Extended Start List Skeleton Men - run 1 Bib

Name 1 DUKURS, Tomass 02.07.1981 - Sigulda 186 cm - 83 kg

Nation Ergebnisse/Results LAT OWG 2010, 2014: 4th WCh 2015: Bronze ECh 2007, 2015: Bronze Best in WCup: 1st (Jan 2004, Sigulda) Overall World Cup 2014-2015: 2 Overall World Cup 2015-2016: 3 Won the first-ever World Cup race for Latvia (2004 in Sigulda) - his only victory so far. Captured the Olympic track record in Whistler (CAN), that was previously unbeaten for six years Martins is his younger brother, his father Dainis one of the coaches.

2 DUKURS, Martins 31.03.1984 - Sigulda 178 cm - 72 kg

LAT

OWG 2010, 2014: Silver WCh 2011, 2012, 2015: Gold (2013: Silver) ECh 2010-2016: Gold Overall Wcup 2010 - 2015: 1st Overall World Cup 2014-2015: 1 Overall World Cup 2015-2016: 1 The most successful skeleton slider, winning three World and seven European titels as well as six Overall World Cups. Only Olympic Gold is missing in his collection: he finished second in 2010 and 2014. Latvia has 43 World Cup wins in skeleton so far - of which 42 from Martins. Latvian Sliders all have a huge fan base

3 YUN, Sungbin 23.05.1994 - Jinju 178 cm - 85 kg

KOR

OWG 2014: 16th WCh 2015: 8th Best in WCup: 2nd Overall World Cup 2014-2015: 6 Overall World Cup 2015-2016: 2

celebrated the first ever podium placing (Calgary, Dec 2014) and World Cup victory (Jan 2016, St. Moritz) for Korea Student Loves Music of British singer Adele

4 JUNGK, Axel 05.03.1991 - Zschopau 183 cm - 78 kg

GER

OWG: WCh 2015: 6th JWCh 2012: Gold Overall World Cup 2014-2015: 3 Overall World Cup 2015-2016: 4

In 2014/2015 World Cup he finished third overall - without a single podium finish. Celebrated his first podium in Winterberg in November 2015 Team World Champion with GER in Winterberg and Innsbruck Former ski jumper

5 TRETYAKOV, Alexander 19.04.1985 - Krasnoyarsk 184 cm - 72 kg

RUS

OWG 2014: Gold (2010: Bronze) WCh 2013: Gold (2011, 2015 Silver) ECh 2007: Gold (2015: Silver) Overall Wcup 2008/2009: 1st Overall World Cup 2014-2015: 7 Overall World Cup 2015-2016: 11 One of the few athletes to beat Martins Dukurs in the last years - of all competitions also at 2013 World Championships + 2014 Olympic Games... In the second half of the season competing in the IBSF Intercontinental Cup, setting a new track record in Innsbruck

6 PARSONS, Dominic Edward 08.09.1987 - London

GBR

OWG 2014: 10th JWCh 2009, 2010: 4th WCh 2015: 7th Best in WCup: 3rd (Nov13, Calgary) Overall World Cup 2014-2015: 5 Overall World Cup 2015-2016: 5 Former track and field athlete (400 m) Studies Advanced Engine Technology

7 ANTOINE, Matthew 02.04.1985 - Prairie du Chien 192 cm - 92 kg

USA

OWG 2014: Bronze WCh 2012: 5th Best in WCup: 1st (Dec13, Lake Placid) Overall World Cup 2014-2015: 4 Overall World Cup 2015-2016: 6

Raced Go-Karts before Applied to USABS after watching 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City (USA

8 TREGYBOV, Nikita 14.02.1995 - Krasnoyarsk 187 cm - 89 kg

RUS

OWG 2014: 6th WCh 2015: 5th JWCh 2015, 2016: GOLD Best in WCup: 3rd Overall World Cup 2014-2015: 12 Overall World Cup 2015-2016: 13 Full-time athlete Favourite athlete is Skeleton teammate Anastasia Novikova Current Junior World Champion

9 ZACHRAU, Michael 05.08.1994 183 cm - 83 kg

GER

OWG: WCh: Overall World Cup 2014-2015: Overall World Cup 2015-2016: 7

Former Ski jumper, like teammate Axel Jungk Loves Camping and Movies

10 GRESZCZYSZYN, Dave 18.09.1979 - Toronto 193 cm - 108 kg

CAN

OWG: WCh 2015: 11th Best in Wcup: 5th (Jan 16, Whistler) Overall World Cup 2014-2015: 9 Overall World Cup 2015-2016: 8

