Put a Survivor or "In Memory" Name on the USA Bobsled

Sliding For Hope

Any and All Donations are Welcome
US Bobsled and Skeleton Federation is proud to partner with the Susan G Komen Foundation in Sliding for Hope. Each person who makes a minimum contribution of $50.00 shall have the opportunity to have a survivor or "in memory" name printed on the USBSF sled that competes on the 2011-2012 World Cup race circuit around the world. Ten percent of all donations to the Sliding for Hope program will go to Susan G. Komen for the Cure for its Global Promise Fund. The remaining 90% of the donation amount will fund the USBSF to enhance the athletic development of bobsled and skeleton athletes to compete at higher levels at the next Olympic Winter Games.

About The Cause

About Susan G. Komen for the CureĀ®
Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. In 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure and launched the global breast cancer movement. Today, Komen for the Cure is the world’s largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures. Thanks to events like the Komen Race for the CureĀ® and the Komen 3-Day for the CureĀ®, we have invested more than $1.9 billion to fulfill our promise, becoming the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the world. Susan G. Komen Partnership Announcement - Click Here to WatchFor more information about Susan G. Komen for the Cure, breast health or breast cancer, visit komen.org or call 1-877 GO KOMEN.

 

About the Susan G. Komen for the CureĀ® Global Promise Fund
The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Global Promise Fund is dedicated to reaching underserved people in areas where breast cancer death rates are highest by increasing breast health awareness; improving access to detection and treatment; recruiting and funding medical staff; providing services to breast cancer survivors and their families, and recruiting and training lay ambassadors to promote breast cancer awareness and treatment messages in underserved areas around the globe.

The Team

The U.S. Bobsled and Skeleton Federation (USBSF) is the national governing body for the sports in the United States and affiliated with the United States Olympic Committee. Ā Each year the federation fields national teams for the United States that compete in international competition for bobsled and skeleton, and enables United States athletes to achieve sustained competitive excellence in Olympic competition. Ā Driven with precision to push the limits with speed and power at 80 mph, the U.S. bobsled and skeleton team is poised for excellence. Ā USA Bobsled and Skeleton athletes have claimed nine medals in the last three Winter Olympic Games are on a trajectory to continue their success.

The men and women of USA Bobsled and Skeleton are Sliding for Hope this year, committed to helping Susan G. Komen for the Cure raise funds for breast cancer research. Ā As our team competes around the world, they will be representing something greater than themselves, something greater than the team, and something greater than their country; they will be representing a global community in the fight against breast cancer.

Matt Antoine

2011 National Champion

Awareness and prevention of cancer in any form is a very important and necessary cause. Ā The Susan G. Komen Foundation is the world leader in these efforts and our support of them can have profound impacts on the lives of others.

Team: USA Skeleton - Hometown: Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin

Schedule & Events

2011

November

07-13

America's Cup - Races 1 & 2

Park City, Utah

Bobsled/Skeleton

November

14-20

Europa Cup - Races 1 & 2

Igls, Austria

Bobsled

America's Cup - Races 3 & 4

Calgary, Alberta

Bobsled/Skeleton

November

21-27

Europa Cup - Race 3 Bobsled / Races 1 & 2 Skeleton

Konigssee, Gremany

Bobsled/Skeleton

Nov - Dec

28-04

World Cup - Race 1

Igls, Austria

Bobsled/Skeleton

Europa Cup - Races 4 & 5

Winterberg, Germany

Bobsled

America's Cup - Races 5 & 6

Lake Placid, New York

Bobsled/Skeleton

December

05-11

World Cup - Race 2

Cesana, Italy

Bobsled/Skeleton

Europa Cup - Race 6 Bobsled / Race 3 Skeleton

Altenberg, Germany

Bobsled/Skeleton

Intercontinental Cup - Races 1 & 2

Lillehammer, Norway

Skeleton

December

12-18

World Cup - Race 3

Winterberg, Germany

Bobsled/Skeleton

Intercontinental Cup - Races 3 & 4

Sigulda, Latvia

Skeleton

2012

January

02-08

World Cup - Race 4

Altenberg, Germany

Bobsled/Skeleton

January

04-08

Europa Cup - Races 4 & 5 Skeleton

Igls, Austria

Skeleton

January

09-15

World Cup - Race 5

Konigssee, Germany

Bobsled/Skeleton

Europa Cup - Races 6 & 7

Winterberg, Germany

Skeleton

Europa Cup - Race 7

St.Moritz, Switzerland

Bobsled

January

16-22

World Cup - Race 6

St.Moritz, Switzerland

Bobsled/Skeleton

Europa Cup - Races 8

Cesana, Italy

Skeleton

Jan - Feb

30-04

World Cup - Race 7

Whistler, British Columbia

Bobsled/Skeleton

Intercontinental Cup - Races 5 & 6

Calgary, Alberta

Skeleton

February

06-11

World Cup - Race 8

Calgary, Alberta

Bobsled/Skeleton

Intercontinental Cup - Races 7 & 8

Park City, Utah

Skeleton

February

13-26

World Championships

Lake Placid, New York

Bobsled/Skeleton

March

25-31

America's Cup - Races 7 & 8

Lake Placid, New York

Bobsled/Skeleton

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