For some bobsled hopefuls, the Olympics may be a click away
USABS already has gotten dozens of serious candidates involved, through Zoom video conferences with coaches and established athletes and past bobsled and skeleton Olympians. โCOVID or no COVID, weโve got to be thinking about ways that we can be more efficient and really get a greater reach,โ McGuire said. Dionne said itโs not outside the realm of possibility that someone who comes into the program this fall could still find themselves on the 2022 U.S. Olympic bobsled team. And this season, it's unclear how much U.S. national team athletes will be overseas because of the pandemic. โAnd weโre also trying to fill the pipeline for bobsled and skeleton drivers more than anything.