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Shauna Rohbock
- 2006 Olympic silver medalist
- 2005 World Championship bronze medalist breaking the start and track records in Calgary
- Won three bronze medals and a silver medal during the 2006 World Cup season
- Finished fifth overall in the 2005 World Cup season wining a silver and two bronze medals
- Set start records at every track (including the Torino track) except for the track at Lake Placid during the 2005 World Cup season because she already claimed that record
- Took silver medal at the 2003, 2005 U.S. Nationals
- Started driving during the 2003 season because she wanted to be in control of her career – “I’ve always wanted to be a driver,” Rohbock said. “I’ve always wanted to be in control.”
- Pushed for Jill Bakken in 2002 before Bakken switched to Vonetta Flowers and went on to win the first gold medal in women’s bobsled
- Helped Bakken and Flowers train for the 2002 Olympics and cheered them on to the first women’s bobsled gold medal
- Was nearly sent over to Iraq by the National Guard in 2003, but due to a shoulder injury she was kept on U.S. soil
- Participated in the 1999 U.S. Bobsled and Skeleton Federation open tryout and fell in love with the sport
- Played forward for the San Diego Spirit on Women’s United Soccer Association
- Named All-American in soccer and track & field twice at Brigham Young University; thought she’d be an Olympian in one of these two sports
- Works in the garden department at The Home Depot in Park City, Utah
- Says her biggest role model is two-time Olympic gold and one-time Olympic silver medalist Julie Foudy – “Julie has done so much for sports and women,” she said in her Home Depot profile. “She is an amazing athlete and person.”
- Has six siblings (five sisters and a brother) and is in the middle of the group … she also considered the comedian of the family, however, she doesn’t think it’s funny to lose – “Shauna hates to lose, even if it’s in jacks,” said her father, Chuck
Related Links
Feature: Top 25 hopefuls to follow to Torino
Photos: Duty calls
Photos: Shauna Rohbock and Valerie Fleming slide to silver
Wallpapers: Go here to see Shauna Rohbock wallpapers
On her run at the Torino track in 2005: "If I could have four runs like that last run, I think I'd be standing with a gold medal around my neck, no doubt about that," Rohbock said to NBCSandiego.com.
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Height: 5’8”
Born: 14-April-1977
Hometown: Provo, Utah
Resides: Orem, Utah
Sport: Bobsled
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