Kaillie Humphries is breaking her silence about why she isn't competing in bobsleigh this year. Speaking exclusively to CBC, Humphries revealed she has filed a harassment complaint with Bobsleigh Canada. "I found myself in a position where my workplace environment was impaired and I couldn't compete. I filed it before the season and so I […]
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Kaillie Humphries, Phylicia George golden at bobsleigh World Cup
Canada’s Kaillie Humphries and Phylicia George scored women’s bobsleigh gold at a World Cup event in Altenberg, Germany, on Saturday. It’s the first medal captured by the duo, who had teamed up just once before on the World Cup circuit. Humphries and George posted a two-run time of one minute, 52.62 seconds for the win. The […]
Kaillie Humphries, Melissa Lotholz win silver at Park City World Cup
Kallie Humphries and brakeman Melissa Lotholz won silver at the women’s World Cup event at Park City, Utah on Friday. The Canadian duo got off to a motoring star, with a 50.42 in their first run, and finish with a total of 1:40:82. It was Humphries and Lotholz’s second straight medal, having captured gold at the season opener in Lake Placid earlier […]
The hot seat: Everyone wants to ride with Kaillie Humphries
As the Winter Games in Pyeongchang approach at breakneck speed, one of the most coveted rides to Korea is still up for grabs. Who will take a back seat to two-time gold medallist and Canadian bobsleigh pilot Kaillie Humphries? The winner of the competition to be Humphries’s brakeman will get a golden opportunity to claim an […]
Olympic InstaCreep: Heather Moyse and Kaillie Humphries Back On The Track
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Canada’s bobsleigh team have officially started their Olympic year, but things look a little different. Meanwhile, Darcy Sharpe gets attacked by a peacock. CBC | Sports News
Kaillie Humphries 'surprised' by Heather Moyse's bobsleigh return
Two-time Olympic bobsleigh champion Kaillie Humphries says her initial reaction was “surprise” after learning her longtime brakeman Heather Moyse was making a comeback to the sport. “I had approached Heather in March asking if she would consider making a comeback to the sport to see if we could re-unite for another Olympic run,” Humphries said. “She […]
Kaillie Humphries is still searching for the perfect start
Kaillie Humphries is the first to say she had a rough year. The Canadian bobsleigh star speaks without restraint the day after returning home from the season’s final World Cup event. “No season is perfect,” Humphries says from Calgary, with her usual resolute tone. “You gotta go through those hard years, and those rough years, […]
Kaillie Humphries is the hunter and the hunted
Every time Canadian bobsleigh pilot Kaillie Humphries takes to the track, she feels the weight of the world trying to catch her. “I have a very giant target on my back, which is something I’ve never experienced,” says Humphries, who is going for her third title at this week’s world championships in Germany (CBCSports.ca’s […]
Kaillie Humphries training 4-woman bobsleigh crew in name of equality
Humphries on the lack of a 4-Woman Bobsleigh event: ‘I never thought that was fair.’ CBC | Sports News