Next World Cup Bobsleigh Race

If you’re a Canadian sports fan, you already know what it feels like to hold your breath during a tight race or a big moment. Bobsleigh taps into that exact same thrill — except everything is happening at 140 km/h, on ice, inside a rocket-shaped sled, while the pilot has only a few centimetres to work with on each steering input.

At its core, bobsleigh is a race against the clock, run on steep, twisting ice tracks built into mountainsides. Teams sprint, load into the sled, and then hurtle downhill through a maze of high-G corners. The goal is simple: fastest total time wins. What makes it uniquely Canadian is the blend of power, resilience, and big-moment competitiveness — qualities you’ll recognize from sports we’ve excelled at for generations.

Bobsleigh comes in several events:

• Two-woman and Two-man: A pilot and a brakeman work together — the push at the top is explosive, the drive down is surgical.
   
• Four-man: A full crew sprints, loads, and then the pilot guides one of the fastest machines in winter sport.
   
• Monobob: Introduced for women at Beijing 2022 — a one-pilot event that highlights individual power and precision.
   

Canada has a long, proud bobsleigh heritage. You might remember the iconic "Ice Rockets" of the late ’90s and early 2000s, or the surge of medals in Vancouver and Sochi. Athletes like Kaillie Humphries, Jesse Lumsden, Lyndon Rush, Melissa Lotholz, Justin Kripps, and Chris Spring pushed Canadian bobsleigh into the global spotlight. These weren’t just Olympians — they were former sprinters, football players, track stars, and power athletes who brought Canadian strength and grit onto the ice track.

What makes bobsleigh compelling is how easily you can feel the performance as a viewer.

• A great start looks like a sprint relay, full tilt, on ice.
   
• A smooth line through a corner feels like a perfect pass threading defenders.
   
• A mistake? It’s instantly visible — a skid, a late steer, a loss of speed.
   
• A brilliant run? You’ll know it long before the clock confirms it.
   

And for Canadians, the stakes are always tied to the Olympics. Every World Cup, every track, every weekend is part of a slow build toward those two runs that can define a career and a nation’s memory.

So if you’re new to bobsleigh, here’s the pitch: imagine the speed of downhill skiing, the teamwork of a relay sprint, and the precision of motorsport — all fused into one event, hurtling through ice tunnels at highway speeds. That’s bobsleigh. And for Canada, it’s one of the most electrifying winter sports we’ve ever embraced.