It was a fulfilling season for bobsledder Sylvia Hoffman. After winning a bronze medal she shifted from brakeman to driver/pilot.
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It was a challenging but fulfilling season for bobsledder Sylvia Hoffman. After winning a bronze medal with Elana Meyers Taylor in the two-man bobsled at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games, Hoffman shifted from brakeman to driver/pilot. With that transition, she also began competing in the monobob and won a race in Austria.
Logistics involve travel and transportation, not only of athletes but also of sleds, which are shipped in huge crates. Hoffman shipped a monobob to Europe, which was quite expensive. Sprinter vans typically transport the sleds from site to site for competitions. Bobsled is a predominantly white sport, but is seeing a growing number of Black women, most of whom came to the ice from other sports. Hoffman was a multi-sport athlete who played basketball in college. Three track and field athletes joined the U.S. team on the World Cup circuit this year. “It’s a community that’s trying to be the best that we can,” she said.
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