Sara Villani

Sara Villani (born 19 September 1996) is a Canadian bobsledder.^[1][2]

Sara Villani

Villani at the 2021 IBSF World Championships Bobsleigh and Skeleton
Personal information
Born	(1996-09-19) 19 September 1996 (age 28) Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Sport
Country	Canada
Sport	Bobsleigh

Career

Villani began her athletic career as a heptathlete, but in 2018 she was identified at the TBC Training Ground as a potential brakewoman in bobsleigh.^[2] Villani made her IBSF World Cup debut in January 2021, finishing in a career-best fourth with Christine de Bruin.^[2][3] At the IBSF World Championships 2021, Villani finished in 16th place with Christine de Bruin in the two-woman event.

In January 2022, Villani was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.^[4][5][6]

References

1. "Sara Villani". International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). Retrieved 28 January 2022.
2. "Sara Villani". olympic.ca. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
3. Garbutt, Herb (8 March 2021). "Norval athlete's career takes wild ride to verge of Olympic dream". The Hamilton Spectator. Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
4. "21 bobsleigh and skeleton athletes nominated to represent Team Canada in Beijing". www.bobsleighcanadaskeleton.c. Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
5. Nichols, Paula (20 January 2022). "18 bobsleigh and 3 skeleton athletes to be on Team Canada at Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
6. Smart, Zack (20 January 2022). "Kripps, de Bruin, Appiah headline formidable Canadian bobsleigh team at Beijing Games". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. Retrieved 20 January 2022.