Sylvia Hoffman

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Sylvia Hoffman (born on June 29, 1989) is an American bobsledder who was first discovered and recruited for the national bobsled team on The Next Olympic Hopeful.[1] She is originally from Arlington, TX[2] and attended Louisiana State University Shreveport.[1] Before bobsledding she was a college basketball player, and participated in weightlifting.[1]

Early years[]

During her childhood, Hoffman played many sports, including basketball.[2] She eventually played basketball at the collegiate level for Louisiana State University Shreveport.[1] In 2015, she was invited to attend the training camp for the USA bobsledding team.[3] However, she turned down the offer due to not having enough finances so soon after graduating from college.[3]

Hoffman began training in weightlifting[1] after moving to Colorado Springs, Colorado.[2] During this time, she participated in international competitions for the USA weightlifting team.[2]

Career[]

The Next Olympic Hopeful[]

In 2018, Hoffman competed on the second season of The Next Olympic Hopeful[2] in order to have financial support to train for the Olympics.[3] Hoffman did not win the program, but was still noticed by the US Bobsled team[2] and invited to attend the rookie training camp.[1]

Bobsledding[]

With little experience in bobsled,[2] Hoffman won both the Rookie Push Championship[2] and the National Push Championship[1] in 2018. She was officially given a spot on the US bobsled team after participating in the national team trials.[2] With the team, she competed in the 2018-2019 World Cup season.[2] At the Innsbruck, Austria competition, she received bronze with partner Elana Meyers Taylor.[2]

In 2020, Hoffman, with partner Kaillie Humphries, won the World Cup at Königssee, Germany.[4]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Scott, Roxanna. "Next Olympic Hopeful? US bobsledders are making their case". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Tanner, Kara (2019-12-04). "BOBSLEDDER SYLVIA HOFFMAN SHARES HOW NEXT OLYMPIC HOPEFUL PROGRAM LAUNCHED HER CAREER, PLANS FOR 2022". Team USA. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
  3. ^ a b c Minsberg, Talya (2018-08-20). "Who Wants to Be a Gold Medalist?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
  4. ^ "Kaillie Humphries golden in women's bobsleigh, Canada's de Bruin 4th | CBC Sports". CBC. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
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