Centre.
“It’s the elusive medal. Everybody wants to win it,” Rohbock said. And that’s what she came here for.
All the talk of “stupid fast” tracks and the stir that created hasn’t rattled Rohbock. She’s familiar with the view from the Olympic podium, and all that remains is moving up one spot. Given that she has won in Whistler once before, that “elusive medal” might not be so elusive after all.
“Four consistent runs will make me happy,” Rohbock said. “I think four great runs will make me happy, and if they’re on the medal stand, that’ll just be a positive to that.”
The Associated Press
