National Guard World Class Athletes

Check out our four-man bobsled World Champions! It must feel like home standing on top of that podium. Photo credit: Faye Hendrick.

Congrats to SGT Justin Olsen who was part of USA 1 and winning the WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 4 man bobsled title this weekend. All of our National Guard Soldiers did an amazing job this weekend! Read more about it at http://bobsled.teamusa.org/news/2012/02/26/usa-1-sweeps-world-championships-with-four-man-bobsled-win/46863?ngb_id=23

USA-1 sweeps World Championships with four-man bobsled win | News | USA Bobsled & Skeleton Federatio LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (Feb. 26, 2012)–Steven Holcomb (Park City, Utah) made history with his USA-1 push crew of Justin Olsen (San Antonio, Texas), Steve Langton (Melrose, Mass.) and Curt Tomasevicz (Shelby, Neb.) as the first U.S. pilot ever to sweep the two and four-man bobsled World Championship races...

Congrats to Team USA for capturing GOLD at the World Championship 2-man bobsled event. Past World Class Athlete Soldier Steve Holcomb claimed the gold with civilian Steve Langton. WCAP Soldiers finished 6th (SGT John Napier and CPT Chris Fogt) and 9th (PFC Nick Cunningham and SGT Dallas Robinson). SGT Olsen and Steve Holcomb also helped Team USA-1 claim the Team event gold medal. Also in the Team Competition, SGT Robinson teamed with PFC Cunningham in the 2-Man Bobsled run helping Team USA-2 to a fourth place finish.

More information and complete results can be found at http://bobsled.teamusa.org/

USA Bobsled & Skeleton Federation Brad Stewart worked at the Utah Olympic Park as a tour guide and wanted to try the sport of skeleton since he got a discount on the intro. camp More

Check out the National Guard tent while cheering on our Soldier-athletes as they compete at the 2012 World Championships in Lake Placid, NY! GO USA!!

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If you're at the event in Lake Placid, be sure to make your way to start 3 to check out the National Guard tent. Take your turn hitting the punching bag and pick up a cowbell to enhance your cheering!

Learn more about the National Guard Soldier/athletes and how they train at www.nationalguardcreatingchampions.com

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Competition updates:

SGT Spenser Mango took 1st place with a 4-0 record in the Dave Schultz Memorial International Tournament in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
You can follow him at: www.themat.com


SGT Dallas Robinson and SGT Nick Cunningham competed in the Whistler World Cup at Whistler, Canada 3-4 February 2012. They placed 9th in the 2 and 4-man competition.
Follow them at: http://bobsled.teamusa.org/news/2012/02/04/cunningham-teams-with-robinson-to-finish-ninth-in-world-cup-debut/46508

Cunningham teams with Robinson to finish ninth in World Cup debut | News | USA Bobsled & Skeleton Fe WHISTLER, Canada (Feb. 3, 2012)–Rookie pilots Nick Cunningham (Monterey, Calif.) and Cory Butner (Yucaipa, Calif.) put forth a solid effort in tonight’s two-man bobsled World Cup race in Whistler. Cunningham teamed with Dallas Robinson (Georgetown, Ky.) for his World Cup debut as a driver to lead t...

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Great job, SGT Mortensen and SGT Griffall on a 6th place finish in the Oberhof, Germany World Cup competition!

Hope everyone had a great holiday break! Now it's time to get back to competing!

Congrats to SGT Spenser Mango for coming in 1st with a 4-0 record in the 55kg category of the 2011 U.S. Open Wrestling Championships. Read more at: http://www.themat.com/

Big props to SGT Matt Mortensen and SGT Preston Griffall for a 5th place finish in the Calgary World Cup! Read more at: http://www.usaluge.org/dyncontent.php?articleid=1376

usaluge.org - Mortensen/Griffall storm into 5th in Calgary as US places 2 in top 10 CALGARY, Alberta, Canada - Matt Mortensen and Preston Griffall gave the United States luge team its best World Cup result of the season when the doubles team finished fifth in a World Cup competition Saturday night in Calgary, Alberta.

The National Guard will be at the World Championships......will you?!
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Experience the thrill the winter athletes do every day!
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