Melissa LOTHOLZ
Canada
BobsleighEvents and Medals
Schedule
| Start Time | Location | Event | Status |
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| Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
Finished |
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| After Heat 1 | Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
Finished |
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| Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
Finished |
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| After Heat 3 | Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
Finished |
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| Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
Finished |
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| After Heat 5 | Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
Finished |
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| Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
Finished |
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| Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
Finished |
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| Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
Finished |
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| Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
Finished |
Biographical Information
Highlights
Historical Results
| Olympic Games | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| 7 | 2-woman | 2018 | PyeongChang, KOR | 00:03:23.890 |
| World Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| 2 | 2-woman | 2017 | Koenigssee, GER | 3:24.78 |
| 2 | 2-woman | 2016 | Innsbruck, AUT | 3:32.71 |
| 7 | Women's Monobob | 2021 | Altenberg, GER | 4:02.21 |
| 7 | 2-woman | 2015 | Winterberg, GER | 3:48.62 |
| 14 | 2-woman | 2019 | Whistler, BC, CAN | 3:34.19 |
| World Cup Rankings | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2-woman |
| 2021/22 | 13 |
| 2020/21 | 22 |
| 2019/20 | 25 |
| World Cup Rankings | |
|---|---|
| Season | Women's Monobob |
| 2021/22 | 8 |
| 2020/21 | 11 |
| World Cup - Best Achievements | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2-woman |
| 2021/22 | 1 x 7th, 1 x 9th, 3 x 11th |
| 2020/21 | 1 x 5th, 1 x 15th |
| 2019/20 | 1 x 15th |
| 2018/19 | 1 x 12th |
| World Cup - Best Achievements | |
|---|---|
| Season | Women's Monobob |
| 2021/22 | 1 x 5th, 2 x 6th, 1 x 9th |
| 2020/21 | 1 x 1st, 1 x 3rd, 1 x 5th |
| Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Season | Location | Result |
| 5 | Women's Monobob | 2021/22 | Innsbruck, AUT | 1:50.74 |
| 6 | Women's Monobob | 2021/22 | Winterberg, GER | 1:58.69 |
| 6 | Women's Monobob | 2021/22 | Winterberg, GER | 1:59.36 |
| 7 | 2-woman | 2021/22 | Altenberg, GER | 1:55.44 |
| 9 | 2-woman | 2021/22 | Innsbruck, AUT | 1:46.84 |
| 9 | Women's Monobob | 2021/22 | Altenberg, GER | 2:00.79 |
| 11 | 2-woman | 2021/22 | Altenberg, GER | 1:55.31 |
| 11 | 2-woman | 2021/22 | Winterberg, GER | 1:54.73 |
| 11 | 2-woman | 2021/22 | Innsbruck, AUT | 1:47.84 |
| 11 | Women's Monobob | 2021/22 | Innsbruck, AUT | 1:52.23 |
Cooking, playing the piano, being outside, listening to music, spending time with family and friends, watching movies, playing games, journalling.
Athlete
Studied Music for one year at Vanguard Bible College (Edmonton, AB) before transferring to the University of Alberta (Edmonton, AB), where she majored in Nutrition and Food Science with a minor in Physical Activity.
Father, Randy. Mother, Wendy. Sister, Rebecca.
English
National: Todd Hays (USA)
Personal: Quin Sekulich (CAN)
Pilot
Athletics: Won the provincial title in the 4x100m in high school and competed as a sprinter in university.
2014 World Cup in Lake Placid (Two-woman - 5th)
December 2017: Hip injury forced her to miss three of four World Cup events in the second half of the 2017/18 season, causing her to drop from Kaillie Humphries' sled to Canada-3 with Christine de Bruin at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games.
2014
Attended a bobsleigh recruitment camp in 2013, and moved to Calgary, AB the following year to train with the national team. (Info 2018)
Lotholz had always dreamed of being an Olympian. Her former teammate at the University of Alberta, Christine De Bruin, had gone on to compete in bobsleigh and suggested she also try the sport. "I watched my friend pushing a bobsleigh, going places all over the world, and I thought if she could do it, maybe I could too." After the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games, she attended pilot school. (Info 2018; mellotholz.com)
To compete at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. (Instagram)
When she's on her family farm, she utilises equipment around her for her training, including pushing a quad bike and carrying tractor tyres. With gyms closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, she started off squatting with a metal bar and oil pails before she constructed her own barbell and acquired weight plates. (cbc.ca, 9 Nov 2017; Instagram, 23 Jun 2021; Instagram, 23 May 2020; Instagram, 9 May 2020)
"Sleigh all day." (Instagram)
Alberta High School Sport Hall of Fame (2020)
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- Gold Medal Event
