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| Date of Birth:
| March 31, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Birthplace: | Toronto, ON |
| Ht: / Wt: | 5'8" / 176 lbs |
| Coach: | Willi Schneider, Duff Gibson |
| Language Spoken: | English |
| Training site: | Canada Olympic Park |
News
20 Feb 2010 6:14 PM
Skeleton: Douglas didn't go out quietly
Mike Douglas never made it down the skeleton track Friday night but he didn't go out quietly either. Douglas shredded the FIBT and his own head coach, Willie Schneider, Saturday over an incident that saw him disqualified.
19 Feb 2010 9:28 PM
Skeleton: Montgomery blazes to skeleton gold
He was sitting in second with one run to go, but Canada's Jon Montgomery put together a gutsy performance to win men's skeleton gold on Friday at the Whistler Sliding Centre, edging Latvia's Martins Dukurs by 0.07 seconds.
19 Feb 2010 7:09 PM
Skeleton: Hollingsworth falls short of podium
In a women's skeleton race that was supposed to produce a medal for Canada, Mellisa Hollingsworth turned a personal-best start time into a pinballing run that dropped her to fifth from second in her final run.
18 Feb 2010 11:28 PM
Skeleton: Montgomery locked in high-stakes battle for gold
The Russell, Man. skeleton slider sits in second place after two runs Thursday, behind Latvian superstar Martins Dukurs who is after his nation's first-ever Winter Olympic medal
17 Feb 2010 5:28 PM
Skeleton: Preview: Men's skeleton
Canadians have a shot at two medals here, but the Germans and U.S.A. also have three racers and any of the three Germans (Frank Rommel, Sandro Steilecke and Michi Halilovic) are capable of landing on the podium.
27 Jan 2010 12:00 AM
Bobsleigh: Canada nominates bobsleigh, skeleton teams
World Cup and Olympic medallists headline the strong bobsleigh and skeleton teams that were nominated to the Olympic Winter Games, Wednesday. The 18 athletes were revealed in Calgary.
15 Jan 2010 10:05 AM
Skeleton: Hollingsworth slides to silver in St. Moritz
Mellisa Hollingsworth of Eckville, Alta., won silver on Friday at a World Cup race in Switzerland. On the men's side, Toronto's Mike Douglas punched his ticket to Vancouver with a fourth place finish.
31 Dec 2009 12:00 AM
Skeleton: Gough, Douglas take a step toward the Olympics
Skeleton racers Amy Gough and Mike Douglas took a step toward February's Olympic Winter Games in Whistler, Thursday, winning a New Year's Eve skeleton showdown over their own teammates.
18 Dec 2009 9:35 AM
Skeleton: Gough falls to 7th behind German sweep
After finishing her first heat in second place, a tough second run in Friday's World Cup skeleton event dropped Amy Gough from the podium, well behind a German sweep. Hollingsworth was Canada's top finisher in sixth.
11 Dec 2009 8:20 AM
Skeleton: Hollingsworth moves to 1st overall
Mellisa Hollingsworth took a silver medal, Friday, at the World Cup skeleton event in Winterberg, Germany. Her second place finish bumped the Eckville, Alta. native up into first place overall on the World Cup circuit.
12 Nov 2009 3:53 PM
Skeleton: Canadians silver, bronze at World Cup opener
Canadians Amy Gough and Mellisa Hollingsworth come out of the women's skeleton season opener decked in silver and bronze after snow and wind cancel the second half of the competition in Park City.
12 Nov 2009 12:08 PM
Skeleton: Dukurs wins skeleton season opener
Latvia's Martins Dukurs won both heats of the World Cup in Park City, Utah. At the first World Cup event of the season, Canadians Jeff Pain and Jon Montgomery finished sixth and ninth, respectively.
28 Oct 2009 12:00 AM
Bobsleigh: Bobsleigh Canada releases World Cup roster
Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton named 32 gutsy sliders Wednesday to its national squads. The group has an impressive track record that bodes well for the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver.
25 Oct 2009 10:43 PM
Skeleton: Montgomery on track for Olympic appearance
They won't name Canada's 2009-2010 World Cup skeleton team until Wednesday but Jon Montgomery's spot has already been carved in ice.
25 Oct 2009 9:40 PM
Skeleton: Hollingsworth on Olympic form, takes Canadian title
Skeleton slider Mellisa Hollingsworth showed Sunday she is in the groove to take another run at Olympic glory.
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