Melissa Lotholz

Melissa Lotholz
	Melissa Lotholz in 2017
Personal information
Nationality	Canadian
Born	December 2, 1992; Barrhead, Alberta, Canada
Residence	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Website	MelissaLotholz.ca
Sport
Country	Canada
Sport	Bobsleigh
Event(s)	2-woman
World Championships

Melissa Lotholz (born December 2, 1992) is a Canadian bobsledder. On January 9, 2016, Kaillie Humphries became the first woman to drive an all-female team against men in a four-person World Cup bobsled race; her teammates were Lotholz, Cynthia Appiah, and Genevieve Thibault.[1][2]

Career highlights

World Championships: 2016 – Igls, 2nd with Kaillie Humphries; 2017 – Königssee, 2nd with Kaillie Humphries

FIBT (IBSF) World Cup Overall Season Championship: First, overall in the 2015–16 FIBT World Cup season with Kaillie Humphries; Second, overall in the 2014–15 FIBT World Cup season with Kaillie Humphries

References

Associated Press (9 January 2016). "Humphries makes history, driving a 4-woman sled against men". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
Reynolds, Tim (9 January 2016). "Kaillie Humphries 1st to drive 4-woman sled against male World Cup field". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 9 January 2016.

External links

Melissa Lotholz at the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation
Official website

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[1] Associated Press (9 January 2016). "Humphries makes history, driving a 4-woman sled against men". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 9 January 2016.

[2] Reynolds, Tim (9 January 2016). "Kaillie Humphries 1st to drive 4-woman sled against male World Cup field". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 9 January 2016.