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GOLD
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SILVER
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BRONZE
5'10"
Died (Aged 37)
1980-2017
Park City, UT
University of Utah; DeVry University
Steven Holcomb began his bobsled career as a push athlete in 1998 before transitioning to driving in 2002. He quickly made his mark, reaching the podium in all eight races of the America's Cup circuit that season. At the Olympic Winter Games Torino 2006, Holcomb placed 14th in the two-man and sixth in the four-man events. His career took off in 2007 when he claimed the world cup titles in both two-man and combined standings.
Holcomb candidly shared his journey through vision loss and depression in his autobiography, "But Now I See: My Journey from Blindness to Olympic Gold".
Team Night Train, the 2010 U.S. four-man bobsled team, made history at the Olympic Winter Games Vancouver 2010 by winning gold and ending a 62-year drought in the event, Team USA’s first Olympic title since 1948. The team earned its medal at the Whistler Sliding Centre, known for its challenging course and infamous Turn 13, where six sleds crashed during the first two runs. Before Vancouver, the team won gold at the 2009 world championships in Lake Placid, marking the first U.S. victory in that event in 50 years and setting the stage for their Olympic triumph. They were later featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated, marking only the second time bobsledding appeared on the magazine’s cover. The four were named Team USA’s Team of the Year in both 2009 and 2010, the first to earn the honor in back-to-back years, a feat not repeated until the U.S. women’s hockey team in 2017 and 2018. Throughout their journey, the team supported pilot Steven Holcomb as he battled and overcame a degenerative eye disease first diagnosed in 2002. The procedure he would go through, C3-R, would eventually be renamed to Holcomb C3-R, marking the first time a medical procedure was named after an Olympic athlete.
Off the ice, Holcomb pursued academics in Computer Science at the University of Utah and the University of Phoenix, earning certifications as an A+ Certified Computer Technician, Network+ Certified Network Technician and Microsoft Certified Professional. He also served seven years in the Utah National Guard. He passed away in 2017.
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