Kimberley BOS

Netherlands

Skeleton

Date of Birth: 7 Oct 1993

Age: 28

Gender: Female

Place of birth: EDE

Birth Country:

Netherlands

Residence: EDE

Residence Country:

Netherlands

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Skeleton	Women	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Women Official Training Heat 1	Finished
After Heat 1	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Women Official Training Heat 2	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Women Official Training Heat 3	Finished
After Heat 3	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Women Official Training Heat 4	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Women Official Training Heat 5	Finished
After Heat 5	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Women Official Training Heat 6	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Women Heat 1	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Women Heat 2	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Women Heat 3	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Women Heat 4	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
8	Women	2018	PyeongChang, KOR	00:03:28.590

Youth Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
3	Two	2012	Innsbruck, AUT	00:01:52.150

World Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
8	Women	2016	Igls, AUT, AUT	3:37.78
11	Women	2021	Altenberg, GER	3:55.88
13	Women	2019	Whistler, BC, CAN	3:37.24
14	Women	2017	Koenigssee, GER	2:38.07
15	Women	2020	Altenberg, GER	3:59.34

World Cup Rankings
Season	Women
2021/22	1
2020/21	3
2019/20	24
2018/19	13
2017/18	14
2016/17	12

World Cup - Best Achievements
Season	Women
2021/22	2 x 1st, 3 x 2nd, 1 x 3rd
2020/21	3 x 2nd, 2 x 3rd, 1 x 7th
2019/20	1 x 9th, 1 x 17th, 1 x 19th
2018/19	1 x 8th, 2 x 9th, 1 x 13th

Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
Rank	Event	Season	Location	Result
1	Women	2021/22	Winterberg, GER	1:53.68
1	Women	2021/22	Winterberg, GER	1:56.04
2	Women	2021/22	St. Moritz, SUI	2:17.62
2	Women	2021/22	Innsbruck, AUT	1:47.59
2	Women	2021/22	Innsbruck, AUT	1:48.03
3	Women	2021/22	Sigulda, LAT	1:44.98
6	Women	2021/22	Altenberg, GER	1:55.84
10	Women	2021/22	Altenberg, GER	2:00.44

Hobbies:

Hanging around with her dog Carley. (Instagram, 28 Jul 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete; physiotherapist in a primary care practice during the summer; teaches gymnastics in Exalto Sport.

Education:

Graduated in 2016 in physiotherapy (NED).

Languages spoken:

Dutch, English

Coach:

National: Kristan Bromley (GBR)
Personal: Joska le Conte (NED), Robert Walsh

Other sports:

Bobsleigh: Former pilot. First international competition was at qualification for the Innsbruck 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games in November 2011, finishing fourth (with brakewoman Mandy Groot).

Debut:

2013

Injuries:

December 2019: Muscle tear in leg. (www.ad.nl)

National team:

2015

Start:

Came into contact with sliding sports during a sports day in her hometown of Ede, the Netherlands in 2009. (bsbn.nl)

Reason:

Switched to skeleton for the 2013/2014 season after several poor bobsleigh performances the previous season (including five non-results on the Europe and North American Cup tours). (kimberleybos.nl)

Ambition:

Become the best skeleton athlete in the world. (kimberleybos.nl)

Memorable:

Competing at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games as the first Dutch skeleton athlete. (ibsf.org)

General Interest

SETBACKS
Had a few difficult years due to injuries, and then her Norwegian traveling companion (Alexander Henning Hanssen) couldn’t compete in World Cup, which meant a financial loss, as the pair shared the costs of a joint coach, physiotherapist, etc. (telegraaf.nl, 27 Nov 2020)

COVID-19
Stayed very fit during the coronavirus crisis but financially there are some concerns. “I will get through this season, but sponsoring has become more difficult due to the corona crisis. I was supposed to use this winter to further develop my sled, but I had to postpone that project now.” (ad.nl, 18 Nov 2020)

Milestones

First Dutch athlete to compete in skeleton at the Olympic Winter Games at PyeongChang 2018, finishing in eighth place. Won bronze at Beijing 2022, claiming the Netherlands' first medal in skeleton.

Two-woman bobsleigh bronze medallist at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck (with Mandy Groot).

Won the first Dutch skeleton World Cup medal, finishing third in PyeongChang (2017), and was the first to have a World Cup victory, on 10 December 2021 in Winterberg. Has twelve World Cup career podiums, with two gold, six silver and four bronze medals.

First in the World Cup overall in season 2021/22.

2022 European champion in St. Moritz.

Social Media

https://facebook.com/kim.jc.bos
https://instagram.com/kimberleyb0
https://twitter.com/kimberleyb0s
Athlete Website: https://www.kimberleybos.nl

Legend

:: Bronze
:: Gold Medal Event

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