Sylvia Hoffman

Sylvia Hoffman (born June 29, 1989, in Philadelphia[1]) is an American bobsledder who was first discovered and recruited for the national bobsled team on The Next Olympic Hopeful.[2] She is originally from Arlington, TX[3] and attended Louisiana State University Shreveport.[2] Before bobsledding she was a college basketball player and participated in weightlifting.[2]

Sylvia Hoffman
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1989-06-29) 29 June 1989
Sport
CountryUSA
SportBobsleigh
Event(s)Two-woman
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2022 BeijingTwo-woman

Early years

During her childhood, Hoffman played many sports, including basketball.[3] She eventually played basketball at the collegiate level for Louisiana State University Shreveport.[2] In 2015, she was invited to attend the training camp for the USA bobsledding team.[4] However, she turned down the offer due to not having enough finances so soon after graduating from college.[4]

Hoffman began training in weightlifting[2] after moving to Colorado Springs, Colorado.[3] During this time, she participated in international competitions for the USA weightlifting team.[3]

Career

The Next Olympic Hopeful

In 2018, Hoffman competed on the second season of The Next Olympic Hopeful[3] in order to have financial support to train for the Olympics.[4] Hoffman did not win the program but was still noticed by the US Bobsled team[3] and invited to attend the rookie training camp.[2]

Bobsledding

With little experience in bobsled,[3] Hoffman won both the Rookie Push Championship[3] and the National Push Championship[2] in 2018. She was officially given a spot on the US bobsled team after participating in the national team trials.[3] With the team, she competed in the 2018-2019 World Cup season.[3] At the Innsbruck, Austria competition, she received bronze with partner Elana Meyers Taylor.[3]

In 2020, Hoffman, with partner Kaillie Humphries, won the World Cup at Königssee, Germany.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Sylvia HOFFMAN". Olympics.com. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  2. Scott, Roxanna. "Next Olympic Hopeful? US bobsledders are making their case". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
  3. 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.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Minsberg, Talya (2018-08-20). "Who Wants to Be a Gold Medalist?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
  5. "Kaillie Humphries golden in women's bobsleigh, Canada's de Bruin 4th | CBC Sports". CBC. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
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