Olympics
Lou Marsh Trophy
Normally it’s journalists that annually choose the winner of the coveted Lou Marsh Trophy each year and the Athlete receiving the honor is widely recognized as Canada’s top Athlete of the year.
In the last 12 months Humphries reunited with her Vancouver 2010 bob-sleigh brakeman Heather Moyse and they pair up to take part in the 2013-14 World Cup Season with a win in Calgary – Humphries’ hometown.
Kallie Humphries then drove (not on the road) her sled to World Cup victories in Lake Placid, New York and St. Moritz, Switzerland and the podium in Park City, Utah (Silver) and Königssee, Germany (Bronze).
It was in St. Moritz in January that Humphries reminded the world of her supremacy in the sport, less than a month to the start of Sochi 2014.
With Moyse, the two moved up from 10th to first on their second run erasing a 0.40-second deficit.
The Olympic Gold Medal was for the Americans to lose after the first two runs, as the USA-1 sled piloted by Elana Meyers had a 0.23-second lead heading into the second night of racing.
Humphries and Moyse cut the Americans’ lead by half in the third run and grabbed Gold following the fourth drive, grabbing a second successive Olympic Championship.
Humphries is set to compete against men in the four-man bobsleigh, which is an event not included in the Olympic calendar for Women – this World Cup season.
Humphries became the first ever bobsledder to win the Lou Marsh Trophy, something she is very proud of.
At the Games she and Moyse were given the honor of carrying Canada’s Flag at the Sochi 2014 as Closing Ceremony as flag bearers.
Canada is proud of both Athletes.!!