Cynthia APPIAH
CanadaEvents and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bobsleigh |
Women's Monobob | 8 | |
| 2-woman | 8 |
Schedule
| Start Time | Location | Event | Status |
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| Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
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| After Heat 1 | Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
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| After Heat 3 | Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
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| After Heat 1 | Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
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| After Heat 3 | Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
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| After Heat 5 | Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
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Biographical Information
Highlights
Historical Results
| World Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| 5 | Women's Monobob | 2021 | Altenberg, GER | 4:01.28 |
| 6 | 2-woman | 2017 | Koenigssee, GER | 3:25.63 |
| 9 | 2-woman | 2021 | Altenberg, GER | 3:50.77 |
| 16 | 2-woman | 2016 | Innsbruck, AUT | 3:35.66 |
| World Cup Rankings | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2-woman |
| 2021/22 | 14 |
| 2020/21 | 23 |
| 2019/20 | 21 |
| World Cup Rankings | |
|---|---|
| Season | Women's Monobob |
| 2021/22 | 3 |
| 2020/21 | 14 |
| World Cup - Best Achievements | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2-woman |
| 2021/22 | 1 x 7th, 2 x 8th, 2 x 12th |
| 2020/21 | 1 x 4th |
| 2019/20 | 1 x 10th |
| World Cup - Best Achievements | |
|---|---|
| Season | Women's Monobob |
| 2021/22 | 2 x 2nd, 2 x 3rd, 1 x 4th |
| 2020/21 | 1 x 2nd, 1 x 4th, 1 x 11th |
| Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Season | Location | Result |
| 2 | Women's Monobob | 2021/22 | Altenberg, GER | 2:00.63 |
| 2 | Women's Monobob | 2021/22 | Altenberg, GER | 2:00.09 |
| 3 | Women's Monobob | 2021/22 | Winterberg, GER | 1:58.24 |
| 3 | Women's Monobob | 2021/22 | St. Moritz, SUI | 2:23.22 |
| 4 | Women's Monobob | 2021/22 | Innsbruck, AUT | 1:50.73 |
| 5 | Women's Monobob | 2021/22 | Innsbruck, AUT | 1:51.83 |
| 5 | Women's Monobob | 2021/22 | Winterberg, GER | 1:59.22 |
| 7 | 2-woman | 2021/22 | St. Moritz, SUI | 2:16.81 |
| 8 | 2-woman | 2021/22 | Winterberg, GER | 1:54.61 |
| 8 | 2-woman | 2021/22 | Innsbruck, AUT | 1:47.56 |
Cynthipedia
Watching television - especially "Jeopardy" (has been trying for more than a decade to qualify as a contestant), Toronto Blue Jays baseball (her former employer), musicals, classical music.
Athlete
Majored in History with a minor in Psychology at York University (Toronto, ON, CAN)
Father, James. Mother, Mary. Brother, Moses. Sisters, Martha and Evelyn.
English
National: Todd Hays (USA)
Personal: Quin Sekulich (CAN)
Pilot
Athletics: Started as a sprinter in grade six, switched to shot put and hammer throw in high school, and went on to compete for York University (Toronto, ON).
2016 World Cup in Lake Placid (Four-man - 15th), with Humphries, Thibault, Lotholz
2020 Europe Cup on Innsbruck (Two-woman - 11th)
2015
Was first intrigued by the sport when watching brakewoman Shelly-Anne Brown (CAN), who is black, win the silver medal in the two-woman with pilot Helen Upperton at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
Attended a testing camp at her university in the summer of 2011 and completed her pilot's training after the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. "I don't know if I would be where I'm at right now if I hadn't seen someone like me in Shelly-Anne Brown at the Vancouver Winter Games." (bobsleighcanadaskeleton.com; tsn.ca, 10 Jan 2022)
"Despite the many medals I won throughout my collegiate career at York University, I felt like something was missing. I got to a point where I wasn’t enjoying sport for what it was anymore. I had hit a rut (one of many) and my go-to mantra wasn’t helping me overcome my mental block. I knew that making it to the Olympic Summer Games wasn’t in the cards for me. I needed a change and that change came in the form of bobsleigh, which presented new challenges." (olympic.ca, 8 Jan 2021)
"I still want to be the best my sport has ever seen (and I fully believe I am capable of that), but I really want to be a representation of what Black athletes can do. I want to be a visual representation for children and youth, especially Black youth, that we belong in all sports, including winter ones." (olympic.ca, 8 Jan 2021)
To compete on the television quiz show Jeopardy. (olympics.com, 23 Feb 2020)
Her third-place finish in the two-woman with pilot Alysia Rissling at the 2017 World Cup in PyeongChang. "No one would have thought Rizz and I would be the top Canadians, let alone medal on that track." (slidingonice.com, 14 Jun 2021)
Baseball player Ryan Goins (USA), former Toronto Blue Jay, currently with the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Tennis player Serena Williams (USA), four-time Olympic champion, winner of 23 Grand Slam titles.
Judoka / mixed martial arts athlete Ronda Rousey (USA), first woman from the United States to earn an Olympic medal in judo by winning bronze at the 2008 Olympic Games. (ibsf.org)
Started wearing spikes that embrace her Ghanaian heritage and Canada's multiculturalism. (cbc.ca, 26 Feb 2020)
"A desire to be not just the best, but also the best representation." (olympic.ca, 8 Jan 2021)
Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton Lamont Gordon Award (2019)
York University Athlete of the Year (2012/13)
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