Recently appointed British Bobsleigh performance director Gary Anderson believes that the team is on the right track for success as they begin the 2nd half of the season when the World Cup moves to Igls, Austria tomorrow.
Gary, who has experience of working with both
summer and winter Olympic sports says: “I truly believe that
Bobsleigh has the potential to be a gold medal winning sport at
Sochi 2014. Having worked in Performance Sport in a number of roles
I am really keen to win an Olympic gold medal. I have the pleasure
of working with World Champions, European Champions, Commonwealth
Champions and soon, I hope, an Olympic Champion! I would swap all
the other medals and titles for any Olympic medal. In Great Britain
we have athletes of the right physicality, to achieve this we need
to have in place a structure and programme that attracts these
athletes and then being able to sustain it through the Olympic
Cycle, and that's where I come in.”
“The future of British Bobsleigh is very much in our own hands. The new board is full of very experienced personnel who have the skills to ensure that the governance is world-class. This then underpins the whole operational side, including performance, so I am really happy to have their support.” Gary adds.
British No.1 driver Paula Walker who is now ranked 8th in the world has met the performance team’s targets with consistent top 10 finishes in the World Cup is hoping to continue this success when she competes on 14th January with brakewomen Kelly Thomas and Rebekah Wilson. She will also be competing in the World Juniors where she will be aiming for a podium finish later this month.
Olympic finalist John Jackson will also be hoping to mirror his consistent performances in the America’s and Europa Cup when he drives in his 1st World Cup race of the season for the 2 man and 4 man on 15th and 16th January.
Gary Anderson will be interviewed during the men’s 2 bob race on
British Eurosport 2 with co commentator 2009 World Champion Nicola
Minichiello on Saturday 15th January.
