Sara Villani
Villani at the 2021 IBSF World Championships Bobsleigh and Skeleton
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1996-09-19) 19 September 1996
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Sport
CountryCanada
SportBobsleigh

Sara Villani (born 19 September 1996) is a Canadian bobsledder.[1][2]

Career

Villani began her athletic career as a heptathlete, but in 2018 she was identified at the TBC Training Ground as a potential brakewoman in bobsleigh.[2] Villani made her IBSF World Cup debut in January 2021, finishing in a career-best fourth with Christine de Bruin.[2][3] At the IBSF World Championships 2021, Villani finished in 16th place with Christine de Bruin in the two-woman event.

In January 2022, Villani was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.[4][5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Sara Villani". International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Sara Villani". olympic.ca. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  3. ↑ Garbutt, Herb (8 March 2021). "Norval athlete's career takes wild ride to verge of Olympic dream". The Hamilton Spectator. Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "21 bobsleigh and skeleton athletes nominated to represent Team Canada in Beijing". www.bobsleighcanadaskeleton.c. Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  5. ↑ Nichols, Paula (20 January 2022). "18 bobsleigh and 3 skeleton athletes to be on Team Canada at Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  6. ↑ Smart, Zack (20 January 2022). "Kripps, de Bruin, Appiah headline formidable Canadian bobsleigh team at Beijing Games". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
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