Gold Medal
Russian Fredration
Alexandr Zubkov
(Александр Юрьевич Зубков)
Alexandr Yuryevich Zubkov (Russian: Александр Юрьевич Зубков, born 10 August 1974) is a Russian bobsledder who has competed since 1999. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he won two medals with a silver in 2006 (four-man), a bronze in 2010 (two-man), and a gold in 2014 (two-man).
Zubkov also won four medals at the FIBT World Championships with two silvers (Four-man: 2005, 2008) and two bronzes (Two-man: 2008, Four-man: 2003). He won the Bobsleigh World Cup in the four-man event three times as well (2004-5, 2005–6, 2008–9).
Prior to competing in bobsleigh, he competed in luge. Zubkov finished 20th in the men's singles event at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.
Alexey Voyevoda
(Алексей Иванович Воевода)
Alexey Ivanovich Voyevoda (Russian: Алексей Иванович Воевода; born 9 May 1980) is a Russian bobsledder and professional arm wrestler.
A professional bobsledder since 2002, Voyevoda won silver in the four-man bobsled event with teammates Philippe Egorov, Alexei Seliverstov, and Alexandre Zoubkov at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. He also won a bronze in the two-man event at the 2008 FIBT World Championships in Altenberg, Germany. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Voyevoda won a bronze in the two-man event.
USA
Bronze
Steven Langton
Steven Daniel Langton (born April 15, 1983 in Melrose, MA) is an American bobsledder who has competed since 2007. On February 19, 2012 Steven Langton with pilot Steven Holcomb won the 2-Man event at the 2012 FIBT World Championships in Lake Placid, New York. This victory marked the first time in the sport's history an American sled had won the event. On February 26, 2012 Langton teamed with pilot Steven Holcomb and push athletes Justin Olsen and Curtis Tomasevicz to claim Gold in the 4-Man event at the 2012 FIBT World Championships. With this victory, Holcomb and his crew became the first American team to win both the 2-Man and 4-Man events in the same World Championships. During the 2010–11 season Langton won the Inaugural World Push Championships held in Cesana Pariol, Italy. He is often regarded as one of the sport's best athletes. Langton has also won 20 World Cup medals; 10 Gold, 7 Silver and 3 Bronze.
On January 17, 2010 Langton was named to the 2010 United States Olympic Team. He competed in both the 2-man and 4-man events with pilot, John Napier. Langton finished tenth in the 2-man event. Due to injuries that were sustained during USA 2's crash in the second run of the 4-Man event, Langton and his team did compete on the second day of the competition.
Langton attended Northeastern University, in Boston, Massachusetts, graduating in 2006 with a degree in Business Management and Entrepreneurship. While at Northeastern, Langton competed in Athletics, excelling in both the 100m and jumping events. His 100m best is 10.58 seconds. He is currently studying for his Master's of Business Administration at the DeVry University. He has worked as a forum moderator for Battlefield 4,employed by the parent company 'Electronic Arts'
Steven Holcomb
Steven Holcomb (born April 14, 1980 in Park City, Utah) is an American bobsledder who has competed since 1998. At the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, he won the 4-man bobsled event for the United States, its first gold medal in that event since 1948. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, he finished sixth in the four-man event and 14th in the two-man event.
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