At Königssee World Cup, he raced with the portrait of his grandfather under his sled, who turned 100 at race day Former Rugby player Occupation: teacher

11 MARTINEAU, Barrett 04.09.1991 - Calgary 178 cm - 80kg

CAN

OWG: WCh 2015: 20th Best in Wcup: 8th Overall World Cup 2014-2015: 17 Overall World Cup 2015-2016: 9

His helmet is painted with a bear's face, referring to his nickname "Bear" Occupation: Ski jumping coach Was forejumper at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games

12 GASPARI, Mattia 14.09.1993 - Pieve de Cadore 175 cm - 75 kg

ITA

OWG: WCh 2015: 21st Best in Wcup: 8th Overall World Cup 2014-2015: 19 Overall World Cup 2015-2016: 12

Student Born in Cortina d'Ampezzo, site of 1956 Olympic Winter Games and of multiple World Championships in Bobsleigh

13 KULIKOV, Pavel 29.06.1992 - Saint Petersburg 185 cm - 80 kg

RUS

OWG 2014: 5th WCh 2013: Bronze ECh 2011: Silver Overall World Cup 2014: 7 Overall World Cup 2014-2015: 11 Overall World Cup 2015-2016: 17 Student: Economic Former Sports: decathlon / karate / X-country skiing / polyathlon

14 VON SCHLEINITZ, Kilian 25.06.1994 - Berchtesgaden 183 cm - 80kg

GER

OWG: WCh 2015: 9th JWCh 2014: Gold (2016: Silver) Best in WCup: 6 (Jan 15, Königssee) Overall World Cup 2014-2015: 13 Overall World Cup 2015-2016: His older brother Julian slides in GER Luge team, (>Junior World Champion 2009, WCh 2015: 9th) Very old Bavarian family. His mother Ute Hankers played Volleyball at the German national team.

15 BROWN, Kyle 22.10.1989 - Manchester

USA

OWG: WCh: Overall World Cup 2014-2015: 30 Overall World Cup 2015-2016: 24

Former Sports: Track & Field and Ice Hockey Occupation: Strength and Conditioning Coach

16 CRUMPTON, Nathan 09.10.1985 - Nairobi 182 cm - 79 kg

USA

OWG: WCh: Best in WCup: 5th (Jan 16, Park City ) Overall World Cup 2014-2015: Overall World Cup 2015-2016: 16

Rookie World Cup season, finished 5th in Park City Athlete, fitness & lifestyle model and professional photographer Born in Nairobi, Kenya, moved to Geneva, Switzerland, aged 5. Also lived in Harare, Zimbabwe and Canberra, Australia and of course USA

17 TAKAHASHI, Hiroatsu 13.04.1984 - Tomiya 175 cm - 83 kg

JPN

OWG 2010: 8th WCh 2015: 14th Best in WCup: 7th (Jan15, Altenberg) Overall World Cup 2014: 10 Overall World Cup 2014-2015: 14 Overall World Cup 2015-2016: 14 Former Baseball player His son Kohei was born 2013 M-Project sled (Japanese)

18 LEE, Hansin 27.09.1988 - Jinan 177 cm - 80 kg

KOR

OWG 2014: 24th WCh: Overall World Cup 2014-2015: 34 Overall World Cup 2015-2016: 15

Full-time athlete

19 AUER, Alexander 23.03.1991 - Innsbruck 178 cm - 83 kg

AUT

OWG: WCh: Overall World Cup 2014-2015: 41 Overall World Cup 2015-2016: 31

Son of former Austrian skeleton athlete Christian Auer, the 1991 World Champion Younger brother Florian also competes at Innsbruck World Championships

20 THORNBURY, Rhys 15.01.1990 - Viveash

NZL

OWG: WCh 2015: 31st Overall World Cup 2014-2015: 34 Overall World Cup 2015-2016: 27

Born in Australia, New Zealand roots. Moved to Great Britain as a child. Works as weapon technician for the Royal Air Force

21 MUTOVIN, Alexander 07.07.1984 - Krasnoyarsk 181 cm - 83 kg

RUS

OWG: WCh: ECh: Overall World Cup 2014-2015: Overall World Cup 2015-2016: 25

Full time athlete Loves the Terminator movies

22 NEUFELDT, Evan 16.06.1987 - Saskatoon 180 cm - 82 kg

CAN

OWG: WCh 2015: 23rd Overall World Cup 2014-2015: 22 Overall World Cup 2015-2016: 38

Former track & field athlete Works as a bartender. Comes from a province in Canada that is famously flat.

