Sara VILLANI
Canada
BobsleighEvents and Medals
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 |
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
| World Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| 16 | 2-woman | 2021 | Altenberg, GER | 3:51.61 |
| World Cup - Best Achievements | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2-woman |
| 2021/22 | 1 x 7th, 1 x 9th, 2 x 11th |
| 2020/21 | 1 x 4th, 2 x 5th, 1 x 8th |
| Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Season | Location | Result |
| 7 | 2-woman | 2021/22 | Altenberg, GER | 1:55.44 |
| 9 | 2-woman | 2021/22 | Innsbruck, AUT | 1:46.84 |
| 11 | 2-woman | 2021/22 | Altenberg, GER | 1:55.31 |
| 11 | 2-woman | 2021/22 | Winterberg, GER | 1:54.73 |
| 12 | 2-woman | 2021/22 | St. Moritz, SUI | 2:17.41 |
| 18 | 2-woman | 2021/22 | Winterberg, GER | 1:59.30 |
Athlete
Received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Thanatology from Western University (London, ON, CAN).
English
National: Todd Hays (USA)
Crew
Gymnastics: Competed at the provincial level from age nine.
Athletics: Competed for Western University in London, ON. Won 2015 Junior National Championships in the heptathlon and represented Canada at the 2015 Junior Pan American Games as a freshman. In her final year, she won a silver medal in shot put at the USports Championships in 2019.
2021 World Cup in Winterberg (Two-woman - 5th)
2016: Suffered a bone bruise when she misstepped in her long jump warmup at the Ontario Provincial University Championships. Despite winning the event, and a top ranking going into the Canadian University Championships, she was forced to withdraw from the latter event due to pain from her injury.
2021
Participated in - and won - an RBC Training Ground event in 2018, which led to her being recruited for a number of sports, including bobsleigh. She was undeterred when her first run on the ice that December ended in a crash. (westernu.ca, 3 Feb 2022; bobsleighcanadaskeleton.ca; fititout.com, 25 Apr 2021)
To win a gold medal at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. (bobsleighcanadaskeleton.ca)
"My home workouts consist of lifting lots of heavy weight as fast as possible. I really do enjoy doing cleans and front squats. However, I also add in bodyweight exercises to make sure my body is healthy and can continue to lift the heavy weights. This includes shoulder exercises to keep the rotator cuffs healthy and core exercises to keep overall stability." (fititout.com, 25 Apr 2021)
Western University Athletics MVP (2018)
Ontario Junior Women’s Top Athlete of the Year Award (2015/16)
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- Gold Medal Event
