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Sam

Michener

Olympian 2018

Athlete Bio#

Height

5'9"

Age

37

Hometown

Gresham, OR

Education

University of Idaho

Quick Facts
  • Began bobsledding in 2014
  • He can wiggle his ears
  • He loves to play video games
  • He loves to watch movies.
Career Highlights
  • 2017-2018 Four-Man World Cup for pilot Nick Cunningham- T-12th in Park City #1 (11/17); 16th in Park City #2 (11/17); 20th in Winterberg (12/17); 23rd in Igls (12/17)
  • 2017-2018 Four-Man North American Cup for pilot Nick Cunningham - SILVER in Park City #1 (11/17); GOLD in Park City #2 (11/17); GOLD in Lake Placid #1 (1/18);
  • 2017-2018 Four-Man North American Cup for pilot Hunter Church - GOLD in Lake Placid #2 (1/18)
  • 2016-2017 Four-Man World Cup for pilot Justin Olsen - 21st in Igls (2/17); 15th in Pyeongchang (3/17)
  • 2016-2017 Four-Man World Cup for pilot Codie Bascue - 4th in Lake Placid (12/16); 15th in Altenberg (1/17); 21st in Koenigssee (1/17)
  • 2016-2017 Four-Man World Cup for pilot Steven Holcomb - 4th in Whistler (12/16); 15th in St. Moritz (1/17)
  • 2015-2016 Four-Man World Cup for pilot Nick Cunningham - 14th in Altenberg (11/15); 13th in Winterberg (12/15); 14th in Koenigssee (12/15); 9th in Lake Placid (1/16); 12th in Park City #1 (1/16); 13th in Park City #2 (1/16); 22nd in St. Moritz (2/16)
  • 2014-2015 Four-Man World Cup for pilot Steven Holcomb - 13th in St. Moritz (1/15); 8th in La Plagne (2/15); 9th in Igls (2/15); 9th in Sochi (2/15)
  • 2014-2015 Two-Man World Cup for pilot Nick Cunningham - 13th in Koenigssee (1/15)
  • 2014-2015 Four-Man World Cup for pilot Nick Cunningham - 5th in Lake Placid (12/14); 12th in Calgary (12/14); 17th in Altenberg (1/15); 13th in Koenigssee (1/15)
  • 2014-2015 Four-Man North American Cup for pilot Nick Cunningham - GOLD in Park City (11/14)
  • 2012-2013 Two-Man North American Cup for pilot Jake Peterson, Codie Bascue and Colin Coughlin - 5th in Park City #1 (11/12), GOLD in Calgary #2 (11/12), GOLD in Calgary #3 (12/12), 12th in Calgary #4 (12/12), SILVER in Calgary #5 (12/12), SILVER in Lake Placid #1 (3/13), 5th in Lake Placid #2 (3/13)
  • 2012-2013 Four-Man North American Cup for pilot Codie Bascue - GOLD in Park City #1 (11/12), GOLD in Park City #2 (11/12), GOLD in Calgary #1 (11/12), SILVER in Calgary #2 (11/12), BRONZE in Calgary #3 (12/12), BRONZE in Calgary #4 (12/12), 5th in Calgary #5 (12/12), GOLD in Lake Placid #1 (3/13), GOLD in Lake Placid #2 (3/13)
Olympic Experience
  • 1-time Olympian
    • Olympic Games Pyeongchang 2018, 19th (4-Man Competition - Open)
World Championship Experience
  • Most recent: 2017 – 11th (4-Man Competition - Open)
  • Years of participation: 4-Man Competition - Open 2015, 2016, 2017
  • Top finish: 8th – 2015 (4-Man Competition - Open)

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