monobob

American  

[mon-oh-bob, mon-uh-] / ˈmɒn oʊˌbɒb, ˈmɒn ə- /

noun

1. a long and aerodynamic one-person bobsled, with large steel runners on both sides of the metal housing.

2. an individual race event with a single competitor in a bobsled on an ice track.

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verb (used without object)

1. to ride or race on a monobob.

Etymology

Origin of monobob

First recorded in 2020; mono- ( def. ) + bob(sled) ( def. )

Example Sentences

The oldest individual medallist was Elana Meyers Taylor of the United States, who broke the Games record by winning monobob gold, aged 41.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

Humphries, competing in her fifth Winter Games, finished third in the monobob earlier this month.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026

Then, in one thrilling minute on Monday night, her lifetime wait was suddenly over—and she had more than monobob gold to show for it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

She took the monobob title ahead of Germany's Laura Nolte and her fellow American Kaillie Armbruster Humphries.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

Out of six events at the world championships – men’s skeleton, women’s skeleton, two-man, four-man, women’s bobsled and women’s monobob – Germany claimed five gold medals and eight of a possible 18 medals overall.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 5, 2023