Reigning Olympic champ Kaillie Humphries headlines Canadian World Cup roster
TORONTO — One of the more intriguing battles on the Canadian women’s bobsled team revolves around who will serve as brakeman for reigning Olympic champion Kaillie Humphries.
The Calgary driver will have either Melissa Lotholz of Barrhead, Alta., or Toronto’s Cynthia Appiah on the brakes for the World Cup season. Lotholz and Appiah have posted virtually identical times in recent push testing.
“The battle is extremely tight, we’ll see how that plays out,” Humphries said Wednesday at an event near Toronto’s City Hall to announce the national World Cup team.
Humphries won Olympic gold in 2010 and 2014 with Heather Moyse of Summerside, P.E.I. Moyse recently announced plans for a comeback with the goal of helping one of Canada’s young bobsledders achieve their Olympic dream.