23 SWIFT, David Michael 15.12.1984 - Eastbourne 171 cm - 78 kg

GBR

OWG: WCh 2015: 15th Best in WCup: 7th (Feb 15, Igls) Overall World Cup 2014-2015: 34 Overall World Cup 2015-2016: 29

Former sprinter Runs his own personal training company. Can do a backwards somersault from standing.

24 ROHRER, Marco 15.07.1987

SUI

OWG: WCh 2015: 17th Overall World Cup 2014-2015: Overall World Cup 2015-2016: 19

4th of Swiss Indoor Champonships 2012, 60m. Competed against a Racing Greyhound for the German TV Show "Galileo" and lost by a mile.

25 MIRAMBELL, Ander 17.02.1983 183 cm - 82 kg

ESP

OWG 2014: 26th WCh 2015: 30th ECh 2009, 2010: 15th Best in WCup: 14th (Nov. '10, Whistler) Overall World Cup 2014-2015: 25 Overall World Cup 2015-2016: 21 Studying Sports Science. Trains with Espanyol - Barcelona’s ‘other’ team. Wrote a book about his journey to Sochi Works with an international team called "Badass Skeleton Team", coached by Austrian Martin Rettl (2001 World Champion and 2002 Olympic silver)

26 AUDERSET, Ronald 19.12.1989

SUI

OWG: WCh 2015: 25th Overall World Cup 2014-2015: 20 Overall World Cup 2015-2016: 20

Mechanical Engineering student/scientific staff member UAS Freiburg Hobbies: Sailing, floorball, handicraft

27 CECCHINI, Joseph Luke 25.05.1982 - Trail (CAN) 180 cm - 88 kg

ITA

OWG: WCh 2015: 26th Best in Wcup: 12th (Feb 15, Sochi) Overall World Cup 2014-2015: 14 Overall World Cup 2015-2016: 23

Canadian-born from Italian roots. Speaks almost no Italian. Full-time Calgary Police Officer.

28 AUER, Florian 11.06.1994 - Innsbruck

AUT

OWG: WCh: ECh: Overall World Cup 2014-2015:Overall World Cup 2015-2016: 37

Son of former Austrian skeleton athlete Christian Auer, the 1991 World Champion Older brother Alexander also competes at Innsbruck World Championships Occupation: roof plumbing

29 MOELTER, Philipp 27.09.1993 181 cm - 81 kg

CZE

OWG WCh ECh Overall World Cup 2014-2015: Overall World Cup 2015-2016: -

Born in Germany, also competed for Poland Competed as German bobsleigh pilot at the 2012 Youth Olympic Winter Games in Innsbruck, finished sixth with Richard Oelsner Started Skeleton training aged 7!

30 TIMMINGS, Dean 29.12.1990 - Perth 179 cm - 73 kg

AUS

OWG: WCh: Overall World Cup 2014-2015: 44 Overall World Cup 2015-2016: 34

Twin brother Nicolas is also a skeleton racer, both had their World Cup debut at the end of the 2014/2015 season. Went to school with Australian Formula 1 driver Daniel Ricciardo.

31 EDELMAN, Adam 14.03.1991 177 cm - 80 kg

AUT

OWG WCh ECh Overall World Cup 2014-2015: Overall World Cup 2015-2016: Former hockey goalie (MIT), Nickname "Hebrew Hammer" Born in the USA, MIT graduate Occupation: Product Manager (Software/Hardware company) Israel Bobsled & Skeleton Federation founder David Greaves was bobsleigh pilot for Israel about 10 years ago

32 JAKOBCZYK, Michal 13.05.1995

POL

OWG WCh ECh Overall World Cup 2014-2015: Overall World Cup 2015-2016: -

First season - has only done 70 slides Never in Igls before Former sports: track/100m student Favourite holiday location New Zealand 33 PACIOIANU, Mihai Daniel 19.02.1999 174 cm - 63 kg

GBR

OWG: JWCh: WCh: Overall World Cup 2014-2015: Overall World Cup 2015-2016: Student Competed in OMEGA Youth Qualification Serie 2015/2016, finished two times fourth in Lake Placid (USA) Was 11th overall but failed to qualify for the Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer because his teammates Mihai Trasnea and Mihail Enache finished third and sixth.

34 LORENČIČ, Denis 25.05.1988

SLO

OWG: WCh: Overall World Cup 2014-2015: Overall World Cup 2015-2016:

First season 2014/2015 Construction technician Didn't do any sport before he started skeleton

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