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bobsledder

American  
[bahb-sled-er] / ˈbɑbˌslɛd ər /

noun

  1. a person who rides or competes in races on a bobsled.


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Aspiring Olympic bobsledder Michelle Gloor was hoping to represent Switzerland in the Milan-Cortina Games before a cancer diagnosis changed her life.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

Figure skater Lilah Fear was the Great Britain flagbearer in Milan, with bobsledder Brad Hall given that honour in Cortina.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

As well as Barquero’s case, there were positive tests in Beijing for Iranian Alpine skier Hossein Saveh Shemshaki and two Ukrainians, cross-country skier Valentyna Kaminska and bobsledder Lidiia Hunko.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2022

Taylor's five medals are the most among Black athletes in Winter Olympics history, the most by any women’s Olympic bobsledder and two more than any other U.S.

From Fox News • Feb. 19, 2022

“I don’t know nothing about Kamila and I’m so tired from these questions,” the Russian bobsledder Nadezhda Sergeeva said in English.

From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2022

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